Ask Jake not to bring the clown around anymore.

I think you would be well advised to avoid a fighting situation. Remember that people like Chuck Norris have never been in a "real" fight. Just keep the guy out of your life.

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Avoid a fight at all costs. If your not a fighter, don't fight him. I'd also strongly advise against hitting anyone when their down. Its not a nice or gentlemanly thing to do.

You can choose to hang out with other guys who respect you. Talk to Jake and find out what the score is before you make your next move.

If it ever gets to the point where a fight is unavoidable, hit him straight in the nose. Theres couple of good reasons for this.

1) You play guitar and don't want to damage your hands. His nose will be kinder on your knuckles than his jaw.

2)You don't need to hit him hard has it won't take much pressure to make his eyes fill with tears. Once his vision is all blurred you can simply push him over, say your bit, and walk away.

I hope this situation resolves itself peacefully.

Andy

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Bro..this happened to me.Here is what you do.
Talk to your friend Jake away from this Aaron dude and let him know what is bothering you and both of you confront Aaron as a team.If Jake is truely your friend he will also stand up with you as your buddy.Very unlikely Aaron will try and take on both of you.If Jake is to chicken #$@# to back you up.....than you don"t need friends like that.If it does come down to a fight ....a punch right to the chin will knock even the biggest dude down most times....but you gotta mean it when you hit him.I don't condone fighting unless 100% necessary for self defense.I never had to scrap with the guy I didn't like cause my friend backed me up like a true friend would
Good luck bro....it will work out either way

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To me it sounds like neither of these guys are worth the bother, if it's practical I think you should just ditch the pair of 'em. It could be that this new guy, is actually afraid of you, or jealousy can manifest itself in strange ways.
If possible, before you go ahead and do what everybody else says and deck the dude, if you can see, just what it is that triggers this guy off, because I'll bet there is something specific behind it, that is not always easy to figure, you will know then for future occasions, if there are any.
Then you can deck the dude.

Somebody once said " Love your enemies......it bugs 'em like hell " try that one if you like.

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Give them both a wide berth for a while mate, see how thing's pan out with Jake if he's the mate you think he is he'll call on you, if not, no big deal, you don't need mates like that, the other guy just sound's like he's trying to split your friednship up, one of these guy's that can't interact in a crowd, he want's your buddy all to himself, have you any other mates around, if so, have a word with them, don't worry about a thing, if thing's come to a head with this guy, well your a guy you know where all the stingy sore bits are eh again don't worry about a thing Riley, take care.

[quote="cvilleira"]Try this [quote]
There are two precepts in the martial arts which have always walked with me.
--the skilled martial artist does not make the first move
--when the mind goes forth, withold the hand.....when the hand goes
forth, withhold the mind.
If you are not in the position by virtue of strength and knowledge to exercise the second option, then exercise the first. The first truth in the martial arts is to know how and when to walk away from a potential situation. The second truth is to be skilled enough that not only will you not be hurt, but your attacker will be nullified in some manner shape or form up to, and including, depending upon the nature of the threat, being killed.
I travel regularly with a rather unassuming looking high school math teacher. Small, slight of build, always wears a baseball cap. Kind'a Mortimer Snerd doofy looking guy, who wears a fifth degree black belt and has been in the arts nearly thirty years. You're not him, and he would disassociate himself from those two for good, rather than to find himself in a rather unpleasant situation all around.

Make it so.

Doc

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It seems like your"friend"Jake enjoys seeing this jerk getting his jollies by getting on your case,if not he would have said something to the cretin long ago.Believe me Jake is no friend as a real friend wouldn't initiate a confrontation like this on a regular basis.Tell Jake that he's no longer welcome around your place if he brings this bullying lout around,if he doesn't like that arrangement you're much better off rid of him and his cro-magnon buddy.I'm not one for violence but most bullies are cowards at heart and and hanging one on their beak most times sends them off crying to Mommy.When I was about 12 there was a bully on our street who was a couple of years older and much bigger than me and my buddies.This bully hit a girl I had a bad crush on,I went to his house and clocked him one and proceeded to give him a good old fashioned $hit knockin',he never bothered one person after as he knew there was someone around who could beat him.Anyway try the peaceful approach but if that doesn't work as they say in the westerns"Sometimes a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."

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nut shots are your friend

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I'm concerned about this thread, Riley don't get into a confrontation with this guy and avoid both for a while and just see how things pan out, you will have to out-think this situation. It's very difficult to suggest a best course of action from the other side of the world and we can't see for ourselves what's going on.
See if you can find someone else to hang out with for a while, might be good to have a big friend keep us informed how things are going.
Is there really no one closer to home you can talk to, but anyway, things like this can sometimes blow over very quickly.
I hope things work out okay.

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well in the event of a fight, if the other kid is bigger/better fighter, the "nut shot" is the smart thing to do... not like a referee is gonna come out and suspend him from the fight... ... so in the event of a fight, option 1) fight "honorably" (such a contradiction....) and possibly get destroyed, or option 2) "nut shot" and walk away like you own the place... so what if he thinks your a *insert insult here* for being cheap? doesnt sound like you would care that much... i would however suggst avoiding a fight with this kid because he "sounds like trouble".... i knew a kid that acted like that and when i talked back he pulled a knife (this same kid got expelled later that year for possessing said knife along with a s**t load of weed....), so if there is any chance he would have a weapon STAY AWAY from him

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Riley,

This bullying crap really bums me out. I think Jake is being a crappy friend. You don't deserve to be mistreated and Jake sees what's going on with Aaron. I know you have had medical issues and I'm not sure if you have a higher risk of injury if you fight so I suggest not fighting. I'm not sure if all the others telling you to fight are thinking of this. If I were you I would stop hanging around with both of them. I think you're a good dude for whatever it's worth and bullies suck.

I agree you should probably talk to your dad, he may be able to help.

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wait... you have an older brother right? get him to scare the little bastard...

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Or failing this, make friends with someone large.

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