"How to deal with bullies", according to my Dad:

[Jarqui]

14. I couldn't stand bullies hurting kids

Lots of bullies at a private boys school.
I had a knack for beating them up.
6 years. 34 fights.
I was lucky to win those fights, not get hurt much and to not get sued.

When you get right down to it, you're basically bullying the bully - not much better than them.
You do that much fighting, even when you get the best of them, it leaves emotional scars.
On one side, it stopped the abuse of their victims which was the objective.
On the other, for example, knocking four teeth out of a 9 year old bully - that's a pretty harsh outcome for a nine year old making a mistake.
There should be a better way to resolve differences but 34 times, it didn't work out that way for me.
It bothers me to this day. It was very hard on my parents.

It did stop when the school finally implemented a no bullying policy that I'd asked for after my first fight.

I'll never understand or accept the cruelty of why people have to hurt kids like that.
I am so sorry for those who have suffered that abuse. It is brutal, so undeserved and so damaging.