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Originally Posted by Stealhead
The moment that you allow the lackadaisical thought that you are in total control is the moment that you that put your life at great risk.Never underestimate anyone or what they are capable of.the same would apply to anyone really never walk down he street and assume that you can best any one person in hand to hand combat.
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I saw a quote once that went something like "Always assume that the enemy is better than you." (I do belive that was in Red Storm Rising...
) It isn't something I'd live by but it's something to think about.
I think the "Never underestimate anyone or what they are capable of" is a better quote. I haven't had any formal self defense training or any of that. I took a couple years of karate and that's about it. I don't underestimate people. I've seen some pretty surprising things come from people who I didn't think they had it in them. There are also people who fit the bill perfectly...
One of my favorite quotes (If I had any. The one in my sig is pretty good. My baseball coach told me that one...but that's a completely different story.) is the "Assumption leads to failure." I've done it. I'm sure you've done it....we've all done it. Everybody has made a bad assumption. It isn't always something life-threatening or dangerous but it happens...