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MidnightSlinks t1_ixjaxjb wrote

Reply to comment by Fert1eTurt1e in Self Defense Classes in the area by Yaratam

Everyone I know who is hard core into martial arts says that the industry sees self defense classes as actively harmful because they give you way more confidence than they give you skills. For 99.9% of people, some combination of complying and/or running away is the safest option. Self defense classes will not put you in the .1% who could consider fighting back but it could make you think you are.

Feeling safer (which you noted is what OP wants) without actually being safer is far more dangerous than being unsafe and knowing it.

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Fert1eTurt1e t1_ixjbjt2 wrote

OP said defense classes/martial arts. If you know self defense is pointless and martial arts is better, you could be helpful OP and steer him/her in the right direction. Don’t justify the other dude calling him an idiot because OP just doesn’t know what the scene is like.

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