Punches in New York?

guidomerkinsrules said

What I’m saying is that a learned anxiety about protecting the face can lead to some bad choices

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I don't see how protecting the face is a "learned" anxiety rather than an inherent one. That being said, it's not inherent in me to go for the groin kick, so I need to "learn" that because I don't know karate and I don't have a CCW.