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Biting in a fight. Your thoughts?
« on: December 28, 2009, 08:08:22 PM »
I was talking about training with a friend of mine, and we had an interesting conversation about biting during a self defense scenario.

One opinion:
Biting somebody in a fight, when given the opportunity, is a game changer.  The psychological effect of taking a chunk out of somebody with your teeth will shock your opponent.  It will take the wind out of their sails, turning the fight in your favor, if not end it immediately.

The other opinion:
Biting is a bad idea.  It not only creates the chance of getting infected by whatever the bite victim has, but escalates the fight.  The psychological effect will cause your opponent to fight more desperately, pulling any weapons or using any tactics they had been keeping in reserve.

Your thoughts?
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Re: Biting in a fight. Your thoughts?
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2009, 08:15:10 PM »
 Infection is a valid concern, escalating the fight is not. When the situation degrades to physical violence it's all or nothing there is no holding back if you want to walk away afterward, let your thumb nails grow a LITTLE longer they are good for gauging out eye balls , compared to other body parts, ears are not that firmly attached, they will come off with a hard enough pull.
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Re: Biting in a fight. Your thoughts?
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2009, 08:48:27 PM »
There was a time, previous generations that met at the basketball courts after school,...etc,.. where you just beat up eachother.
Rules were, no eye gouging, kicking in the balls, or biting. Fight like a man,.,,,

Well,, all that, in a modern self defense scenario, as an adult, with an unknown BG attacking me in the parking lot of the grocery store as I just want to go home have a beer and dinner and post on the DRTV forum???

ALL BETS ARE OFF!! Can't take that chance anymore. The schoolhouse rules are long gone. Attack me, and every weapon at my disposal is coming into play. Biting, gouging, genitals, knives, CCW pistol, etc,...

It's like well I'll just shoot you in the leg to stop your assault....(won't work). The world isn't nice anymore, and unfortunately, law abiding citizens can't be either. I don't know what to expect if attacked, except my very life or my wife's, son/ daughter, etc,.. may end if I don't do something to STOP THE ASSAULT.  Not slow it down, but get the BG THE (insert profanity) OFF ME!!

Do what it takes. It ain't beating up Doug Matthews in 10th grade anymore....(Real Name, real fight, there was no biting back than)....

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Re: Biting in a fight. Your thoughts?
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2009, 08:49:53 PM »
I was told once by a wise older gentleman that there are NO rules in a fight except to fight to win with as little damage to yourself as possible and as much to your opponent.
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Re: Biting in a fight. Your thoughts?
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2009, 08:56:31 PM »
Quote from: Majer on December 28, 2009, 08:49:53 PM
I was told once by a wise older gentleman that there are NO rules in a fight except to fight to win with as little damage to yourself as possible and as much to your opponent.

Bullseye!



It's a history thing,...
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Re: Biting in a fight. Your thoughts?
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Re: Biting in a fight. Your thoughts?
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2009, 09:05:24 PM »
True Story, and Michael may know this guy as he was a prominent and colorful shooter in the old days, 1st name Stan. Went to New York and was attacked coming out of a cab, Stan being the kind of guy he was busted the guy in the chops, Only to find out the blood transfer from his fist to the BG teeth, who was a junkie, landed him Aids.

I used to be a big believer in biting and biting like you mean it, we are built for it, humans can bite hard and rip flesh, now I am for chicken s**t, I'll just shoot your ass. If in a life and death, I would now still try to avoid biting. But that is up to you. Exchange of bodily fluids should be avoided. In a fight that is.
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Re: Biting in a fight. Your thoughts?
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2009, 09:17:18 PM »
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Re: Biting in a fight. Your thoughts?
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2009, 09:27:59 PM »
I'm getting too fat and old and have to many responsibilities to fight anymore.  I have transcended biting...if I can't avoid the foolishness my thoughts won't be on biting but they will be on ending the silliness...    :o
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Re: Biting in a fight. Your thoughts?
« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2009, 10:53:05 PM »
Quote from: Rastus on December 28, 2009, 09:27:59 PM
I'm getting too fat and old and have to many responsibilities to fight anymore.  I have transcended biting...if I can't avoid the foolishness my thoughts won't be on biting but they will be on ending the silliness...    :o

+1

I have a different set of 'teeth' now than in my youth......and the 'school yard' is different too.
If the time to bite comes now, I'll 'bite' to kill.
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