My dad made fight training a mandatory part of our education growing up. We could choose what we wanted though.

From age 5 I have taken Tai Kwan Do, Sho To Kan, Riu Jitsu, Kempo, and I boxed through highschool since my dad was an accomplished boxer during his youth.

I mastered none of the arts but I did each for a couple years and gained lot's of technique from each style. I excelled at boxing due to martial arts.

I have been in many street fights as a result of confidence. I have only lost one fight where I was jumped by 7 blacks during a racial conflict in the military. I put two of them in the hospital before I took my licks.

I have knocked out a couple of dudes with one punch. My father was a knockout artist as well as one of my uncles. Yea, an uncle, i know. He recently knocked out a 23 yr old loud mouth when he was 90!

I'm 6'3" 220 lbs and i'm in shape. Older now though. Recently took a year of Krav Maga which I reccommend to non-fighter types. It's a relatively fast way to learn some defense.

Nowadays I walk away from fights. I've gained inner peace in my older age (38) and see no point in injuring some jack ass just to make a point.

But a couple years ago some black guy grabbed my wife's ass in a bar and out of anger i really hurt the guy. I didn't say a word to him, just attacked. I broke my hand on his jaw. Also broke his jaw. Knocked him out with one punch and sent him flying across a table. I walked over and stomped his face and chest in with all my strength. He will feel that event for the rest of his life.

My advice: always strike with an open palm. Never punch someone's head with a closed fist.

Only fight when it is in defense of yourself or someone else. Never fight to defend your ego. I regret every man i've injured because of a pissing match. But those who got physical in anyway deserved what they got. You draw the line as soon as they physically touch you. That's when you attack. Be quick as lightning and focus all of your power and you'll never lose.