Originally Posted by
YouKnowWho
I agree with your strategy. In the Chinese GO game, if you don't know how to play, as long as you just put your chess at the "symmetric" position, the game may be boring but you will never lose that game.
In wrestling, there are a lot of moves that can be used to counter itself (such as cut against cut, spring against spring, hip throw against hip throw, ...). For example, if you use your leading leg to
- sweep your opponent's rooting leg, at the same time, your opponent also use his leading leg to sweep your rooting leg,
- cut (back hook) your opponent's leading leg, at the same time, your opponent also use his leading leg to cut (back hook) your leading leg,
- ...
Will you win, or will your opponent win? The chance will be 50-50. It depends on who has faster speed and more power. Of course there are moves that cannot be used to counter itself. If you lift your opponent over your shoulder, he just can't counter you with the same move at that moment.
I'm sure the same strategy can be applied in the striking art as well. When your opponent uses front kick to kick at your chest, at the same time, if you also use front kick to kick at his chest, who will win? Nobody will know. It's still 50-50.