FearlessFreep
Senior Master
DGF had some good points from a Senior point of view, but one thing he said that struck me...a thought I have often.
One of the aspects of self-defense is not *looking* like a good target, so the bad guy moves on. I understand the motivation but one aspect of it that has always run through my mind is the idea that I've made the bad guy move on from me... who may be able to defend myself, to attack someone else, who may not. So I've ensured that I am not a victim, but I've ensured that someone else will be... someone less trained and less able to protect themselves.
I guess in one point of view, to my life and my family and friends, it os good that I made it home ok without incident. But on the other hand if I could have a wider perspective I wonder how I would feel knowing that someone else was attacked, mugged, or worse, in my stead, because I carried myself like an unattractive target and they looked easier.
Survival Of The Fittest I suppose...but sometimes it makes me think...
One of the aspects of self-defense is not *looking* like a good target, so the bad guy moves on. I understand the motivation but one aspect of it that has always run through my mind is the idea that I've made the bad guy move on from me... who may be able to defend myself, to attack someone else, who may not. So I've ensured that I am not a victim, but I've ensured that someone else will be... someone less trained and less able to protect themselves.
I guess in one point of view, to my life and my family and friends, it os good that I made it home ok without incident. But on the other hand if I could have a wider perspective I wonder how I would feel knowing that someone else was attacked, mugged, or worse, in my stead, because I carried myself like an unattractive target and they looked easier.
Survival Of The Fittest I suppose...but sometimes it makes me think...