Not to bring this thread too off track, but I'm wondering - if people like yourself who study certain martial arts claim they can break a persons bones and use pressure points to immobilize people, why aren't these types of tactics used effectively in mixed martial arts tournaments? It's fairly rare to see someone get their bones broken in the UFC, and the only time I see someone get immobilized or knocked out, it's always from a blow and it's never the result of someone utilizing a pressure point.

I had a chance to talk for a little while with BJ Penn (UFC fighter) who's a friend of a friend here in Hawaii. He was saying that there are thousands of people roaming the streets who think that they're tough because they work out in a gym and maybe occassionally spar with other people in the gym. But he said that's nothing at all like an all-out street fight. He was saying that when there are no pads, no referees and you know nothing about the fighting style of your opponent, it's nothing at all like fighting in a gym. And in street fights, there are often weapons used and quite often, you will have to fight two or more people at the same time.

The advice that BJ gives to all his students is to avoid physical confrontations at all costs unless you or someone you know is getting attacked. Even if someone is messing with your stuff, he insists that his students call the cops instead of fighting. I think this is great advice.