Picked on the wrong one there....
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argonsixar
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I have a brother who "ploughs his own furrow" in life so to speak. I still don't know what he does for a living and I've known him over 50 years. I do know that he has trained in martial arts most of his adult life.
Anyway, one time he told me of the occasion twenty plus years ago, that he was minding his own business on a late night tube and some young likely lad came over and pulled a knife out on him and demanded money. He said that he thought his first punch broke something in the guy's chest because he felt it snap and he "cried like a girl". After that he tried to break as many bones in him as he could so that he could hear him cry more, before he got off at the next stop and walked the rest of the way home.
I have a brother who "ploughs his own furrow" in life so to speak. I still don't know what he does for a living and I've known him over 50 years. I do know that he has trained in martial arts most of his adult life.
Anyway, one time he told me of the occasion twenty plus years ago, that he was minding his own business on a late night tube and some young likely lad came over and pulled a knife out on him and demanded money. He said that he thought his first punch broke something in the guy's chest because he felt it snap and he "cried like a girl". After that he tried to break as many bones in him as he could so that he could hear him cry more, before he got off at the next stop and walked the rest of the way home.
In his late 50s, my Dad took to riding my old BMX to the centre of town and back. He made for a somewhat incongruous sight as he, I kid you not, would often be wearing a flat cap, combined with a tweed jacket while smoking a pipe.
One day, some of the local yobs thought it would be a good idea to try and mug him. My Dad immediately pulled out an extendable cosh and offered to take them all on. They fled. His only regret was that he was no longer fast enough to catch them.
I guess they learned a lesson that day. Sometimes even the most unlikeliest looking people have had several decades of martial arts training.
One day, some of the local yobs thought it would be a good idea to try and mug him. My Dad immediately pulled out an extendable cosh and offered to take them all on. They fled. His only regret was that he was no longer fast enough to catch them.
I guess they learned a lesson that day. Sometimes even the most unlikeliest looking people have had several decades of martial arts training.
highlandsflyer
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I was with a friend of mine, who is a leader in his martial art, when a street fight burst out in Soho.
He was so confident he was safe I had to drag him away.
Nothing in the world will save you from a knife or gun, whatever the movies show.
He was so confident he was safe I had to drag him away.
Nothing in the world will save you from a knife or gun, whatever the movies show.
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