Had a Crowning Moment of Awesome today.
My mom asked me to take her laptop case to where she worked, because there were some documents in it. So rule one of the place I was headed is that I had to dress relatively nice.
As I was heading there, a guy not much bigger than me but built like a ton of bricks (typical gym rat) walks up to me and starts the classic mugger talk. As in "I've got two other guys with me, give me your wallet and your laptop and you won't get hurt." I was listening to music as I walked, and perhaps not by accident,
this song started playing. I reply to him that whether he wants to announce to the world that he likes guys is not my problem and that I had already donated to the local mentally challenged NGO this year. So he gets pissy and pulls a knife. Now, this wasn't just some pussy switchblade, it was a full-on, Rambo-style hunting knife. So he asks for my wallet again. I respond that I forgot it at his sister's nightstand last time I visited her workplace.
The guy lunges. My body reacted before I did, falling back on my kenjutsu training days, and I dodge to the side, punch his arm, grab his wrist and twist it high above his back, then grab the knife. The guy was yelping a lot more than I expected him to, and his arm was really limp, I have no idea why. Maybe I broke something. Anyway. I tell him I got enough shit to do as it is and am not in the mood for his faggotry. Then I kick him in the ass, spit on the guy, toss the knife aside and turn around.
I don't take more than a couple of steps before he yells "Sonuvabiiiiiiiiitch" and I start turning around. I see him throw the knife outta the corner of my eye and swing my arm wide to bat it away. I end up snatching it off the air instead.
"You've got no fucking technique. Let me show you how it's done."
He starts running, I close my eyes and toss the knife his way. It wedges clean in the back of his thigh, no more than a dozen centimeters away from his ass. And then I walk away.