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Anyone in the self-defense/fighting/combat sports/martial arts world loves to talk about a “real” fight, usually as a way to denigrate what other people are doing. Yet the concept of a “real” fight is so broad it almost defies definition. Consider which of the below scenarios is more like a “real” fight to you: Two highly trained fighters trying to knock each other out after months of preparation, in a controlled environment, with rules, referees, and doctors. Two unskilled drunks pushing each other at a bar A criminal robbing someone at gunpoint, without physically harming them