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Old 08-15-2007, 11:00 AM   #9
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Re: What makes Aikido aikido (to you)?

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Giancarlo DiPierro wrote: View Post
How do you define a physical attack?
If I shove you does that give you the right to kill me?
What about if I punch you in the face?
Definetly a physical attack?
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Giancarlo DiPierro wrote: View Post
How about if I threaten to kill you but don't touch you?
What if I am holding a gun?
What if I tell you I have a gun in my pocket but you can't see it?
What if it's clear that I have no weapon but am just making idle threats?
These are precursors to a physical attack.

If it is a physical attack or I think that the events are escalating toward a physical attack,
my response is to protect myself from you at the level that will keep you from harming me at that moment or in the near future. I will do whatever I have to, to protect myself, then call the police.

I will worry about the right or wrong of it later if I survive.

David

Last edited by dps : 08-15-2007 at 11:03 AM.

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