re: How important is it to be able to defend yourself in a physical altercation?

I agree, situational awareness is really the key. Also agree with the poster above who said most of the time of people are fighting, they wanted to fight and it’s not a matter of self defense.

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but how is it “really important”? Seems like with the potential criminal and civil charges, injury, or even death, that street fighting is hardly ever the correct choice. And I don’t see how the Jon Jones thing is bullshi

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Having the ability to defend yourself to the point of getting out of a situation is basic survival and therefore really important.

I’m not saying you need to be able to compete in a UFC fight, frick or even in a square off, I’m just saying you need to be able to defend yourself to the point where you can get out of a situation.

And for the John Jones thing, since when is the pound for pound best fighter in the world attacking you? shite when is a guy ranked in the top 10,000 of the pound for pound fighter attacking you

Any adult who gets into a fist fight is trashy as f***

I wouldn’t really say he had a glass jaw(even relative to other professional fighters) it’s just he was super aggressive in his style, either you were going down or he was, because he was going to be swinging for the fences.

Probably not that important. Once it comes to blows you're already a lose lose situation.

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99% of the time, someone who gets in a fight wanted to fight.

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This.

The ability to avoid putting yourself in situations where you have to throw hands is not only more valuable, but far easier to obtain.

I wanna fight the OP for being trashy

I second the situational awareness point. Of the two or three times over the past ten plus years that I have been in a position where fighting was even a possibility all of them were due to my poor decision making at the time. The overwhelming majority of instances that come down to fighting can be avoided simply by making smart decisions. I know some people who found that out way too late.
My dad always said that there is a reason young people are more flexible and heal faster. By the time you get old enough to know better, you've lost those abilities and gained a bit of wisdom. Hopefully.

fine, Im hankering for some tots