He'll be right. What point is there in teaching kids self-defence if you...can't use it in self-defence?? I don't think you'll have any more issues with it. I hope we don't live in a world where an aggressor gets to counter-charge you!
He sounds like he'll be a great member of the community, does your son
Your son did what was needed Di and he should be commended for it. He kept his cool and responded appropriately. I can't see him being charged and I'm surprised the drunk could feel anything if he was that intoxicated. Huge cuddles are in order for sure
The issue with being trained in martial arts etc isn't that you aren't allowed to use it.
It is with the forewarning of the party against which you are going to use it.
I have a friend who is ex-SAS. He is not 'allowed' to get into fights etc with drunk morons, or anyone for that matter, because his training affords him knowledge that a lay person cannot reasonably have. He is deemed to be a 'lethal weapon' in and of himself.
So if he is being picked on by someone, he 'technically' has to give them warning of the fact he is trained and can kill them. IF he doesn't do this, and busts a guys nose, he can be charged with excessive force, even if it was self-defence. There are also issues with how the training equates to disarming and restraining as opposed to fighting back and injuring the other person.
Anyway, good on your boy, sounds like he kept his head and should be very proud of himself.
Sounds more like he used it to restrain the guy till help came. I'd definitely have an issue with someone with skills like that retaliating and causing injury because they were teaching a lesson!
Yeah, I can understand if someone trained in martial arts goes overboard and physically hurts someone but they are taught how to defend themselves without causing physical harm. He was just concerned that he had hurt the mans arm when he was keeping him pinned to the ground, even with the other man helping they were both struggling.
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