[DavidI]

I am a full contact fighter and enjoy the "battle." We fight in MMA with very few rules (biting, eye gouging, etc.) and try to knock each other out or submit each other. That is in competition.

In my job, I have been in many, many fights. I am a small guy (506/180 lbs) and over the years have significantly improved my humility, reasoning skills, and patience when dealing with bad guys. I would much rather talk to a bad guy than have to put my hands on him. In most cases, the bad guy understands the game and goes along with the program. When the suspect is high, emotionally charged, or enraged no amount of reasoning works and I have been forced into fights. I have had guys attempt to ambush me at the end of foot pursuits, vehicle pursuits, domestic violence cases, etc. Although I am more than competent as a fighter, my choice is to talk and use violence as a last result.

If you have not trained for a fight and are an average "Joe," you probably will not last more than 30 seconds. It is exhausting and shocking for most people.

David