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<blockquote data-quote="the-golem" data-source="post: 5492579" data-attributes="member: 87242">I may not &quot;fill&quot; a five foot square, normally. If I were to take up a defensive&nbsp; stance, I'd try my darnedest to make sure you stayed out of arms reach. Really, with a person in the center, its only an arms width radiating out, which isn't all that much. Here's an idea: don't think of it as physical space that's being taken up, but more of as a &quot;personal bubble.&quot; You'd let your friends in the bubble all the time, but would you let a hostile unknown into your personal space? Probably not.Another example: Imagine you're in PE class, (or at the gym, or up on the quarterdeck being punished by your drill sergeant) doing some good ol' jumping jacks (side-straddle hops). You can bet that that you'd space yourself out enough so that ya'll don't smack arms while jumping around. I'm willing to bet that the average distance is pretty durned close to 5ft.Just my two pence.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the-golem, post: 5492579, member: 87242"] I may not "fill" a five foot square, normally. If I were to take up a defensive stance, I'd try my darnedest to make sure you stayed out of arms reach. Really, with a person in the center, its only an arms width radiating out, which isn't all that much. Here's an idea: don't think of it as physical space that's being taken up, but more of as a "personal bubble." You'd let your friends in the bubble all the time, but would you let a hostile unknown into your personal space? Probably not. Another example: Imagine you're in PE class, (or at the gym, or up on the quarterdeck being punished by your drill sergeant) doing some good ol' jumping jacks (side-straddle hops). You can bet that that you'd space yourself out enough so that ya'll don't smack arms while jumping around. I'm willing to bet that the average distance is pretty durned close to 5ft. Just my two pence. [/QUOTE]

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