[UA] weapons

[Chad Eagleton]

> There are martial arts which will train you against
> armed attacked --
> Kali, Aikido and Jujitsu for examples -- but the
> adventage goes to the
> one with the weapon.
> 


Which usually relies on the idea that the guy with the
gun or the knife has it right next to you...like I
said before, you hand over the wallet...

> If the guy knows how to use a gun, you're dead.  In
> It takes time to be a
> good shoot with a
> gun, it takes even more time to stay calm during a
> fight and still shoot
> strait.

I don't know about that...I'm mean sure in a firefight
where bullets are flying, but it doesn't take much to
get the gun in the right direction and pull the
trigger...I think you're far more likely to hit as
opposed to the chances of a punch landing...not to
mention, the fear factor the first time you have a gun
pointed at you...not to mention, most people I think,
even if they've studied something 'cuz there's a big
difference between sparring in class and sparring for
real, don't know what it's like to hit someone...it's
not as easy as it sounds, and it hurts to hit someone,
especially in the face... 

>  So, the situation below is a question of
> skill.  If both
> fighters are as skilled as eachother then the gun
> wins.  If one is
> vastly superior to the other, then the odds are
> stacked in his/her
> favor and the gun just adds to the odds of winning.

I still think, unless you're going for a more movie
feel the guy with the gun is going to win every time
unless you could maybe bs your way through the
confrontation or you have some magic on your side...

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