Ever been in a fight?

[Feldschlacht IV]

I find that these stories are always pretty interesting.

As for myself, I haven't been in an actual fight in ages. Throughout high school and most of middle school, I was the friendly, charismatic dude that knew everyone and had problems with pretty much no one, and that's when I started to seriously work out, so physically I didn't have much to fear either. But before all that, when I was in elementary school, I was demure, shy, and pretty skinny. As a result, I was a pretty easy target to be picked on, but everyone has their breaking point, and I broke mines a lot.

I've gotten into a lot, a LOT of fights when I was younger simply on principle of being tired of being picked on over a period of weeks or even a few months. Needless to say, this led to a LOT of suspensions. Funnily enough, my mother never minded, because I never really 'started' them.

Me: Mom, I got suspended today.
Mom: What, why?
Me: Some dude was picking on me and I beat him with a chair.
Mom: Good.

And no I'm not implying that I won every fight I was in either, I got beat the fuck up a fair share of times. Builds character.

Eventually as I got older my personality grew older as well and I got more outgoing and cool and all that, and I started working out, so by the time high school came around no one bothered me at all. Now in college no one believes me when I tell them stuff like this. I have specific stories you guys might find interesting if you want.

So, have you even been in a fight? Discuss.

[V_Translanka]

I was sort of an asshole to a lot of people in school (I didn't discriminate against losers or preppy types either), though for some reason I didn't really get into many physical confrontations...Well, not in High School at least...I sort of had a temper I guess in Elementary (grades 1~5 for you sick foreign fucks ) & a lil in Middle School...I've always been kind of a skinny kid though (maybe that's why no one wanted to fight me later...they'd have broken me! >_<)...I remember biting if it came down to fighting in Elementary sometimes...

Once I bit this kid's head during a fight around the 3rd or 4th grade, I think, after the fight we were both sent outside (it was a portable classroom so we were literally outside)...which, to me, doesn't really sound like a good place to put two people who were just fighting each other...but whatever...it was funny because he was all like, "dude, you bit my head"...we were actually pretty good friends after that.

[Shadow D. Darkman]

Never got in a fight myself though I have a tendency to hit people when they're really being stupid.

One time, I took a real mean fist to my left cheek. Hurt like hell, my folks called the school about it, and the rest is history.

Nothing too bad happened after that until October of 2006, which fell into the fall semester of my sophomore year. Won't go into much detail, but I'll start with what ultimately led to the incident. Two guys had been moving to the back of the bus on the ride home from school. The first one punched my arm, and in reflex I swung back but missed. The second guy took a drink before he passed me and as he did pass me he spat the whole load in my face. Now, I wasn't gonna take shit like that, so I went after him and spat on his shirt. Satisfied, I returned to my seat. Couple seconds go by and then I take a hit to the head, and then more. The two guys from earlier had decided to jump me in revenge. Cops were called, I was taken home in a cop car, and ended up in the hospital to make sure I didn't have a concussion. HELL of a night, amirite?

[Daniel Krispin]

Only with my brother, but that's not been for a long, long time. We've kinda outgrown the physical fighting. And anyway, I was always a fool for fighting him. Not that I'm short or anything, I'm over 6' tall, but I'm scrawny; my younger brother is 6'6 and rather a bit more built than I am. Heh. If I DID try to fight him, he'd probably just pick me up and place me in a corner. Kinda funny to have a younger brother be like that, but oh well. Fortunately I get along really well with him these days. So nope, no fights for me. I wouldn't be above fighting if I had to - I'd get into an all or nothing fey mood sort of thing, I'm sure, being careless of injury - but such situations don't arise in my life.

[Temporal Knight]

I've been in a few fights myself, only for self defense. But I will only fight in an honorable manner, otherwise I will not fight unless it is to defend my life, or the lives of those I cherish. But, because of this, I am often underestimated.

[ONSLAUGHT]

Oh yeah, definetly.
I used to get beat up a lot very timid. Then that timidness turned to anger and raw rage. And I turned into a very physical person. Not many people mess with me like they used to and if they do all I have to tell them is "Give me an excuse." and they'll stop.
I've taken a vow of never throwing the first punch so I always take the first hit, but I'll be damned if I'm just gonna sit there and take it.

[Feldschlacht IV]

I like that attitude.

[Daniel Krispin]

I like that attitude.

Remind me never to get in a fight with you: the martial connotations of your name are rather fearsome.

[Shadow D. Darkman]

I've taken a vow of never throwing the first punch so I always take the first hit, but I'll be damned if I'm just gonna sit there and take it.

I did something similar. Down here, you can get arrested for fighting. That's why I try to never throw the first punch, but usually the antagonist chickens out for some fucked up reason.

[4th Triforce piece]

Not in real-life but on the Internet I seem to have a magnet where if I say something negative about a thread or fan fic I get b-----d at and pulled into a fight.    

[V_Translanka]

I'm fairly sure that we're not talking about being berated online...I certainly wouldn't include any of that in my definition of being in a fight...

[Daniel Krispin]

I'm fairly sure that we're not talking about being berated online...I certainly wouldn't include any of that in my definition of being in a fight...

Good thing. Otherwise we'd be able to accuse you of just wheeling around and indiscriminately sucker punching whoever got close to you.



Well, you ARE indiscriminately sarcastic. Heh.

Yeah, if we were talking about online, I think we've ALL been guilty of that at some time or another.

[Shadow D. Darkman]

I wish there was something that could be used when words couldn't describe how true something was, kinda like how a FacePalm is used when words can't describe how stupid something was.

I would use it here in response to that, Daniel.

[ONSLAUGHT]

I like that attitude.

Remind me never to get in a fight with you: the martial connotations of your name are rather fearsome.

Not why i picked my name(no one will figure that out)but thanks, I think? I dunno if that's a compliment or fear since it's text... Whatever!

I've actually been working with a method lately to kinda prevent anything from happening actually and honestly the only way to fight it is with itself! It's where when the opponent strikes at you you hit in certain places on the body(need to be precise, fast, and hit hard)fingers work best(to srike with)and then the body will be temporarily paralyzed. I've found good success with it, but your fingers feel like you've been purposely trying to break them. However, the person won't feel any pain at all! Kick them, nothing. At least not at the time but they'd feel it once they got feeling in their body again(I'd say 20 minutes).

[Jutty]

I did in grade school not so much lately. However I have been formally trained now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuigcXvcy1A You hit someone with a ninji chop and a judi chop no one messes with you.