"The greatest pleasure is to vanquish your enemies, to chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth, to see their near and dear bathed in tears, to ride their horses and to sleep on the bellies of their wives and daughters." - Genghis Khan
How brutal! According to our modern standards Genghis is a monster. He took no prisoners. The losers were completely destroyed.
I remember teaching martial arts for years and one of the ideas we tried to get the students to do is to pull their punches back and not to hurt their opponent. This was done to insure no one got hurt and that the opponent would be willing to engage in battle again. We even had rules such as: do not hit in the face.
So what did I do at times when I spared with others? Punched my opponent in the face with minimal force. The stunned look allowed the opponent to realize that at times the rules must be broken. In a street fight if you pulled your punches back, you will end up being the loser.
Today's question is:
"How brutal can you be towards your enemies?"
How brutal! According to our modern standards Genghis is a monster. He took no prisoners. The losers were completely destroyed.
I remember teaching martial arts for years and one of the ideas we tried to get the students to do is to pull their punches back and not to hurt their opponent. This was done to insure no one got hurt and that the opponent would be willing to engage in battle again. We even had rules such as: do not hit in the face.
So what did I do at times when I spared with others? Punched my opponent in the face with minimal force. The stunned look allowed the opponent to realize that at times the rules must be broken. In a street fight if you pulled your punches back, you will end up being the loser.
Today's question is:
"How brutal can you be towards your enemies?"
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