Please understand that in the street you will be dealing with a real weapon, not plastic like in training. This weapon will be rigid and weight a certain amount.
Just dropping the weapon can cause some damage.
This will not knock out the aggressor of course, unlike taking the weapon in hand and hitting the skull with the butt (be careful at this point not to go from “legitimate defense” to “legitimate smashing”…), but still the weight of the weapon matters.
My advice is to survive first, regardless of the damage inflicted to the aggressor. From there, it’s up to you to do as you think best, depending on your opinion on the matter.
That being said, when the aggressor is knocked out on the ground after the first blow, ask yourself if there is any point in going after him. Keep in mind that whatever happens, you will have to justify your counterattack in court if there is a trial.
A stick to the face can be fatal (heavy head trauma, concussion…). The idea, therefore, is of course to strike once, but not twenty times!
Think about the cameras, the witnesses, and the rendering of the assault.
Imagine for a second that you are hitting a person on the ground and that someone catches you. Who does he see as the aggressor and who as the victim?
What will be the consequences? Maybe jail, for manslaughter…
You have to be at least aware of the law, even though when you are stressed, it is obviously difficult to conciliate with survival…
What I want you to understand here is that counterattacking involves making a choice.
“Not violent enough” means exposing yourself to beatings, stabbings or whatever. “Too violent” means exposing yourself to legal consequences. The challenge is to find the right balance, to have a firm defense without going into a fury if the aggressor can’t hurt anyone.
