Ok, ha, OK, say you have martial art background? Will that help?
From wad I know, many martial art moves are useless when in a
street fight. This is because most of the moves are useful when at
a distance only.
So as one of you say, when you are confronted, you will feel the
adrenaline rush. It's either you fight or run. Most of the time, we
will ask and negoiate with them first, but if their purpose is to
whack you, they will whack no matter wad you do.