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Several people in this thread have already admitted they'd "defend themselves" properly if they were in a situation where their life was on the line.  No matter the situation.  Sure, if my life was on the line, I'd defend myself.

 

I'm what you would consider an "average Joe" in size (6'0, 180 pounds, not particularly sturdy in build, nor have I ever taken a single self-defense class) yet in the completely unrealistic scenario where a female UFC fighter cornered me in the back of an alley where nobody else was present, and began lunging haymakers...well...sure.  I'd defend myself.  But I'm going to be honest: I'm not anticipating this situation ever to happen.  It's just a hunch, my man.

 

But in a semi-realistic scenario where a woman who is larger than I, came up to me and laid me out with a nice blow to the shnoz, I STILL wouldn't hit her back.  Call me a dunce.  I don't care.

 

So if you want to keep clinging to this "NEVER" subtopic, then go ahead and bask in the message board glory on that one.  However, It surely feels like you're arguing for the sake of arguing, just to "win" the argument.  It's a bit strange, and I'll be sure to keep this in mind in the future.  I feel like I'm wasting my time responding to somebody like yourself.

 

Now when it comes to THE TOPIC AT HAND, the male player didn't have to swing back. He knew the type of damage he could do.  His life was not on the line.  They're both at fault here.