Thread: Commited attack
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Old 10-10-2000, 12:14 AM   #2
Erik
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Jun is a linguist of sorts and chooses his words more carefully than most. I bet he was waiting for your post.

I will attack clean and on the line. I've hit people before and will probably do so again. However, I would feel terrible if I really hurt someone. My intent is a clean focused attack that pushes someone (myself or my nage). Making contact is sometimes a part of this process.

However, there is a huge different between making contact and attacking to harm someone. One is about helping and the other is about hurting.

Maybe an example would help. My understanding is that when George Foreman was younger (before he became the happy religious guy he is today) he was brutal on his sparring partners. He routinely hurt them. His partners attacked to help him learn (and for the paycheck and prestige), George attacked because he liked hurting people.

It's all about mindset.
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