as i hope you can tell from my posts i'm all for guns, but considering that they are getting harder to obtain for law abiding citizens i felt that the martial arts plug was appropriate.

i was never a big guy (6' 130lbs soaking wet lol) until a couple years ago when i became a gym rat out of boredom. so i can tell you and anyone else and i will defend this till i turn blue that size doesn't matter. its all in the mind, the willingness to be trained and a capacity for physical violence. also choosing the right martial art matters. some are good, some are useless. all i can say on that is do the research.

i agree theres no substitute for a gun, and also emphatically with your point about the gov't disarming a potentially restless populace. i would say take that one step further and look at how this country is in general becoming a society of victims. children are encouraged to never fight, never confront, avoid conflict, seek out an authority figure for help, no matter how small the problem. we are fostering a culture of weakness.