That analogy would work if: 1) the mugger was going to attack you anyway, and does so every day 2) the "martial arts" was a vicious form of Krav Maga taught t

That analogy would work if: 1) the mugger was going to attack you anyway, and does so every day 2) the "martial arts" was a vicious form of Krav Maga taught to CIA operatives, that was a state secret until a few decades ago Seems like an unqualified win to me.