Self-Defense Versus Fighting

There is a massive distinction between the act of self-defense and the act of fighting. Self-defense can be defined as such: The right to protect one's self against violence by using reasonable force.
 
In criminal law it states that a person has the right to use physical force to defend themselves or another against an aggressor's imminent use of unlawful force.
 
There is often a very fine line between self-defense, fighting and assault. This happens when the person being attacked is able to effectively fend off the attacker and subsequently turn to an offensive position and instead of removing himself from the scenario become themselves the attacker.
 
It can be difficult to walk away when the ego has been wounded, which is why so many altercations change from a self-defense position to fighting confrontation. When you're trying to protect your pride in your ego you will undoubtedly wind up in a fight. When you are attempting to protect your body from harm or another person's body from harm, you are providing legitimate self-defense.
 
The reason a self-defense situation can become a fight is because your body starts to adrenalize, your emotions go up and your intellect goes down. Through proper training. You can learn how not to over adrenalize, which will help you maintain control of your emotions so that you may intellectually discover the most appropriate means to defend yourself.


 
To put it in simple terms, if you are not in fear of being physically harmed, then there is no self to defend. However, if there is a fear of physical threat then you must be prepared to take the necessary measures to ensure your well-being.
 
What this means is you must be able to use the most effective, surest and quickest way to end the altercation in as little time as possible with expending as little energy as possible. Self-defense is not about violence it is about limiting violence, but by its very nature in your self-defense you are delivering a brief act of extreme violence.
 
What many people find out very quickly is that once they understand and are able to efficiently and effectively defend themselves from physical harm, they have absolutely no desire to harm another human being, and they also seem to possess a keen ability to avoid conflict.
 
Of course there are other great side effects that one can benefit from knowing the proper application of self-defense, which are high self-esteem, confidence and being sure of oneself. So you see, self-defense isn't really about fighting and all, in fact. It's about very much the opposite.