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Having noticed a slight trend along these lines, I tend to avoid people who are violent and have under-developed social skills, as poor anger management strateg
by electronslave 17y ago
Having noticed a slight trend along these lines, I tend to avoid people who are violent and have under-developed social skills, as poor anger management strategies seem to ride along in the same bucket.
- aarongough 17y agoI really don't think that I would classify too many of the people I train with, or even fought, as 'violent'. 99% of them will avoid any fight that is not in a controlled environment as much as possible, and anyone that is quick to anger generally finds going to a martial arts school a very frustrating experience. They get angry, then they lose control, then they lose. Badly. They don't seem to hang around for more than a couple of classes. I would also say that most people I train with have very good social skills! The people you have to worry about are the ones that aren't doing martial arts classes, because they're just sitting in their garage, cleaning their guns, by themselves.
- andymism 17y agoI agree. I've been practicing judo for 14 years (I'm an assistant coach at the nearby college) and BJJ for 4. And would pretty much everone I know would avoid a street fight. You learn pretty fast in the dojo that you really have no idea what someone is capable of until you take your grips. Outside the dojo, that maybe too late
- aarongough 17y agoThat's a very good way of explaining it. There's no point taking the chance that the person you're messing with is willing and capable of hurting you very badly or killing you...