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Message: <blockquote data-quote="J.P." data-source="post: 5304" data-attributes="member: 6">I believe that a person can never stop learning.Truth be told,we could *all* benefit from taking some of Mike's classes.Violent attacks are seldom static and we need to train in ways to efficiently deal with this.I have trained in various forms of martial arts and at one time competed.Most of this stylized 'training' had little benefit in any of the real world fights I have been involved in.The one thing that I learned was how to control the adrenaline flow and channel it into productive,although anything can happen,this is why it's important to keep up your training,IMO.That said,I do not train nearly enough anymore.At the risk of another thread hi-jack,i would like to address another issue of preparedness.....Alcohol.Usually the times/places that you are out drinking are the times when the criminal element is most prevalent.I believe that drinking to excess is an extreme liability.What kind of judgement are you going to have if you are intoxicated and who is going to believe your side of the story?Just something else to consider.</blockquote>