When you fight, if it is a real fight, use every tool that you have, use your whole body. Use your fists, your legs, your fingers, your head if you have to, and hit them in every vulnerable spot, the balls, the eyes etc. to win.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- In a real fight, use every available resource to ensure survival.
- In plain terms
- Use your whole body and hit weak spots to win a fight.
- What can you take from it?
- Utilize all resources when your safety is at risk.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What resources do you have in a crisis?
- How do you define a real fight?
Another view
Using excessive force can lead to legal consequences.
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