Littledragon
Above The Law
Self-defense. What does it mean? According to dictionary.com it means,
Defense of oneself when physically attacked: took a course in self-defense.
Defense of what belongs to oneself, as one's works or reputation.
Law. The right to protect oneself against violence or threatened violence with whatever force or means are reasonably necessary.
But the mere meaning of self-defense has kind of contradicted the true meaning of what self-defense means. Besides the ways of avoiding a confrontation with out the use of phsyical force, how is one to defend himself that has to deal with an actual phsyical confrontation?
The mere meaning of the term self-defense, the majority of the people have perceived it as that we have to wait to be hit first then we have the right to retaliate, but that is not true. If I know you are going to be hit me in the next couple of seconds, I am going to strike you and take you out first. Now don't get me wrong, I don't want people to think that if someone looks at you funny you just punch them out for no reason, but I am saying when someone is in your face and in a verbal prelude to a phsyical attack or fight, we have the right to hit them first. Why wait being hit, the whole meaning of Martial Arts in the "Martial " aspect is to intercept or prevent the attack or damage being inflicted on "you", immobilize the attack before it hits you.
So in conclusion, many people perceive self-defense as have to be waiting to get hit before you are allowed to hit back which in my opinion is not true.
What are your thoughts about this point.
Defense of oneself when physically attacked: took a course in self-defense.
Defense of what belongs to oneself, as one's works or reputation.
Law. The right to protect oneself against violence or threatened violence with whatever force or means are reasonably necessary.
But the mere meaning of self-defense has kind of contradicted the true meaning of what self-defense means. Besides the ways of avoiding a confrontation with out the use of phsyical force, how is one to defend himself that has to deal with an actual phsyical confrontation?
The mere meaning of the term self-defense, the majority of the people have perceived it as that we have to wait to be hit first then we have the right to retaliate, but that is not true. If I know you are going to be hit me in the next couple of seconds, I am going to strike you and take you out first. Now don't get me wrong, I don't want people to think that if someone looks at you funny you just punch them out for no reason, but I am saying when someone is in your face and in a verbal prelude to a phsyical attack or fight, we have the right to hit them first. Why wait being hit, the whole meaning of Martial Arts in the "Martial " aspect is to intercept or prevent the attack or damage being inflicted on "you", immobilize the attack before it hits you.
So in conclusion, many people perceive self-defense as have to be waiting to get hit before you are allowed to hit back which in my opinion is not true.
What are your thoughts about this point.