Person-to-Person Violence

Attention Martial Artists, “Martial Artists are practicing and training in ‘Person-to-Person Violence.’ As a hobby, they practice and play at things that are heinous crimes except in very narrow circumstances.” - Rory Miller, Facing Violence

Comment: Wow, I wonder how many martial artists actually know about this one? We all make assumptions based on assumptions that what we do is both a way and a means of self-defense. It seems we all just hear a new thing then assign that to what we are doing without so much as a, “Does this actually apply to our martial arts?” “Is this actually self-defense in accordance with the laws and rules of modern society?” It is no wonder when we apply them we tend to end up in criminal fixes. When I see person-to-person-violence along side heinous crimes I think about just how easy it is to have other perceive martial arts as a deadly weapon(less)  system making its use about being held to much higher standards by those in the legal arena. I also understand just how the use of martial arts, as effective and ineffective as they may be dependent on certain criteria as taught, takes a self-defense claim to a higher level where understanding the realm of self-defense becomes even more critical.