[lurkingknight]

no reputable self defense class will tell you to protect yourself and plan for confrontation. That's asking for a lawsuit when your shit didn't work out and you get stabbed or when cops come knocking on your door because your classes taught a retard that ended up killing a guy in a self defense claim.

They will all teach you to read the circumstances and avoid putting yourself in the situation where confrontation may happen. In OPs case, different route home. If the neighborhood sucks that bad that you fear for your life every day.. move.

The fight you can always win is the fight you never put yourself into.

You can be the best guy in the class, that won't help you when a guy with a knife catches you unawares and slashes your neck, then takes your wallet while you're dying on the ground. How good is your uber super street fighting skillz and awesome cutting board vest then?


Here's the best self defense technique when they pull a weapon in front of you.

Here's my wallet, you want the PIN for the cards too?