[trailhkr1]

Actually, she backed down when one of them pulled a knife and her “shots” only served to piss the guy off. A .357 would have been more efficaciou

Unlike the movies..martial arts has always taught you just do enough to get yourself out of a situation, out of harm...at least the classes I had in college did.

[saganite]

I had a brown belt in karate at one time and all those sparring sessions over the years only convinced me that martial arts skills aren’t going to save your butt in a real street fight. If anything, I learned to stay away from trouble because I was much more knowledgeable about the likely outcome.