Ever been asked "Show me what you've got?"

[smckeown]

Ever been asked "Show me what you've got?"

If so what did you do?

A few years ago we had someone from another style come to our dojo and ask me the above question. He then got into a fighting stance.

I politely replied "Really?"

He unknowingly said "Sure"

I then very quickly took him to the ground with a leg sweep that he never saw coming.

He got up off the ground and said embarrassingly "That was a good move, you will have to show that to me." He left and never came back.

[Hideout]

I had someone tell me that at school once when he found out I was into martial arts, then he put his hands up in about the worst boxing stance I've ever seen, I just kinda laughed and walked away, so did everyone else, and he was just left standing there for a few seconds.

[G95champ]

Yeah I walk away.

[french fri25]

same here. i just walk away. i aint gonna be the one to start somethin just because someone thinks he's a tough guy.

[obiwansbane]

yes ive been asked that, i usually just laugh it off then go into a hugely exagerated stance while making similar noises to the guy playing bruce lee in "Dragon"

[Montana]

Depending on the situation...such as at a friends gathering and meeting somebody new...if they ask me to show them something, my favorite thigsg to do is right from where I'm at, launch my fastest backfist (my personal favorite) and just touch the end of their nose, or damn close to it. Their eyes go VERY wide, and they don't say much else.

Kind of depends on my mood and the situation I guess.

[YoungMan]

I've been challenged a few times by people who didn't know I practiced martial arts. My first reaction is to walk away. If they persist, my response is "If I show you what I've got, you're going to be in a lot of pain, and I like my job and my freedom."

[Kieran-Lilith]

"Well, I've got a quarter, a pen, shoes...you'll have to be more specific than that."

[The BB of C]

Yes. I've been said that quite a few times. It usually ended with the other person curled up in a ball on the ground and groaning in pain or claiming I broke his ribs.

[ps1]

As it's usually a guy who thinks he's tough that says this, my favorite response is to tell him I'm not allowed to hit girls. (No offense intended ladies out there. I've met alot of you that I would not want to mess with.) That usually gets them to lighten up and laugh or swear and walk away. It's never gone farther than that.

If I get the sense that the person is genuinely interested I handle it differently. I'll usually show them a basic wrist release or something and give them a card to the school where I train.