I would like to walk away but I'm afraid my honor will not allow that. Call it immature pride if you must but I sometimes I have a harder time living with what "I" think of myself then what others think of me if you know what I mean. So I can't walk away plain and simple.
Hmmm ... After thinking about this I can understand to a degree. IF you can't simply walk away feeling that it would hurt your principles then you only have one option.
Stand up to him. But don't fight him. It's going to be hard, but in the end you'll learn so much about yourself and how to handle destructive people like him that it will be WELL worth it. A zen story comes to mind ...
... in feudal Japan there was a specific battle between Shogun's were the winning army sacked the neighboring shogun’s village. Running in to the mountains and woods many of the villagers and Zen monks were already gone. So when the general of the conquering army entered the city and heard that in the Zen monastery there was a lone monk he became furious! Swearing he galloped on his horse through the gates only to find the master meditating ... alone.
The general raised his sword and dismounted - the close to 90 lbs of armor clamoring with anger on his body. The master did not respond. The general sputtered with rage in his voice, “Don’t you realize who I am?!?!" The General took a few more steps forward towards the Master "I AM the man who could cut off your head without blinking an eye?” His voice low, threatening and filled to the brim with vim.
The Zen master responded turning his gaze to the General, “Don’t you realize I’m the man who could have my head cut off without blinking an eye?”
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Understand that this kid is threatened by you, then, and only then, you will have already won ANY fight he may through at you. At that point all you have to do is stand your ground. Since this takes a lot of resolve to do, I would suggest you practice facing him in your mind and remembering to be unmovable without succumbing to his inadequacies.
I hope that helps -