More Work

Here’s more of my attempts to illustrate the fighting principles in non martial terms. (Although I think these sports examples are kind of cheating.)

Faking

As a soccer player dribbles their way towards the other teams goal and finds themselves alone, facing off with the goalie, what will give them the best chances of scoring a goal? Should they kick the ball straight at the goal? Should they fake left then shoot right? Should they fake a shot from further out and then try and close the distance?

All the questions point to two bigger questions – how will the goalie react to what they do and what is a the goalie expecting? If the offensive player can answer these questions with some certainty, they can guess if they need to fake, double fake or play it safe.