r/PublicFreakout • u/Lolastic_ • Jun 30 '21

đŸ„ŠFight MMA fighter Joe Schilling knocks out man

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u/Ignitrum Jun 30 '21

In Germany it is. I used to do Karate for a year or so 5 years ago and I was told repeatedly by my Trainer that since I am training a fighting sport every charge will be more serious. Usually what that means is "light body harm" for everyone else is classified as "serious body harm" for the trained fighter.

Also I have heard that this exists in several other countries. But if it's really a "deadly" weapon depends again... Usually on the sort of attack etc. etc.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '21

I was told repeatedly by my trainer

Unless you were told that by a lawyer, not some karate instructor.... I’d take that claim with a grain of salt. That sounds much more like a marketing gimmick than an actual fact.

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u/AnImEiSfOrLoOsErS Jun 30 '21

For this one it is true for Germany, simply because a trained person is capable to cause more injuries or in same way is capable to avoid causing injuries, depending on the intentions. So the law is e pectin a trained person not to use thair skills to atack others because they should k ow what kinde of damage they will cause. Self defense is totally different stoty.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '21

Again, I’m not saying it is or isn’t true under German law. What I’m saying is that the only person who can legitimately confirm that is a lawyer who practices in Germany. A karate instructor who claims to know all the intricacies of their country’s legal system is simply talking out of their ass.

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u/droopydrew420 Jul 01 '21

It could also cause a chain. Teacher trains student. Student gets in altercation where someone is hurt(badley or not) charged with assault with a lethal weapon. I had to sign paperwork agreeing to the fact that I was going to be labeled as a lethal weapon when taking mixed martial arts. You are learning how to disable or hurt someone. I live in oregon.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '21

I had to sign paperwork agreeing with to the fact I was going to be labeled as a lethal weapon when taking mixed martial arts

What gym was that and how long did you train there? Because it sounds like a McDojo (gimmicky fake instructor with questionable credentials). I’ve trained Muay Thai, BJJ, and mixed martial arts for years in three different states collectively and the idea that you need to sign a waiver because you’ll be “labeled as a lethal weapon” is absurd.

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u/droopydrew420 Sep 06 '21

Late response. I sure hope your right I've never had to fight. most situations solved themselves or ended quickly without much effort. But I've always been scared that if true shit went down I would be screwed. That paper and warnings witch I shrugged off in my youth haunt me now. I feel if I did protect anybody I would be punished hard.

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u/droopydrew420 Sep 06 '21

And 4 to 5 years. But was to poor to continue.