Indirect.
Because you will need to abstract.
There are sports that have rules: No legs used in Boxing, no Knies in Kick Boxing and so on. Since the Nazis introduced new levels into warfare there are no rules anymore. This being said everybody needs fit to survive.
If you break someones nose, he has quite visible proof of a physical conflict. Going down by a punch at the Sola Plexus, the stomach or a hook to the kidneys might not even leave a spot, but the same effect.
As an Irish Cathlic I consider physical conversation the logic continuity of a verbal conflict, like Sex is ultimately for Babys. In the same way that not every time I score someone gets pregnant due to overall circumstances, I don't always beat up someone in an argument, even so in both cases I really would love to.
You can go looking for a coach and pay three digest sums per month and even more if you take those privat one-on-one sessions to learn a system. Systems have technics and most actually work, just most coaches out there making a living by the sword will teach that theirs are the best.
So, you trained the SAS and IRA same day back in the 60ies? Wow.
You will learn drills which are combinations of movements based on punches, kicks, throws, chokes and so on, that are part of the system. You will get into a group and all group behaviours apply.
This is one way and it works for many, especially for those that need company and a group to be strong.
Having a step back try to understand that the most important pages of Bruce Lees Jeet Kun Do are the first few pages filled with philosophy and quotes.
In discussion competition based on verbal arguments those getting in are prepared. They know the subject or topic, they define their position and look for key points, they prepare arguments pro their point and consider contra points and contra arguments, they evaluate where to give in and where to not back down.
You talked yourself into a rendez-vous in a backyard with a sixpack of bullies? You can talk yourself out as well.
Who are you?
What are you?
Why are you?
Where are you?
Martial arts is like the fine arts an art to study way beyond knowing how to through a punch, which kind of punches there are and when to apply them to your very inner core and a journey to your inner core.
The bad guys do the same, they feel strength in the moment that they took down someone else, they feel menly in a fight, they enjoy tyranny over another creature.
Somewhere on finding the answers of the "W" questions you might figure out that neither a pub brawl, a toilette fight, a quick assassin strike, bombing a place, a sniper hit, a drive by shooting or sneaking into someones home ninja style is the path of comfort.
The difference between the good and bad is that the good consider an avoided battle a win if the objectives are still met. Physical exchange is just another human option. The bad fight to fight.
Do you want to live by or with a sword? Do you want to use the sword to get what desired or will you carry a sword as another option?
Semi Contact Karate looks like dancing and a dancer has all it needs to be a good fighter. Body control, endurance, rhythm, distance, timing, strength, yet most lack the ability to hurt someone else. "Some dance to forget, some dance to remember" by Placebo. These dancers. often way less gay than many think, also walk like cats. That is the animal that will cut your eyes if pushed into a corner taken away all exit points.
Bruce Lee wrote that it is very important to imagine situations of defending yourself, that mental training is as important as physical training.
After understanding when to cut conversation by kicking balls football kick off style, breaking noses or shinbones basic stright punches or kick like, pushing in eyeballs when in a choke from behind, taking that knife in between rips when being sober and quicker, emptying that gun into a head, lung and heart when someone must have stolen that uniform, table top role playing games will help you to understand how your mates from the "Bolshoi" or "Roller Playground" can successfully counter atac the bullies in their club house, compound, save house or station without ever answering any questions to the real deal Police using paint to military equipment.
There are many different levels of violence some are real here in the civilised first world other only in Narco states like Mexico or war areas like Afghanistan or Yemen.
So, where are you and what do you want there?
Think to start your training, Cyberpunk!
No mission to difficult. No sacrifice to high until overkill ends all conversations for ever, period.
