Don't be the tough guy who won't be intimidated into changing your route.
If you see possible trouble, avoid it.
A sharp knife moves quickly.
Only a small part of fight training is an intellectual exercise. It is best learned in mock fights with cap guns, rubber knives, and a lot of creativity and acting.
It is definitely not limited to just a single weapon. Improv weapons are also very valid. If you have a weapon, it is *vital* that you do not use it as a crutch, but as just one part of the fight.
You also need to learn what could be called the “Tueller distances” for everything.
This stuff goes on and on.
Situation awareness, that girl waited to long before she reacted. That POS was a big guy she would have lost in hand to hand combat Ju jitsu or not.
As an aside- Keanu reeves was the real deal when it comes to gun handling- His movies aren’t just CGI- He had the skills-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yk7K8-HnfI