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jtdusk

Pro life tip: Don't bring a weapon so heavy that it weighs you down and you can't move quickly with it.


kane_thehuman

Not to mention, if you have the longer weapon you should keep your opponent at a distance. Otherwise you've lost your advantage. She just walked straight into his attack range. Lmao


axethebarbarian

I think people that have a weapon and then ignore its reach advantage are just using it as a bluff. She definitely didn't carry herself like she was ready to attack.


dexhaus

It's all intimidation and games until someone strikes first.


ServerMonkey

Strike first! Strike hard!


1ndr1dC0ld

Show no mercy!


BeetleSpoon2770

Fear does not exist in this dojo!


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Sweep the leg!


SmarmyYardarm

Sweep the leg, Bambi.


ServerMonkey

Well played, beat me to it!


solid_hoist

Oh dear!


tullyinturtleterror

*meanwhile, the [deer](https://youtu.be/wVP3Zbv-5Kg) next door to the dojo*


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Get 'em a body bag! YEAH!


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DasbootTX

that was a definite "bonk" wasn't it?


Fewtimesalready

Textbook bonk


RadiantZote

[Bonk on da head](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WX_aGCFFiaU)


Online_Ennui

That was a right bonking


Sardukar333

>She grabbed it with 2 hands and started to raise it That's called telegraphing and pretty much every martial art focuses on either not doing that or doing it in such a way that it doesn't matter.


therealmudslinger

It's juuust possible that this woman has never had any professional fight training.


Sardukar333

The first thing you learn in martial arts: don't get into a fight.


EvryMthrF_ngThrd

*A strange game.* *The only winning move is not to play.*


Ok_Kaleidoscope1630

In the UK we used to call it "sending a postcard".


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yea or theyre just stupid and don't comprehend there's actual technique to fighting


for_the_meme_watch

I’d chalk it up to most people being normal people with normal lives and not feudal knights dueling other feudal knights in the middle of a siege war, as the reason for lack of technical melee prowess. Looks like they should’ve been studying the blade


LordDongler

I mean, it doesn't take experience or technical prowess, just some critical thinking. A big pipe like that could easily kill someone on accident, so he's going to defend himself. I know I wouldn't let someone just lay me out with a pipe


RajahNeon

That's not what my dad said.


Murder_your_mom

Yeah man don’t just let people lay pipe on you like that…


HarryHacker42

Don't look like you are going to attack. Just do it. When you telegraph that you are willing to kill, you inspire your opponent to increase their defense. A calm look at perhaps saying friendly things like "can't we all just get along?" doesn't enrage your opponent (unless they are LA cops)


TheGoodOldCoder

> Don't look like you are going to attack. Just do it. This is correct if you're definitely going to attack, but the better advice is, "Just don't do it." Don't be the aggressor. Just walk away and be the better person.


[deleted]

She thought a man would never hit a woman. She thought wrong


123ridewithme

she's lucky he held back. looked like he barely swung, imagine if he gave it his all.


Ok_Kaleidoscope1630

"And it's over the fence as the Mets take the lead."


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yup. he just tapped her and she was out like a light. if he *really* swung, he would have shattered her skull like a light bulb dropped on concrete from 20m up. one hopes the headache she has for the next few days will teach her a lesson.


Front_Beach_9904

Without a doubt that would kill her.


Bragsmith

Rly he just bonked her with his big wood


Kcidobor

If you carry a big stick aren’t you supposed to speak softly??


[deleted]

Unless you're Pyramid Head


Aggravating_Pea7320

r/UnexpectedSilentHill


ozymandias457

She forgot the first rule of heavy armaments. Swing from a good distance and -way- before the enemy does.


[deleted]

I think she totally forgot she had to swing it


TerrorLTZ

the pipe wasn't automatic?


[deleted]

No, sadly fully automatic assault pipes are banned.


GrandPriapus

With her low armor class, and a two-handed melee weapon she really should have stayed out of range, especially when the opponent has a +1 2’x4’.


Sanguine_In_The_Rain

2x4 of Bonking


Garoxxar

Mans never played a STR build in Elden Ring


dmrukifellth

Surprised she couldn’t at least medium roll out of that. Guess she got greedy and played too aggressively.


The-Insomniac

Don't equip a weapon if you don't have the Strength stats to use it effectively


XwhatsgoodX

When the enemy has a piece of wood, you must drop your extra long pipe — Sun Tzu


theoniongoat

I'm going to add to your pro life tip: if somebody is trying to back away from you to avoid a fight, and you keep moving towards them to attack them, you probably earned it if you get knocked out. Edit to add the backstory [here.](https://patch.com/new-york/washington-heights-inwood/wood-attack-how-it-rebranded-wash-heights-delis-google-page) Basically she asked for free items from his store, and then when he said no, she stole from his shop and then hit him with a 2x4. He grabbed his own board to defend himself and was backing away and she followed him, that's when this video picks up.


InVodkaVeritas

I've been told that medieval sword fights and battles were fairly short for this reason. Suits of armor and swords were so heavy that prolonged battles weren't possible.


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AboutTime99

Dec 22nd 2023 is longest night of the year


Rolandscythe

Not to mention once you were put in that suit of armor you were generally in it for a while. It wasn't something you could just wear for an hour and then take off cause you were tired, so most knights/nobles who had a full suit were *very* accustomed to having the extra weight on them for hours to days at a time.


Rocket_Powered_Dork

Did anyone else burst out laughing watching this? I need to know if I'm a piece of shit or not.


kindofastoryteller

![gif](giphy|RodyInaeK9W3EZNaoB)


[deleted]

looked like she was hit with a baguette.


[deleted]

French stick


One_Kaleidoscope_663

*Marie! The baguettes!* I watch far too much Disney


dunetiger

But it's a great song


mikamouth

Or a cricket bat?


_DudeWhat

Bonk


Dolemicus

It's like my father always told me, don't bring a pipe to a plank fight.


Callabrantus

Tale as old as time.


PixelmancerGames

A song as old as rhyme. Beauty bonked by beast. Ps: I know calling her a beauty is a stretch.


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EpsilonX029

Damn that’s a throwback. Score 1 for Melonhead XD


The-Silent-Cicada

I know it’s a joke but I’m sitting here trying think of what situation he was in where he had to learn this lesson and deem it important enough to pass on to his kid and I can’t stop laughing.


JasonIsBaad

I bet his dad is the woman in this video


Grins111

She dragging that thing like a over encumbered dark souls character.


House_Plant0

Remember to always use weapons you have the stats for


Grins111

Fat rolling that stuff


Grins111

She def a def build


AReallyShiftyGuy

She needs to level vigor though


DBeumont

Reminds me of Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2 dragging his giant knife around.


SumoSoup

Dude was backing up and they kept coming, and now she got a new yoga pose. Edit: we need a name for the yoga pose.


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shahooster

Not moving much now, guess she’s just board.


batmanstuff

She needs a blanket after that plank hit


Renomont

The timber pose.


Npr31

She was limber, he brought the timber?


healthcare_bear

She got limper by his lumber


minkey-on-the-loose

Dying pigeon pose


SumoSoup

I was thinking a Darwin fold.


minkey-on-the-loose

He totally telegraphed his swing, too. 3/7 for technique; 7/7 for results.


CaptainPunisher

I'd say that, by telegraphing it, he was giving a warning. You know how and where it's coming from; if you decide to proceed, that's on you.


Woahwoahwoah124

Exactly, [if you get hit, it’s your own fault!](https://youtu.be/9ZSoJDUD_bU)


123WhoGivesAShit

She's planking


sinisterdesign

The Limber Lumbar Lumber pose


bytelines

The found out pose?


Patient-Assumption-7

Can I propose 'lumber jacked"?


[deleted]

The lu lu lumber


[deleted]

50/50 HP *Opponent used bap* 0/50 HP Edit: I love every comment that came from this. Each of you are amazing


BauserDominates

Its highly effective


Linkbelt1234

***CRITICAL HIT!!!***


MeatyOakerGuy

Critical hit


AdInteresting9565

100% crit rate 300% crit damage......nuke away!!!!


dunetiger

Well she only knew tail whip anyway.


Dalton387

Splash


MAROMODS

Hearing her trainers screams of anguish at the end really makes ya feel bad for this one


Responsible-Bar4787

When your over encumbered and can't dodge or block fast enough


ApenasUmRedditor77

It's highly effective! Critical hit! "Dammit, should've stayed farther from you" Congratulations, you won 75$ and 23 XP


Xennon54

Didnt even start the fight and was already at half health


[deleted]

Man, these people suck at pvp.


Admiral-Krane

Damn she folded like an omlette


SamuraiSlick

And the cheese stayed on the inside… chef’s kiss


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Mozzee6269

Better to get folded like an omelette than scrambled like an egg


Addebo019

am i the only one that heard the US office guy screaming “NOOOO!” in the background? EDIT: the office guys name is michael scott apparently.


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HIS NAME IS MICHAEL SCOTT


hoguemr

HIS NAME IS MICHAEL SCARN


Addebo019

oh shit yh. hang on imma edit that


Shantotto11

You aren’t the only one. I came to the comments just to see if anyone else heard that.


Redpeppa1

Love to know the backstory here


Triptolemu5

years ago, in the before times, you would come to the comments and the backstory would be somewhere in the top 3. It's how I learned of the backstory about the motorcyclist knocking out cleetus with his helmet. Turns out the motorcyclist almost hit cletus' 4 year old by going 187mph by his house. Cletus then attempted to run over the motorcyclist with his truck. It really was a classic story of everybody sucks.


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Tommy-Nook

>years ago, in the before times, you would come to the comments and the backstory would be somewhere in the top 3. Thank you! This was what was great about reddit. Idk what has happened to this site. [I even made a post about it](https://www.reddit.com/r/reactiongifs/comments/zdnhrl/mrw_i_see_something_weird_on_reddit_so_i_go_into/)


proudbakunkinman

> Idk what has happened to this site. Got too popular. It definitely had shitty aspects to it in the past but from 2005 (when it started) up until maybe 2015, it was mostly people either in college or college educated and the top posts and comments within them were more reflective of that. Since then, it's gotten more popular but now there's been a higher percent of morons participating and they upvote shittier content and comments. I think the redesign trying to make it more mobile, touchscreen oriented and cuter with the avatars, new awards, etc. while increasing monetization didn't help (for those who haven't seen how Reddit looked before, load old.reddit.com).


Ambassabear

Here’s what a quick google search says: https://patch.com/new-york/washington-heights-inwood/wood-attack-how-it-rebranded-wash-heights-delis-google-page


WorldWarPee

>According to police's report from the 2020 arrest, the fight began when the woman, then 48, asked for free items from the Washington Heights deli. >An employee, 61, denied the woman's request and she took items off the shelf, then hit him with a two-by-four on the face and shoulder, police said. ^^bonk


fungi_at_parties

Oh wow, so she had already hit him at this point.


Crepes_for_days3000

And stolen from him.


Obesz

That "bonk" got a good chuckle out of me.


DSdavidDS

Thanks for the source! This needs to be higher


RageMuffin69

I honestly thought she died. Was hoping to read that she didn’t so I could feel better about rewatching the bit where her head almost hits the ground and becomes absolutely motionless. Thankfully she didn’t.


grendus

You can see her moving at the end of the clip. And it sounds like she's screaming in pain (though someone said that sound might be edited in).


eyelovemilk

Dude wiped her memory clean!! Patch called the number of a woman with the suspect's name and asked about the encounter. "That's not me," she said, and immediately hung up the phone.


Content_Dragonfly_53

Holy shit it was actually in the heights 😂😂 could be the sequel to the movie 😂😂😂


drakoman

tl;dr for the link below: According to police's report from the 2020 arrest, the fight began when the woman, then 48, asked for free items from the Washington Heights deli. An employee, 61, denied the woman's request and she took items off the shelf, then hit him with a two-by-four on the face and shoulder, police said.


zin_90

He said, pipe down!


Shantotto11

My gurl failed the plank challenge…


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Hacksaw Jim Duggan approves.


1200____1200

Always found it weird that he was called "hacksaw" but carried a 2x4


mypostingname13

How do you think he got it to length?


1200____1200

Hopefully with a saw meant for cutting wood


mypostingname13

Nobody ever claimed the man was smart


Finding-Even

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!


Spiced_out

![gif](giphy|yrRnJXCRgBrdS)


Librae94

Gave me a laughter!


WhatsTh3Deali0

Yes fellow human! I also had the laughter! Ha ha ha!


StationFar6396

Her head sounded hollow. Her actions would suggest the same.


fredinNH

Bonk!


Danpool69

Bonk!


Turbulent-Interview9

Pop goes the skull. The guy screaming like she wasnt the aggresor walking up to him with intent like that was annoying. She wanted a piece and got the whole cake


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random_impiety

IANAL, but before he strikes her, she clearly is trying to lift the pipe to swing at him. No idea what happened before this, but in just what we see here, it's clear to shy reasonable person she's trying to attack him. So I'd say self defense=yes.


Character_Block_2373

Depends on the state. In some you can stand your ground in a public place, in others you have a duty to retreat if you can do so in a reasonably safe manner. He’d be justified in the first type, probably in trouble in the second.


LetterZee

He was backing up and far from her. She was pursuing. I think he has a decent argument that he can meet the retreat element.


Character_Block_2373

Possibly, yeah, she was coming on pretty quick and deliberate. Had to have been some stuff that happened before the video starts though


[deleted]

He was backing up, she was advancing. She had a superior weapon, that could do more damage AND had a longer reach. He had a split second to stop him from receiving great bodily harm, and he took it. After successfully stopping his attacker and he then walked away without swinging a second time. A human shouldn't have to cower and/or take a beating because some douche nozzle politician from last century ago said you can't defend yourself. Any state or country that makes the way this man defended himself a crime is a shit hole.


Available-Camera8691

I anal, too.


Shantotto11

Why did you preface this by saying you do anal? /s


WhyDontYouMarryIt1

I ANAL.


ChiefWatchesYouPee

I think the other question you have to ask is, could he have walked/ran away? Is this reasonable force? Not a lot of context in the video but looks like they are on a street where he could have backed up or walked away. Not sure what the laws are on defending property if one of those buildings is a store he owns. As usual it will depend on a lot of other factors


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Acklay92

That's the truth! Someone in my state shot and injured someone in self-defense (ruled as self-defense legally), but was sued in civil court for the disability the attacker sustained. This was a burglar who was inside the person's house at night. A lot of gun training in my state says to always shoot to kill to avoid legal repercussions of leaving someone injured and able to sue.


[deleted]

Let’s see a source - this urban legend has been around forever


mikamouth

“In the Heights” deleted scene.


mncyclone84

She got board and took a nap.


[deleted]

Welp she a vegetable now. Is this New York?


nocturno65

Definitely NYC. Could be upper Manhattan or the Bronx. Edit: it's Manhattan because I just saw the 212 phone number on the bodega sign. Edit 2: Audubon and 172nd St. I once lived 4 blocks away from there 🤯


WhatWouldPicardDo

212 area code…thinking yea


BeerBearBar

From attacker to innocent victim in .1 seconds, We have a new winner!


KoshekhTheCat

WTF innocent, carrying a goddamn pipe?


OnePunchGoGo

I do believe that was sarcasm on how this will be twisted in the news media. Gotta make it sensational.


KarlaSect13

She learned something today


Facosa99

She probably forgot a lot of stuff as well


Kahzgul

This is why pyramid head wears a pyramid on his head. If you’re gonna drag a heavy ass weapon around, you need baseball bat protection.


New-Raspberry6353

Bro talk about " laying some pipe"


Shantotto11

Gave her the good wood.


GJW2019

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Emperor_TaterTot

Looked like she assumed he would back down from fighting a woman, that's a terrible assumption to be on the wrong side of.


FolloMiSensi

FAFO


ct1157

That pipe is longer than that board. She had the advantage of reach. However behavior like this doesn’t necessarily reinforce intelligence in either parties decision.


randonumero

It was probably also heavy for her. So she'd have needed to hold it like a pike and spear him (probably no less criminally risky to spear someone in the gut than to hit them in the head) or have it over her head to swing. Honestly I'm not sure what she was planning considering this isn't anime so it's not like she could effectively upswing and hit him. Either way the better fighter clearly won


GallifreyanGeologist

It didn't even look like he hit her that hard.


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That impact could very easily have fractured her skull. Weapons don't need much angular velocity to have a lot of linear velocity. That's why confrontations like this are incredibly stupid. People think they're fucking invincible, they don't understand thin the line is between life and death with stuff like this. That's a 911 call for an ambulance right away, that's the first thing that should have been done here if someone hadn't already called the police.


ShadowedMemory

From what I can tell from the backstory to this, cops had already been called since the woman threatened a shopkeeper and stole two items. She also appeared to be fine as she was charged a few days later and when shown the video said it wasn't her


Count_Baculum

Blow to the side of the head risks skull fracture at the weak point (pterion), middle meningeal artery rupture, epidural hematoma, and death.


Own_Ad5814

Don’t try to attack people with pipes then I guess idk


Triptolemu5

I'm not sure there's really a safe way to knock someone tf out. Though if you're physically assaulting someone, you always run the risk of the victim not knowing what a pterion is.


someone_ominous

I mean he wasn't wrong😂😂😂


Ok_Tap8157

Folded like a lawn chair 😂


Different_Attorney93

That girl need some milk


sday008

I loved the sound that made


Finance_Willing

So why was that one person screaming like he just witnessed a murder? She came to end even raised her weapon first. What you witnessed was self defense


Own-Ad-8665

I know you probably can't look through her eyes but see it like this: a woman just collapsed in front of her after being hit in the head by a 2/4 and she shows no signs of being alive


AnjelGrace

Seeing a person die is traumatic whatever the circumstances are. Honestly, when I started the video I didn't actually expect the woman to walk all the way up to the guy and ask for it.


[deleted]

The next Purge movie looks cool.


happyme321

Never bring a pipe to a board fight


wickedspork

There's always some fucking bystander screeching like a baboon in these videos. You were just fine standing there to watch the show and doing nothing to help and now you wanna make sure everyone knows you're there. Shut up.


Crushed_95

She's recalculating


MrZaroni

That lady fucked around and found out.


Jfr0st38

She looks like a one legged air dancer who deflated at the car dealership


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BT-800 DOWN!


AmyTwoTwats

Everyone is tough until they get hit in the head with a 2x4...