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Yes, it's good. But you also need practice and accuracy. There are different types of sprays. The ones that work for multiple oponents can also spray you if there is wind against you and they don't have much range. The ones with foam have longer range but just work with one oponent and accuracy is harder. There are many variables but it's true that hands down an spray is one of the best self-defence options. Also the laws are very light even for misuse as they are designed to be very painful and shocking in the moment but benign next morning.

The art of reducing conflict instead of making it worse. Most of the times people don't search problems, good de-escalation skills will end up most situations with no conflict. They already made up the decision to assault you before interacting with you and they are just searching an excuse to start the confrontation. In this case, de-escalation didn't work; why? Because you didn't have many options to begin with because they already took the decision to assault you. They literally got out of home with the decision made to have an altercation. This happens, particularly among violent groups.

I've been using this self-massage for years and it has been very benefitial for my health and mental clarity. Results are seen from the first time. https://youtu.be/VgrkkQkSNzw The video doesn't allow embedding

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Maybe you would benefit from it Civilized alien! You should hop into a cage and brawl with another monkey, while screaming "ooh ooh" "ah ah" and furiously beating your chest in a display of primal dominance.

@OBEler lmao that trip video made me high just by watching Definitely you shouldn't trip like a maniac but it can be an extremely life transforming experience: to become insane, forget all limits and explote in a million sensations.

That's a legit trap. Although playing the devil's advocate, I don't see how playing tennis is a skill you will need in "the real world" either. Among all invented sports, martial arts are the most connected to primal human nature and can significantly enhance your survival skills in various scenarios. Additionally, swimming is an excellent holistic sport that promotes overall health and may also improve survival skills.

Still figuring it out. In the sense of making it useful and of value to other people.

Oh, now I got it. This was the piece that I wasn't clearly seeing

Yes, but that's the exception. De-escalation will work most of the time and if it doesn't you didn't have many options to begin with

@Leo Gura De-escalation is an art in this regard, there's many literature on the subject. I'm sure this conversation has many connections in the collective sphere with wars and conflict in general now that I'm thinking about it.

There are different figther archetypes. It's true that there is a monk fighter archetype in martial arts, but don't overspiritualize everything

The less armed US civilian:

I'm interested in a state of the art video about God. The cutting edge, something among the lines of the poetry video. The message-bottle has been thrown into the sea

It is so. But how deeply do you understand the other side? I'm 2h in and is very eye opening.

Do you think personal development has made it harder for you to find a life long partner? As the difference in SD is so abrupt.

Wow, that was a real fight indeed. Hands are actually the worse part of the body to hit with, that's why gloves are worn in the first place. Kicks are better but you need flexibility and elbows are also good but you need to break the distance. There are tones of martial arts that use objects, which end up being more useful for street fighting, the best in this area is Arnis. A more specific martial art is Kendo very brutal but just uses sticks. Although since guns exist, martial arts for self-defence have become pretty useless, a knive or a gun and you are done. If you ever want to try a martial art I would recommend you BJJ, it's safe, useful, fun and a sport for intelligent people. It is. If you would like to check the most real fights, there is a company called King Of The Streets. Fights are bare knuckle, no rounds, no rest till one can't go anymore and no rules. It's not my cup of tea and I don't like the subculture, but it's good to see how humans actually fight 1vs1. I like this fight you will feel the spirit of such combats and how everything changes moment to moment; Warning it's graphic.

Ou yeah man, the good old herb. Enjoy

@Keryo Koffa You'll need to deconstruct science. You are awakening but still have lingering scientific worldviews that corrupt your sense making. I higly recommend you see Leo's video on the subject. It will blow your mind and clean everything for you so that science is not limiting you for answering questions like: What is consciousness? What is Reality? What is other? What is I? and so on

@Basman Martial arts teach you precisely that. If you train you will see how limited you actually are and you won't overstimate your capabilities on the streets. This is a common thread among practiciones, the more they practice the more they would avoid an actual fight because they know how unpredictable is a street combat.

@Yimpa Hope you post a trip report. What will be your choosen substance?

I agree. But I tried to give insights into the phenomena the individual was facing, instead of directly suggesting to: "Just keep your mouth shut". I get what you are saying and I know it's the mature river mouth where he will arrive, but in my opinion you failed to address him where he was at. Maybe I overrated screaming for the means of releasing energetic blockages. Maybe you also underrated it. Tripping peacefully and in balance is clearly the mature approach.

You are losing the point, the end is not screaming in itself. Scream can facilitate the release of the trauma and the energy. The shit to get out is not the scream, it's the trauma in the psychosoma, for that a scream can help you. It's like giving birth, you don't need to scream but for releasing it may help you. Of course, if it's screaming for its own sake and just because you're high on psychedelics that is something to mentally let go of. This is clear.

Why do you think you screamed? Maybe it was such an energetic release of the egoic structure that a scream was needed. People with huge traumas stored may also need punctual screams to let that go. I don't scream loud either but there's something about inner screaming that rips away my inner structure. I can bypass physically screaming but I totally understand how in a specific situation a total energetic release via screaming, growling and convulsion can be absolutely life transforming.

There's a difference between a punctual scream of energetic release and screaming because you are losing your mind