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Looks like “friends” screwing around with each other. No kicking either which is when things are really nasty. Too bad “fighting” isn’t limited to fistycuffs and head blows until one is out.
I’ve never been in a fight but I always wonder how serious to take it if I ever got into one. Kill shot right off the bat or risk injury to myself by being nice to the blooter. I just leave the area.
A friend of mine asked why I do that with the training I have. Why run away? And my answer is: “I run away with confidence.”
Silly Hoomans.
Yeah. I’m with the old man.
Like Mr T said: “Ah pity da fool dat ever tries shit with me.” He’ll find out that getting whacked by a cane across the shins hurts like Hell!
I’ve learned how to fight from my cat; on my back and swinging with a long reach from my arms and legs and cane.
That was a rank fake. Or some dudes fucking around. Either way there was no “bully” “attack” “kicking” or fighting at all.
doesn’t look fake to me …. those looked like real punched to me … y’all know that fights don’t happen like they do the movies, don’t you? That sound isn’t the sound of real punches. And if you think someone can take ten blows the head a la Clint Eastwood without getting brain damage you are wrong …
I still like the old man on the bus better.
A real fight ends fast. Boxing and martial arts contests aren’t fights. Bobbo, *if you can’t leave*, the first option you mention is always best. You can’t judge another person’s intention when they threaten violence, you have to assume the worst. It sounds like you know this. I can attest it is true. Avoidance is still the best policy.
That said, I have almost no tolerance for bullies of any type…May they all pick the wrong fight.
Whether the video is real or not, it illustrates a point made years ago by Robert Heinlein, often quoted:
“Never frighten a little man. He’ll kill you”
Gratuitous apostrophe in “gets ass kicked” headline is highly irritating.
[You’re exactly correct. I have no idea why I did that. – ed.]
#7–party==you are quite right. A quibble: one of the interesting things watching Mixed Martial Arts is how quickly the fight is over once a person gets the slight advantage or lucky shot. Fight is over. And it is always fascinating to see a smaller guy take down the bigger guy even the stronger guy, but rarely the faster guy.
Those guys did fight like crack heads though.
Ha, ha.
Welcome to Poland!
Now I said “Get Off My Lawn”..
That was a great result! I think that a little vodka consumption may have played some part in it though…
qbeuek, that might not be Poland. It sounds like some words are Polish but most words are definitely not. It could be some other Slavic country.
And those guys are definitely drunk.
I knew a guy from Latvia that would drink case(s) of beer every day and he would drive too. I think he had his license revoked a couple of times so he drove his bike everywhere.
He was sort of a functional alcoholic in that he was always drunk but he still managed to perform many of the functions a normal person does everyday. He died of a stroke in his late 80’s last year. But these guys in the video really remind me of him because they act the same way and they look similar too.
US Marines rules for gunfights, but numbers 4, 10, 14, 18 and especially 22 apply to the situation.
Bobbo, remember rule 18.
1. Bring a gun. Preferably two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns.
2. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.
3. Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.
4. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.)
5. If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun and a friend with a long gun.
6. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
7. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading, and running.
8. Use a gun that works EVERY TIME. “All skill is in vain when an angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket.”
9. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.
10. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
11. Have a plan.
12. Have a back-up plan, because the first one won’t work.
13. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
14. Flank your adversary when possible and always protect yours.
15. Never drop your guard.
16. Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees.
17. Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust…everyone else keep your hands where I can see them).
18. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH…hesitation kills.
19. The faster you finish the fight, the less injured you will get.
20. Be polite. Be professional. And have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
21. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
22. Your number one option for Personal Security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation.
23. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun the caliber of which does not start with a “4.”
#14–John E==thats a good read. Thanx.
There are a few wrinkles that do make me “hesitate” in my imagination.
If family–people oft times feel personally affronted regardless of their knowledge of what an ass the dead offender was.
If local–same as above with the idiot’s friends.
And if out of town/overseas/ and in all cases, killing someone brings the cops into the equation and that is never good. and even when self defense is granted, the killing is still on your record which many people will not accept.
So, running away has always seemed like the intelligent thing to do. Closest I ever came was after winning a pool game and the guy took the five bucks and wanted to fight me for being a hustler. Luckily, he SCRATCHED and even his friends were hooting him. I said keep the five and immediately left the bar. Another time I left the bar after a verbal altercation with a dick who said he had friends too. So, me and my friends left the place but sure enough there was a fight in the very same bar later that night. Don’t know if it was related or not—-because I wasn’t there.
always been happy I’ve never had to fight. Saw a guy once get knocked out on his feet and cracked his skull on the sidewalk on falling down. Murder Two was the charge. Watching the Egypt news–I see guys dragging another guy down the street with his head on the street. That can kill you pretty easily.
Human body is a delicate thing, the brain even moreso.
the fuck is wrong with people? WTF
fake and/or lame. but it’s amusing to see how much time people spend commenting on it.
Regarding such things as combat, such as this:
Old men are at a disadvantage compared to young
men.
Women are at a disadvantage compared to men.
Law abiding citizens are automatically at a disadvantage to criminals in California, or other liberal shithead states.
My Glock 26 or my one of my other beautiful guns, such as my Ruger LCR, illegally carried, saves my ass in the situation above.
Would I carry a gun illegally in California, just to save my life?
No. Of course not.
Of course not.
Vodka.
How can anyone think that this is even remotely real?
Russia in a nutshell……….
Zybch–what clue/issue do you spot making you cry foul?
If it was fake wouldnt it have been faked in a more impressive way? They both have sucky skillz. The old guy won because the kid was wasted.
I won my last fight by 100 yards…
I keep minions for just such an occasion.
John E. Quantum in #14 said many things which reminded me of my brother-in-law who was a Green Beret.
That was an awesome post.
The only way it could have been better was with the rules for Navy Seals (who are all short little fucks, chew nails and fart fire. [One word of advice about pissing off a navy seal: “DON’T :-])
#18 1873 Colt
My brother told me “I’d rather be tried by 12 than carried by six” when he told me he was packing.
Old Kung Fu movie proverb:
The older, frailer and closer to death the old man looks, the quicker he’ll kick your ass…
Anyone remember that video of the guy getting his butt kicked when he decided to harass the wrong transvestite?
It was here on this blog but don’t remember when. Five years ago?
[The post you’re talking about is here… but the video has been pulled. – ed.]
I’ve been in fist fights and seen others. I’d say the younger guy was drunk and the old guy still knew how to punch.
Once the old guy convinced the young guy to leave him alone he left before the cops showed up or the drunk got up and went for round three.
Two thumbs up and a big toe for the senior citizen.
#29 it was just last year. A couple of cage fighters in Wales (Cardiff?) going to a fancy dress party were harrassed for a very short while by someone who thought that two overmuscled guys in makeup and shiny dresses would not retaliate.
They may think before trying that again!