That’s good advice regardless of the gender of the person who hit you
If your goal is to encourage that person to go around attacking more people and make sure everyone knows you’re a safe target for bullying and exploitation them this is great advice.
When someone has shown a willingness to initiate violence, the only sane reaction is to give them a surfeit of it so they won’t do it again.
Maybe if you’re in a prison situation or something like that. I’ve never had to deal with somebody getting violent with me since I became an adult, and that’s because I live in a civilized environment. If somebody did get violent with me, the potential cost of retaliating would be greater than not retaliating. If I were put into a different environment where different rules applied, I would have to reassess that.
Any martial artist that isn’t full of shit and high on their own supply will tell you that self defense skills are only to ever be employed when you truly do not have any other option.
You always try to talk down a situation, look for or cause an opening to flee from a situation, or even just outright surrender/comply if that is likely to result in the actual immediate threat to yourself or others ending.
Even being robbed at gun or knife point, just give them your wallet.
You have a better chance of being able to replace your cards or id or phone than you do of surviving a close range gunshot or serious knife wound.
You only ever use force when 1) you genuienly have no other option and 2) the risks of using force outweigh the risks of not doing so.
Even then, you still must remain proportional.
I am offended by people who assault their partners on many levels, and one of those levels is the obvious lack of self control.
You should always just walk away, if you can. That’s good advice regardless of the gender of the person who hit you.
If your goal is to encourage that person to go around attacking more people and make sure everyone knows you’re a safe target for bullying and exploitation them this is great advice.
When someone has shown a willingness to initiate violence, the only sane reaction is to give them a surfeit of it so they won’t do it again.
Maybe if you’re in a prison situation or something like that. I’ve never had to deal with somebody getting violent with me since I became an adult, and that’s because I live in a civilized environment. If somebody did get violent with me, the potential cost of retaliating would be greater than not retaliating. If I were put into a different environment where different rules applied, I would have to reassess that.
Ok, so you’re too privileged to have an opinion on this subject. You could have led with that and saved us all some time.
Any martial artist that isn’t full of shit and high on their own supply will tell you that self defense skills are only to ever be employed when you truly do not have any other option.
You always try to talk down a situation, look for or cause an opening to flee from a situation, or even just outright surrender/comply if that is likely to result in the actual immediate threat to yourself or others ending.
Even being robbed at gun or knife point, just give them your wallet.
You have a better chance of being able to replace your cards or id or phone than you do of surviving a close range gunshot or serious knife wound.
You only ever use force when 1) you genuienly have no other option and 2) the risks of using force outweigh the risks of not doing so.
Even then, you still must remain proportional.
I am offended by people who assault their partners on many levels, and one of those levels is the obvious lack of self control.