You remember well grasshopper.
You have seen and learned how to defang the snake.
If you can defang them by quick defensive slashes to their hands or wrists as they reach in there isn't much they can do to hurt you after that.
Like the secret service is trained, the threats come from hands. Take the use of the hand away or prevent them from holding onto their weapon and they aren't much of a threat.
As you have been trained in these techniques and practiced them, you also know not to reach out for them but to allow them to extend to you. As they extend they lose strength in the arm. As you are waiting and covering you have all the power available when you connect with them.
ACP: you know the theories and moves which work and would be considered strictly defensive in nature. There are few duals to the death but many can succumb to their wounds hours later.
While others feel you need to reach into the opponents "inner circle" and stab someone once or multiples to get them to stop their aggression you know by doing so that you are extending yourself, and vulnerable to attack and injury, as you are attempting to put the "bite" on them.
Glad to see you remember the theories and techniques which keep you from opening up to their attack or panicing under attack from another.
BTW--Thye may have the will to continue but don't have the ability to hold onto a weapon if you can defang them at their hand or wrist. They don't have to give up but without the use of their hand they aren't much of a threat either.
"Draw straight, keep your steel sharp and watch your back"
Brownie
