Write 1000 words and add html headings article based on this youtube script three reasons why you should punch someone first it’s a great area punching someone first there’s always a problem that if you hit someone first you’re going to escalate the situation but quite frankly there will be times when it’s necessary to go first self-defense is a risk game yes you can allow the person to punch you first but you are risking them Landing that punch in the first place and if they do land it and you fall and hit your head on the concrete that’s taking a risk with your own life the problem is knowing when to go first and also being able to justify it legally now from a legal consequence there is a difference between assault and battery assault is where you feel a credible threat against you an inant threat against you battery is where they physically carry out that threat so in other words where they actually land a punch strike you or harm you in some physical way so you could say assault is the intention and battery is the act now in most legal jurisdictions around the world it is perfectly reasonable and sound to defend yourself if you feel you’re being assaulted of course it comes with a caveat that is your response has to be proportional to the threat that you’re dealing with in other words it shouldn’t be excessive in my anatomy of violence Workshop that I’ll be running in New York this year you get a further Insight in what to do and how to deal with this situation so the first reason to punch first are those pre-attack indicators the physical posture of the person combined with what they’re saying and how they’re behaving the guy’s got a BAL up fist he’s staring at you he’s got a leg forward and he’s poised ready to swing hard and fast that’s a fair indicator with live verbal threats that there’s a huge risk to your health and you need to do something about it now you need to take action and action doesn’t necessarily mean hitting the person it could quite frankly mean removing yourself from that situation under most self-defense laws if in English