[jessaustin]

...eye gouges... the first thing you should do in a real fight!

Eh, if one fears for one's life, that's probably an option, but otherwise it seems like a sure ticket to prison. A good reason to avoid all avoidable "real" fights.

[r_smart]

Yeah. One thing you don't learn enough about when you train in martial arts is that you can get royally screwed by the law. If a decent lawyer convinces a judge you're a deadly weapon (and a missing eye might help support that), then it's going to go badly for you. In defense of martial arts training, the general rule is don't ever fight civilians. And of course, the confidence of knowing how to fight leaves you with much less of a feeling of having something to prove.

I worked as a bouncer for awhile, and even though I was the only one who was competent in a fight, I never had to use any of it unless I was cleaning up someone else's mess. They'd all sit there and let things get out of hand before doing something, and then I'd have to go 'fix' it.

[jff]

Hahaha, "my hands are registered as deadly weapons"

[r_smart]

Is that from something? I feel like I should recognize it. I always think of ConAir when this comes up. Clearly the best treatment of the issue possible.

[jff]

It's just the stereotype of the guy who got a black belt from some bullshido trainer: "Oh, I can't fight you, I'm too dangerous, my killer instincts and ninja training means I'd just rip your throat out immediately."

[r_smart]

Now that I've thought about it, I'd be willing to bet money it's somewhere in "The Foot Fist Way". How could it not be?

[mcguire]

"Boot to the head!"

[jessaustin]

Haha possibly relevant:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/201...

[oblio]

Same for hits to the throat or the back of the neck. Decent chance that the target dies and then you're in a ton more trouble than you started with.

Going for the knees should be safe :)