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100% agree, I was a skinny kid who taught himself to fight to ward off bullies.

I bought a punching bag and started training when I was 12 - in 6 months I got so strong that I was bare-hand punching into cement walls.

There was this bully who would constantly berate me - he probably had 4 inches over me and a good 15-20 pounds heavier.

This one time am walking down the street and he comes out of nowhere and throws a punch, luckily I saw it coming, ducked and it grazed my cheek.

I flew into a rage - all I remember is he was down on the ground in a couple mins and I had beaten his face to pulp - I stopped when a friend and bystanders pulled me off. So yes, learning to fight is a life skill - because there are times when there are no adults around and it's you or the bully.