PRACTICAL SELF DEFENSE

**Mr.Thithy** · Posted On: 6/15/2003 3:26pm

There's a bouncer/doormann in England (can't remember his name) who wrote a book about his experiences, and he actually had a little formula. If think he said if someone pushed him (bumped shoulders with him, etc) three times, he would hit them, because in his experience, three times marked a kind of psychological boundry, and the aggressor was about to escalate, so he would try to take the other guy out first.
Yeah, I know many of you will say three times is two times too many, or whatever, but that is what this bouncer guy said.
He also had this funny technique right before he'd try to take somebody out. Remember, this is during a confrontation that is building to a fight, not when someone's already bum rushed you or whatever.
As the other guy is getting more aggressive, the bouncer would abruptly say something in a polite voice like "Do you have a sister named Mary?" and then immediately after that he'd punch the guy in the jaw. The idea was that the question, by coming out of left field, would get the guy's mind off the fight-or-flight response for just a split-second, get him thinking about something else for an instant, and the bouncer would then capitalize on that.
I guess this could work both ways. If anybody ever asks me if I have a sister named Mary, I'm just going to punch them.

"My kung fu is better than your kung fu! Ha! I know Ling Tiger style!"

- English guy dubbing old kung fu movie

Edited by - Mr.Thithy on June 15 2003 15:28:47

***Omega Supreme*** · Posted On: 6/15/2003 5:13pm

I've done bouncing. Person lays a hand on me person is going to regret it. BTW this goes for females too.

Go away I'm talking to myself

**Sensei Mak** · Posted On: 6/15/2003 5:20pm

asking a question...thats funny

**Sensei Mak** · Posted On: 6/15/2003 5:39pm

talkin about how he said the bouncer would ask them a question to throw them off

***Omega Supreme*** · Posted On: 6/15/2003 5:42pm

The sucker punch. Gotta love it.

Go away I'm talking to myself

**MMA_Phil** · Posted On: 6/16/2003 6:37am

Someone pushes you, just start hitting them. Chances are that they are pushing you to try and psych themselves up; they aren't quite ready to fight yet, a good time to hit them.