[FireForged]

Training is good.. I am a proponent of training. That said, there are people with zero training who have successfully defended themselves with a weapon,.. gun, knife, hammer.. whatever. Violence is not rocket science and people do not have to be a spec op door gunner in order to manage an effective defense.

Its not always the strongest, biggest, the most skilled, best equipped or the greatest numbers that win a fight. Winning can depends on a great number of things. Training tools and skills are advantages but whether or not it can overcome a superior fighting position, initiative, fierce determination, happenstance or blind luck- can be a roll of the dice.

I always say to train as best you can, as often as you can and hope that it will be enough if the fight comes.