Originally Posted by Strike For The South
Typical street fights go to the person who is most quickly willing to escalate the level of violence. If they have a blade chances are you will get cut before you see it. If you try to use your patenened ground and pound that your super awesome MMA instructor taught you, you will get a chair broken over your head. Even if you do have a gun, if you are not trained, it'll be worthless.
Be aware of your surrondings, see trouble before it happens, and run like hell.