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Old 06-29-2011, 06:48 AM   #30
Tim Ruijs
 
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Re: Overcoming aggressive attack without superior strength

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Phi Truong wrote: View Post
question, are we assuming that the attacker isn't outclass us in every way? if our attacker is stronger, faster, more experience, can out think us, can out class us in weaponry, empty hand, etc and etc, do we still think we can do what we do and live?

just curious about folks expectation. reminded me of a quote "plan for the worst, hope for the best".
It is what I tell my students: we practise to 'defeat' the attacker we cannot 'defeat'. Everyone that already can be 'defeated' is not of interest form a learning point of view.
In actual battle: be the best you can be and hope for the best (the other can make mistakes...

In a real fight:
* If you make a bad decision, you die.
* If you don't decide anything, you die.
Aikido teaches you how to decide.
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