I spose it depends on the venues you go to and the people you hang with, but I’ve had loads of occasions where it’s got nasty. From guys waiting outside to getting split up by bouncers in the club.

I think training and learning how to fight is just as important to work on as pick up. It’s just unavoidable sometimes and built into us as men.

“Sometimes you gotta fight when you’re a man.” – Kenny Rogers (of all ppl)

Course, you do everything you can to diffuse the situation and in some cases you just have to back down or run the risk of getting glassed or plunged.

Also, I’ve found a lot of guys just want to give you a verbal shakedown before they feel they can respect you and have had a lot of mates interpret this as fightin talk and beat ups ensue.

However, if some guy thinks he can push you around just cause you won’t fight him then you’re his bitch till he says so and that’s just unacceptable.

If you must fight then you must commit. You accept that you are going to do someone some serious damage. You also accept you’re going to take some. Anything less will stutter your technique and you’ll prolly end up battered.

As far as some guy taking a girl through superior means goes. If she’s unattached then, if he’s that good, fair play, the better man won. However, if it's established she's obviously with you and he’s obviously trying to take her from you then, call me old fashioned, but that’s fighting talk.

(I once heard Mystery say on one of the DVD’s how it was ok to take someone’s girl and actively encouraged it. Hypnotica was up after and put him straight on how disgusting it is. Glorious it was :])