We have all had those moments in the midst of one of our daily commutes where we just want to simply get out of our car, walk over to the inhumane and disrespectful poor excuse for a driver behind the wheel of the vehicle behind us and give him or her a piece or our mind.
Rarely, does this ever occur however; in this instance this is exactly what happens.
What is unfolding before our very eyes appears to be an angry driver who has seen one too many low budget martial arts films and believes that he can put into practice, without actually practicing, the maneuvers he has seen his favorite B level-film martial artists pull off.
As the action proceeds to commence, a not-so-technical round house kick is thrown by the aggressor and the action is now in full swing. Again, the original aggressor, now finding himself on the ground, implores a less-than-perfect tactic of retaining full guard with what appears to be a failed attempt at neutralizing his opponent. When used in a technically sound manner the full guard is a great position to neutralize strikes, keep yourself safe, and can provide much needed time to clear your head and plan your next move…what we witness here is representative of absolutely none of the aforementioned.
Apparently there is a slight break in the action as both unarmed combatants are exhausted with the initial road-rage infused fellow having his back taken and some sort discussion ensures and an agreement, or truce, is reached. Although it is unclear what is being discussed, the original aggressor concedes that he did in fact let the other man get the best of him on this day and the two drivers agree to go ahead and carry on with their daily tasks.
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They politely shake hands and I assume wish each other well as the situation de-escalates and things resume as if nothing ever happened.
Jacob C. Stevens is a lifelong athlete and cerebral martial arts enthusiast who is also skilled in the art of linguistic manipulation, his published work, Afterthoughts and Handgrenades, can be found here.
