NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/rec/martial/16237

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From: [e-mail] (Stephen Chan x4485)
Subject: Re: Kicking someone's xxx.
Organization: SRG, Arinc Research Corp., Annapolis, MD
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 15:25:48 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Richard A Shandross) writes:
>As someone (H.G. Wells?) once said:  "Violence is the last refuge of the
>incompetant."

    Tangential to this discussion: I saw an interesting martial adage the
other day "If my opponent doesn't move, I don't move. If my opponent moves, I
hit them first."

back to the subject:
    Having worked in restaurants and other service positions, I agree
that being polite to people when they are actively exploiting your politeness
to abuse you some more is a frustrating experience. The most common reaction is
along the lines of "I _was_ being nice, and you didn't appreciate it, now I'm
going to smash your face!"
    Have you ever sparred against someone who makes stupid noises, and
fake attacks to try and intimidate you? But if you keep a clear head, and don't
get sucked into it all, you can see that none of that stuff is very
threatening. They can yell and wave their body all they want, but it's all just
harmless posing.
    Its annoying, but nothing that's dangerous. So there's no need to react
to it.
    Of course, if it gets dangerous, you should hit them first :-)

--
    Stephen Chan
    uunet!srg!schan or uunet!srg![e-mail]