Martial arts definitely helped me. I was bullied hard in high school. I would get beaten up by the boys. One time, I was beaten by this Korean boy so badly that my face was bleeding. When the teacher saw me, we were sent to the principal's office. We both receive offenses. Which was weird when you think about it because only he threw shots at me while I just stood there but I still got punished as well. Back then, I never fought back, because I didn't know yet how to fight. Then I went to a gym and learned Muay Thai. The next time someone wanted to fight me, I fought back. This guy was no wimp. He was one of the best basketball players in the school so he was physically gifted. And I did pretty well in the fight. After our fight, this time, it was his face that was bleeding, while mine wasn't. He came back to the classroom with a bandaid on his face. After this, I never got assaulted again.