Consider having a friendly, non-combative talk with your supervisor to gain insight into their perception of the situation.
He is no stranger to combative situations, as a former county prosecutor in Amarillo, Texas; a former plaintiff's lawyer in business fraud cases; and former director of the insurance fraud division for the state of New Mexico.
Grey also points out that overbearing people thrive on conflict and enjoy the control they derive from creating tense and combative situations, so simply ignoring them is the best defense.
As a Black Belt it is your duty to strive for a higher understanding on how techniques function and how they can be applied in real combative situations.
While some platoon situations can be combative -- both players often want to be regulars -- Spencer and Garcia seem too invested in their friendship to let the battle become personal.
Into the arena strode the combative Steve Kirby, who is likely to relish the situation, but would prefer a ball to a bat as his weapon.
But the president was no more combative than usual toward the Republican-controlled House, suggesting that the situation is dire enough that it may call for cooperation rather than another round of finger-pointing.
Additionally, in a joint legal custody arrangement, if the parents of the children do not get along, this situation has the potential to cause parents to become combative and argue on every decision that needs to be made about their children, which can be extremely stressful for not only the children involved, but also for the parents.
Police training and the police work environment are defined by low frequency, high intensity events -- the "routine" traffic stop that turns up a combative driver and an unregistered gun, or the domestic violence call that evolves into a hostage situation.
He is a very combative player but we have combative centre-halves and they will just have to deal with that situation.
