Good of you to reinforce the critical aspects of potential engagements, Rick.
And as you well know, despite the books/the training/the practice of such components...when a situation arises we still have to battle with our ego and do battle with the 'system's demon' that perches on your back demanding to be respected by you and by others simply because you brought it 'alive' by your floor training.
So the 'High-Jack' arises within you...and pushes you to silence the demon that has invaded your good sense.
And this is how we end up with the slaughter of so many MA self styled 'tough guys' as we have seen examples of posted here...like the killing of Alex Gong
Long interested in judo and tae kwon do, Gong discovered Muay Thai, a
form of kickboxing and the national sport of Thailand, in 1994.
He had a natural affinity for the sport and racked up an impressive
array of championships in the middleweight and welterweight classes. He
appeared regularly on HBO and ESPN and headlined fights at the MGM Grand and the Mirage in Las Vegas. He was a dedicated competitor who trained tirelessly, often waking at dawn to run five miles and perform scores of sit-ups, push-ups and other exercises before going to work.
The 4:30 p.m. incident began outside Gong's Fairtex gym when his car,
also a Jeep Cherokee, was hit by a passing car. Enraged, Gong gave chase on foot, going a block east on Clementina, then a block and a half south on Fifth Street. At that point, Gong confronted the driver, who had been forced to stop as traffic backed up near the Bay Bridge on-ramp.
''The victim put his arm out to stop the driver, the driver pushed him
back and then shot him -- point blank," said Marilyn Moore, a witness
who was riding in a car on Fifth Street.
As in the killing by the gangbanger...here we see another example of how the demon inside the martial art you study, arises within the self so it can just kill you, or send you to jail for life.
And how many of these 'tough guys'/any style, have you seen grace my forum over the years Rick?