So there I was working as a cart pusher late at night. It was dark and I was tired. A car decides to back up into their parking space going 2-3 times faster than it was safe to do. The car comes toward me and I side step it without thinking, a totally reflexive action. The car grazes my brightly colored, reflective safety vest but does not impact my body. A shopper who witnesses it asks me if I'm alright, "yes" I respond, thoroughly awakened from the adrenalin dump at the moment. The people in the car that nearly hits me says nothing to me at all, they don't even look my way, they exit the car and walk towards the store.
I've worked in security for over 15 years and have never used any of my martial arts training, but the sidestep that moment saved my posterior. Self defense includes more than an attacker coming after you, it includes avoiding idiot drivers. And while my martial arts level is very much that of a beginner, my sidestep has been tested, I passed.
I've worked in security for over 15 years and have never used any of my martial arts training, but the sidestep that moment saved my posterior. Self defense includes more than an attacker coming after you, it includes avoiding idiot drivers. And while my martial arts level is very much that of a beginner, my sidestep has been tested, I passed.
