Indeed as my mate (who is a semi pro cage fighter) likes to shout to embarress me in packed bars..... HULK SMASH!
People look at himt hen me then i go red
hhahhah
I am in a privaliged position in that im young, fit, massive, have almost 2 decades of martial arts (including in my opinion the more important combatives/ RSBD/ MMA - to a degree) under my belt, have worked the doors for years which helps with "target hardening" and also am self aware... which means i don't drink in hell holes or hang around city centers after closing time etc.
I really do pity the person who thinks it would be a good idea to mug/ attack me.
last guy who started i ended up buyin g a pint while i listened to his story about his gf leaving him... i thin he just wanted a fight to get the agression out and didn't care if he took a beating... i just coundn't bring myself to hit him.
I bet most fights are in that vein.. people had a bad day and make a silly decision (you just never know who you are starting on).
Damian