That's really pathetic advice! **** man, i've spent several yrs praticing several martial arts (it's just something I love) and alot of the **** you learn you can't use in the street unless it's life or death. You can't use excessive force without proper cause, and trust me every detail gets examined when you get brought in for using excessive force. Check it, get a pen taser (500,000v); first check if it's legal in your county. If you're really feeling insecure, take up boxing and get in better shape.
You never want to kill, unless it's necessary and most of the time it isn't. Value life.
Now don't think just because your ass knows martial arts or knows how to fight it's wise to challenge 5 guys at the sametime. That's just stupid. You only fight when you have no other choice. Nothing wrong with running away; after all what they're doing is coward behavior.
I might know martial arts, but that doesn't mean i'll win a fight with 5 thugs. After all they might have shanks or glocks. Don't use a shank or a glock unless you're prepared for the consequences. So man, stick with the taser and a roll of quarters to put in your fist if it comes down to throwing punches.
Don't use pepper spray cause a backdraft might make it hit you instead. You can use the pepper foam if you like, but a taser is good enough.
Aien't no honor in street fighting.