re: #20 sagehen

I dunno if MMA has the same legalities as boxing, but… if a licensed boxer hits somebody outside the ring, that’s assault with a deadly weapon. The law in all 50 states recognizes that if Mike Tyson punches you in a bar fight, it’s the criminal justice equivalent of some regular guy swinging at you with a baseball bat or a lead pipe.

It may be state-by-state, but here in Minnesota, we were always taught this in our tae kwon do classes. Men, in particular, were told, “If you use force for self-defense, you WILL be arrested. Full stop. You need to make sure you can prove your life is in danger, and even then, you still might be charged and have to answer for it in court. Make smart decisions about exercising your skills outside the dojo.”