Quote Originally Posted by NbyNW View Post
Pretty much what I did the time I found a burglar in my house. And then I got to a phone and called 911.

Trek420, I agree with everything you said. I've done only some martial arts and want to do more, can appreciate the art & technique vs. the reality of a serious threat. Your experiences speak very well to this point and I could not have said it better.
OMG. I can't imagine. OMG, I'm so glad that you're ok.

Martial arts is great cross training, good for the core, balance, agility, range of motion, keeps you calm and focused ... all of which is great for cycling.

But I think you could ask anyone in any art and we don't train to be the biggest baddest MF on the block I've "used it in real life" a couple-a times and never ever ever ever wanna do that again.

I want to train all my life till I'm a little bitty old lady in a hakama but I never want to "use it". And I think that's true for all of us in these arts.

I know now what I did in the moment, in other words the person was here, I did this or that ... but in the heat of the moment it just happens there's no thought involved. If you're right that's great and if not ....

One situation was in hindsight a little funny. A coworker not knowing that I train (she does now ) staged a prank of someone sticking a gun at the small of my back (which I now know was an umbrella) at an ATM and robbing me.

Lot's of thoughts went through my head in the nano seconds mostly "I can stand here and get shot through the spine or I can die moving".

Boyohboy was she surprised fractions of a second later she was almost going face first through the ATM. Realizing it was her I stopped short but with her in a pin till I knew what was going on.

Now she knows that's not funny

But burglar in the home? OMG, what happened? I'm glad that you're ok! And I hope he did not get any of the bikes.