# Movie fights vs. real fights?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-fights-vs-real-fights/502199>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 7, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-fights-vs-real-fights/502199 "2009-07-07T15:23:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-fights-vs-real-fights/502199/41 "2009-07-09T21:53:29Z")

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> [@obfusciatrist](#):
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> Might want to re-read who’s fighting (unless I’ve just been whooshed myself).

:smack::smack::smack::smack::smack:

Damn bifocals.

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**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-fights-vs-real-fights/502199/42 "2009-07-10T15:04:52Z")

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> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#):
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> So is it that you lack either basic reading comprehension skills, or the courtesy to actually read through an entire post before responding with invective and _ad hominem_?
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> Stranger

I challenge you to find a SINGLE ad hominem in my posts. And invective is a subjective term that you can apply to any post with which you disagree. Address what I said or not, but don’t attack me because you can’t address it.

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**Author:** ![BigShooter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f07891/32.png) [@BigShooter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigShooter)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-fights-vs-real-fights/502199/43 "2009-07-10T20:03:52Z")

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> [@msmith537](#):
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> What exactly is an “experienced street fighter”? And how are they different from an experienced martial artists? From what I’ve seen, for the most part a “street fighter” is usually one or more loudmouth guys attacking someone they think they can easily beat. When that person is an experienced martial artists, it usually ends up with him opening cans of whoppass on the street fighters.

What Lochdale said in his response to you is pretty much spot on. Street fighting is a totally different game than MA. It’s about being aware of your surroundings and not losing your head while taking/giving punishment and getting out of the situation as quick as possible. In Krav training, I’ve been routinely put in stressful situations (surprise attacks by one or more instructors) and had my ass handed to me over and over again until I learned how to control fear and take a few hits. None of the Krav “sparring” that I’ve seen has lasted longer than 15 seconds.

With that being said, I still wouldn’t want to a meet martial arts master in a dark alley. 😃 Fighting is always a last resort…

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