Did you ever get into a scuffle as a kid?

[Mai72]

TBH, I've never been in a scuffle before. If a brute wanted to go toe to toe I would run home and tell my mom.

No shame in that IMO. Have you ever been in a scuffle before?

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Probably 2 or 3 a year from kindergarten up until about 10th grade. Then didn't get into another fight until I was about 19 years old in prison. I had 5 fights in prison, unless I'm forgetting one or two. Well 5 different guys but fought one guy twice in prison. Nothing wrong with not fighting. Unless of course you are protecting yourself or your family then it's justified and needed.

 

[ShookKnight]

I've exchanged fisticuffs. I've seen some action. I've had an altercation or two.

I've battled, brawled, clashed, combated, dueled, quarreled, skirmished, warred, wrangled, brushed, frayed, jousted, rowed, rumbled, scrapped, scrimmaged, tussled and sparred.

But, I do NOT scuffle.

WTF is wrong with you...?

 

[Mai72]

Probably 2 or 3 a year from kindergarten up until about 10th grade. Then didn't get into another fight until I was about 19 years old in prison. I had 5 fights in prison, unless I'm forgetting one or two. Well 5 different guys but fought one guy twice in prison. Nothing wrong with not fighting. Unless of course you are protecting yourself or your family then it's justified and needed.

What was prison like if you don't mind me asking?
Is it an easy ride like most people think? You know. 3 hots and a cot. I guess it depends if you do state, federal or county.

 

[Ajay]

A lot as a kid. I lost my first fight (against 3 kids) - decided that that sucked and never lost again.

 

[BoomerD]

All the time. I grew up in a rough & tumble kind of neighborhood. We used to fight just out of boredom. We all used it as a learning experience. We taught each other various moves, holds, and blocks that we picked up from various sources. Layer in my youth, I studied taekwondo for a couple of years, then switched to kenpo for a.couple of years. Served me well.

 

[Mayne]

every single day of my life during grade school. it was something to do

 

[BoomerD]

every single day of my life during grade school. it was something to do

you and I must have gone to different schools together...

 

[whm1974]

What was prison like if you don't mind me asking?
Is it an easy ride like most people think? You know. 3 hots and a cot. I guess it depends if you do state, federal or county.

I wouldn't call prison an easy ride. Only a damn fool would call being in prison an easy ride. Hell being in County Jail isn't an easy ride. Depending on which county it is in, the jail can be a particularly nasty experience.

 

[KMFJD]

every single day of my life during grade school. it was something to do

First you'd get beat up by the Public school kids , then the Catholic kids had a turn at you and then came the kids from the rez....it was all out war (Or so an old timer told me)

 

[DAPUNISHER]

After a few years of kickboxing, boxing, full contact karate, I stopped calling them fights. They were attitude adjustments, administered to dumb asses that would not be dissuaded verbally. The worst offenders were always the "street fighters" that knew you by rep and were convinced they could take you because they rassle farked someone that took krotty.

What started out as dealing with older bullies, turned into my primary form of exercise for my entire adult life. Combat sports and martial arts keep me sane.

 

[snoopy7548]

After a few years of kickboxing, boxing, full contact karate, I stopped calling them fights. They were attitude adjustments, administered to dumb asses that would not be dissuaded verbally. The worst offenders were always the "street fighters" that knew you by rep and were convinced they could take you because they rassle farked someone that took krotty.

What started out as dealing with older bullies, turned into my primary form of exercise for my entire adult life. Combat sports and martial arts keep me sane.

Fitting username!

I've never been in a real fight.

 

[pmv]

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[pmv]

I've exchanged fisticuffs. I've seen some action. I've had an altercation or two.

I've battled, brawled, clashed, combated, dueled, quarreled, skirmished, warred, wrangled, brushed, frayed, jousted, rowed, rumbled, scrapped, scrimmaged, tussled and sparred.

But, I do NOT scuffle.

WTF is wrong with you...?

"Scuffle" fits what I repeatedly got into at school. "Fight" would make it sound too serious and also implies far higher levels of competence at such matters than I ever possessed.

Occasionally it might have come close to being a fracas, while sometimes it barely qualified as a tussle. I avoided getting into a ruckus or an affray. I left those to the harder kids.

 

[BoomerD]

After a few years of kickboxing, boxing, full contact karate, I stopped calling them fights. They were attitude adjustments, administered to dumb asses that would not be dissuaded verbally. The worst offenders were always the "street fighters" that knew you by rep and were convinced they could take you because they rassle farked someone that took krotty.

What started out as dealing with older bullies, turned into my primary form of exercise for my entire adult life. Combat sports and martial arts keep me sane.

I used to refer to attitude adjustments as "talk to them by hand," or "wall to wall counseling."

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Fitting username!

I've never been in a real fight.

Real fights do not leave you in a good place, regardless of the outcome. I have not been involved in uncontrolled fighting since I was 19, and that was defending my best friend's father from a drunk that ran us off the road.

On a humbler note: Had my ass handed to me more times than I can count in local gyms the last 10 years. Division one football and wrestling turn out what can only be termed as superior athletes. They are not like the rest of us, and you know it the moment you are on the mats with them. I think even if I was 25 again, these beasts would run their game on me. I can handle my self well on the feet still, but the TBI is a bad time. Headaches and memory issues suck.

My point is: I wish I had pursued whatever art of fighting without fighting you guys used, because it is hell on the joints and brain here and now as a 53 year old.

 

[Ichinisan]

Yes. A few.

 

[skyking]

mostly avoided it, mostly. I am big and eventually somebody would want to prove something.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

What was prison like if you don't mind me asking?
Is it an easy ride like most people think? You know. 3 hots and a cot. I guess it depends if you do state, federal or county.

It was torture tbh. I was in my prime years rotting away in a cell with the worst people society has to offer. Ignorant, violent, loud, deranged people. All the while I'm wondering who's banging my big breasted girlfriend that visits me for one hour a week. A couple of the fights I had were purely self defense. Like the time someone decided he was going to go into my locker and just straight up steal my commissary (ramens, bread, stamps, etc). I fought that guy twice on different occasions and lost both. I had nightmares about being in prison for probably a year after I got out.

Having said that there are a few people who like it. I was only there for 20 months. There was a guy there that had almost finished his 2 years. He was getting out. He was in charge of the prison library during his stay. Before my time was up he had finished his sentence, got out, then a couple months later he was back in. He even got his old job at the library back. So I guess it would depend on who you ask on whether it's as bad as it seems. For a guy that has nothing outside there maybe it's not so bad. You will meet all kinds of characters. Even some pretty decent guys. Not many but a few.
For me though, I was young, had a girlfriend with disproportionately large breasts, and hated the idea of spending my time in a cage. For me, yeah it was as bad as it seems.

 

[highland145]

Nothing remotely serious. The last "incident" was in my early 20's. The guy was so drunk that he could barely stand. He must have stumbled.... or something .... and banged his head on the concrete stairs at the apartments we were at.


Anyone know the date for the ATOT old geezer royal rumble? My $$ is on Boomer.

 

[Starbuck1975]

A few. Grew up in a working class area where even the adults were prone to fighting, so lots of playground scuffles. Played hockey, so a few fights on the ice. Dabbled with boxing as well.

 

[sdifox]

Better question would be to ask the reverse.

 

[snoopy7548]

Better question would be to ask the reverse.

Did you ever get into a kid as a scuffle?

 

[sdifox]

Did you ever get into a kid as a scuffle?

Yes. My brother and I went to the clinic near us like every week. It's what happens when you fight with angle steel :awe:

 

[BoomerD]

Nothing remotely serious. The last "incident" was in my early 20's. The guy was so drunk that he could barely stand. He must have stumbled.... or something .... and banged his head on the concrete stairs at the apartments we were at.


Anyone know the date for the ATOT old geezer royal rumble? My $$ is on Boomer.

not me...I'm betting on the other guy.