Just got in a real fight...

[Ryu (non-working password]

guess that answers my question!
Wasn't that word usually automatically blocked?

[Underdog]

Fighting, expecially on the street is always a serious matter. Don't joke with that.

[SweepEm]

Robbie:

whether you live in a small town, or big city, it is very dangerous to get out of your car, fight against 3 dudes and think that you will kick all of those dude's asses, every time. I am glad that nothing happened to you and the other dudes just got beat up by you. Sooner or later though, you will meet someone that is going to be a badder ass/
crazier/stupider than you.

Be careful out there.

[Bau13]

yeah..maybe three dudes with guns..

[Ronin]

I had a real situation like that happen to me.

Only one redneck was involved. He was sitting at a green light, so I beeped at him to get moving. Then he flipped me off. So naturally, I did the mature thing, and fired back a double-bird at him. Then he slammed on the brake and positioned his car to cut me off.

Without thinking, I cut into the other lane and swerved around him. Luckily, no one was coming at that moment, or I would have caused a head-on.

The asshole then proceeded to follow me for twenty miles. I was NOT amused. To be honest, I was scared. For all I knew, the guy had a gun, knife, or tire iron ready to punch my ticket. He kept drifting back, as if I was going to forget about him! When I finally reached my home-town, I realized I shouldn't drive home or he would know where I lived. I was going to drive to the city police station, and have it out with him there with lots of cops around.

Fortunately, I looked back and he was gone. I drove around a while to make sure he wasn't still lurking somewhere before driving home.

I haven't flipped anybody off since that incident. I was 23 at the time.

Some people are obviously psycho, and shouldn't be messed with, no matter how tough you think you are.

[duchman]

ryu,
I AM USING ME SPECIAL POWERS

[Ryu (non-working password]

You know...I always appear very calm and nice on the board, but in all honesty I did, and sometimes still do have a problem with anger. I had a guy tail gate me purposely within a hair's inch from my bumper at 70 miles an hour. He had done it because I had pulled out in front of him and caused his 70 mph to go down to 60...poor guy.
I moved over and let him pass, but I took a folding knife out of my glove box and proceeded to chase him a little ways. He was well above 90, and turned on a street in the opposite direction I was going, so I let it go at that.
I am somewhat worried sometimes, that I will do something stupid like getting out of my car with a knife if my anger gets the best of me. I have no problems with anyone, but if someone wants to fight me for real...I don't know, I get so angry at the "gall" of his attitude. I'm not that tall, (about 5'8, but I have a good sized physique at about 180. Perhaps I have Napolean syndrome!
In any case, I'm much better then I was, and it takes a lot to get me angry, but I do sometimes worry I'll end up getting shot or arrested for trying to "prove you shouldn't fight me." I think it's just egotystical crap really...so I guess I just answered my own question.
Anyone else have any problems with anger? When I was 18 I was probably at the worst...I remember stabbing a knife through a wooden table while chasing a friend of mine out of a classroom in High School...and other times. The last time I was really angry was around 19 I think, when I was working at a Blockbuster and was listening to an employee talk about a concert he had just gotten back from where a girl was pulled on stage, duct taped and gagged, and had her shirt ripped off. He thought it was funny, I thought it was disgusting, and I blew a fuse again. I was so bad, that the two employees locked themselves in the back room.
It's a wonder they didn't call the police, but they just let me cool off. We didn't talk the rest of the night

So yeah anger was and might still be something I have to watch. I feel I get angry at the right things, but that kind of rage is not only wrong, but unhealthy as well.
Anyone relate? Probably not.
Oh well, don't mind me. Just letting my thoughts flow.

Ryu

[Ronin]

Ryu:

Yeah, I have an anger control problem. Funny how a lot of us "martial artists" seem to, eh?

In all seriousness, I would get some counseling if you still think it may be a problem. I didn't, and I ended up hurting somebody that I loved. I don't really want to say any more than that, but it was hands-down the worst moment of my life, that I will never completely heal from.

That was six years ago, and I've been okay since that. Kind of shocked me into realizing I had "a problem". Cliche' or not, that is always the first step.

Sport violence, to me, is okay. But real violence is poison. It solves nothing. Really, it doesn't. It just creates more problems.

I used to wish I would get "attacked" so I could use all of my hard-earned skills. Now I pray that it never happens. I'm not sure if I am more afraid for my own safety, or for the consequences of what I would do to someone.

When it comes to real-life violence, cowardice is a virtue, unless someone you love is being threatened. That's just my perspective.

[Bau13]

Ronin..I so agree... nice post..

[SweepEm]

I always wonder, if/when I get into a situation that threatens me or a loved one. I think if a loved one was involved, I would just lose it and either myself or the attacker(s) would be on the ground, dead.

I sometimes joke and say "I Pity the Fool that messes with Me", in my Mr. T impression. but I do think a lot about what would/will happen.................

The above posts reminde me of a situation where I attacked one of my best friends. It was a weird/bad situation.
That was back in high school, and forgot all about it until now. Maybe I'll tell it sometime.