That is the attitude of an intelligent warrior, Rapaire, and it speaks well for you. Such situations are indeed very rare for most of us, and it's a good thing. I have been surprised a couple of times by sudden physical emergencies...surprised in that I instinctively knew what to do and did it. I wouldn't have expected that.

They were not assaults, however, unless you count the time the billy goat went after me and a couple of other guys... ;-) He was definitely out to do some real damage, but I got the better of him.