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James Goolsby
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@Archie said:

Now in personal experience if someone is much bigger than you and you just simply attack with intent the big bad guy is gonna freak out. I’ve seen that happen a few times at the clubs and bars I’ve djed at. Doing something I better than nothing. But yet if he towers over you the dbl chin jab is great, follow up with knees and whatever else you can and stop the threat.

I second this as well. I, too, have seen “big” guys fall apart when someone actually has the audacity to fight back… they’re just not used to it. Especially if you happen to be much smaller than them. I’m only 5’8″, so I run up against dirtbags taller then me all the time. Interestingly enough, not many challenge my “authority”, but I am convinced it has less to do with the badge and gun than with the way I carry and present myself. For example, we’ve got an officer that is much taller than me, is in way better shape than me, and is as strong as an ox, but he gets people in his face all the time. I started analyzing why and noticed that he tends to shuffle when he walks and his shoulders are generally hunched. He just looks sloppy.

Didn’t mean to get off topic there, but the point is that the tall ones are often just as scared of getting their ass kicked as the rest of ’em. Smile