PrinceBeavis
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The main character in Fight Club is completely schizophrenic. The movie is about a mental patient....a total nut job. So much for that.
"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
How to avoid a potential bar/club fight
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"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
I'd add that not being alone helps, and having a bigger guy or two with you helps a lot. I would guess that having just one decent-sized guy with you cuts the risk of someone swinging at you by 90%. Nobody wants to fight two people, and bar room bullies will always want an easy fight.
Another way to avoid a fight is to train mma and actually learn how to fight. Then you see how stupid bar fighting is. Trained fighters just destroy untrained drunks. It's not even a challenge. If you want to fight, then train and get into the cage. They have Fight Clubs everywhere now; mma is the fastest-growing sport in the country.
Another way to avoid a fight is to train mma and actually learn how to fight. Then you see how stupid bar fighting is. Trained fighters just destroy untrained drunks. It's not even a challenge. If you want to fight, then train and get into the cage. They have Fight Clubs everywhere now; mma is the fastest-growing sport in the country.
The Inside Man
Master Don Juan
Thats just a warm up for me, try getting in a real fight. One kick to the groin and a punch to the face is just going to motivate your opponent to mash you into the concrete unless he hasn't ever been in a fight either. And yes I'm speaking from experience, in kickboxing I we used to kick each other in the nuts accidentally while going for inside leg kicks, and the fight doesn't magically stop. You just fight through it.HandyAndy said:
Interceptor
Master Don Juan
Number on erule of self defens is to be aware of your environment. Read body language, And pay attention to how you feel.
Avoid any possibility of confrontation.
Look at fighting as a last resort to escape the situation, and to protect loved ones who need your protection.
And also stop thinking in terms of the word 'fighting'. It is self protection, not an exchange of strikes or whatever, like an mma cage fight
It's you you you, end it quickly and get out of there.
Avoid the temptation to let your ego and pride to get the best of you.
Do not fight for your ego or pride.
Make sure your emotions do not get in the way.
And always practice de escalation at the first sign.
Do so assertively, not cowardly.
Sometimes de escalation can actually provoke the fight and actually escalate it.
And assertiveness that boarders on arrogance can also mess with the other person's ego and pride and escalate the situation as well.
This has to be well calibrated.
You must not crack under pressure.
Avoid any possibility of confrontation.
Look at fighting as a last resort to escape the situation, and to protect loved ones who need your protection.
And also stop thinking in terms of the word 'fighting'. It is self protection, not an exchange of strikes or whatever, like an mma cage fight
It's you you you, end it quickly and get out of there.
Avoid the temptation to let your ego and pride to get the best of you.
Do not fight for your ego or pride.
Make sure your emotions do not get in the way.
And always practice de escalation at the first sign.
Do so assertively, not cowardly.
Sometimes de escalation can actually provoke the fight and actually escalate it.
And assertiveness that boarders on arrogance can also mess with the other person's ego and pride and escalate the situation as well.
This has to be well calibrated.
You must not crack under pressure.
Paintballguy
Master Don Juan
I won't start a bar fight... But, I'm not against ending one. 
"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
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A punch to the face in the mandible, and unless you are Ken Shamrock, your ass is going down. If you are that bad, I'd suggest you main event the next PRIDE PPV.The Inside Man said: