its personal

“One of the biggest issues about MOST violence is its personal. It is about you. It's about what you have done to end up there, how much force is going to be used against you, legalities, how much force you should use, etc., etc. All of that still applies -- to those situations. … The rise of the OTHER kind of situations. When you're dealing with a pack, racial targeting, a mob, civil unrest (riots for the rest of us), an active shooter or a terrorist attack, ALL of that goes out the window. Your kung fu isn't going to save you. … The nature of the violence you're going to be facing in these kinds of situations (that are also growing in numbers) is different from personal violence. Different in nature. Different in goals. And different in what it's going to take to handle it.” - Marc MacYoung

Comments: In short, from my point of view, it is a complex thing this conflict and violence, one that is not addressed fully and completely in almost all martial arts and karate communities that profess to teach self-defense. The thing is, most of us in these modern times will not have to deal with this level of violence but, what if? In a nutshell, the reason I present these teachings is because we must embrace our true natures as a violent species and only through proper acceptance, education and understanding can we achieve progress to control our natures and therefore reduce significantly the conflict and violence except the forms that make for a mutual understanding and outcome of a more peaceful nature.