No, in my condition, these days, a strong third-grader could prolly kick my ass .... but HE didn't know that.

Besides, we have a "stand your ground" law here and I could have easily been "in fear of great bodily harm".

Florida’s “Stand-Your-Ground” law states, “A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has a right to be, has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another ...