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I agree, Duke. People forget that, in most fighting situations, if you are hitting someone back you are guilty of assault as well. If you are a trained martial artist they are even less likely to spare you when you smoke his punk ass. Sad but true.

I have a friend who runs a TKD school that is very real-world fighting oriented, lots of holds, throws, and close techniques to go with the kicks. Best of both worlds if you ask me.

NT