So there you are in the pub and it's time to leave. You get up from the table and realize the pub is packed with people. You can see the door but there are a lot of obstacles. You decide on a strategy to get from where you are to the door. Naturally you want to take the straightest shortest path (assuming you were able to walk a straight path).
So there you are in the pub and it's time to leave. You get up from the table and realize the pub is packed with people. You can see the door but there are a lot of obstacles. You decide on a strategy to get from where you are to the door. Naturally you want to take the straightest shortest path (assuming you were able to walk a straight path).
The straightest path has a huge table in the way as well as many people. You know you could go force that table over and knock it out of your way but that would probably notify the bouncers and they would all come running at you. Ya, that wouldn't be good.
You decide to go around the table. Even though it's not the shortest path, it's ultimately going to be the most inconspicuous and therefore time-saving method.
You go around the table and there are some people. Lots of people actually. All of them with different moods. Some angry, some mellow, some happy. You again need a strategy for moving through those people. You have many options.
You can try to get to the door in one strong push through all the people. You might be able to do it cause you're strong enough. Hopefully your aggression will be enough. Of course this aggression will catch the attention of the bouncers. Hopefully, if you take the straight path you can get to the door before they notice and get to you. Most often aggression will be met with aggression so you have to get out quickly. There is also the possibility that there may be another table in your path. Since you are rushing to the door and just pushing others out of your way you may not have the time to change direction if there is a table there. Of course, you will probably be hoping that your momentum will help you to crash through the table.
Another strategy would be to use pure kindness. Just ask people kindly to please step out of your way. When you meet a table, you can just go around. You will probably find that asking everybody to please step out of your way will be a very time consuming (and probably frustrating) venture. You will never get to the door. If you just keep changing direction every time somebody does not move, you may just end up in the bathroom. You will also likely meet a belligerent patron who refuses to move. When you try to go around, they get in your path and obstruct your goal.
Yet another strategy would be to use a combination of both, to find the middle road. With this strategy, you will keep an eye on the target and just start walking. When you meet an obsticle, you will ask it politely to move along with a helping hand to gently guide them aside. If they try to resist, you can go around. If they gently try to resist, then your weight and structure should be enough to make them realize that resistance is futile. If there are any tables in the way, you will go around them. Although you may have had to deal with many people, nobody will remember you having passed or feeling threatened. Soon you will be at the door and your strategy will have worked with optimal efficiency given the environment.
Womens Self Protection
Almost everyone who has attended a self-defense class or seminar has probably heard this old saw: Grip your keys between your fingers and use them to lash the face of your attacker, be sure to aim for the eyes Its a WSD (womens self-defense) standby.
I guess the moral to the story is that the most direct route is not always the most efficient route. If you want someone to move, just ask with a gentle hand and they will normally accommodate. If they don't accomodate, just go around and they will often be caught too flat footed to follow you.
Techniques and Tutorials 
So there you are in the pub and it's time to leave. You get up from the table and realize the pub is packed with people. You can see the door but there are a lot of obstacles. You decide on a strategy to get from where you are to the door. Naturally you want to take the straightest shortest path (assuming you were able to walk a straight path).
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