Sweet. I have a black belt in an internal art. Judo and wrestling are also internal then. Good to know. Yesterday, I was boxing with a guy, and I made him miss me, which put him off balance. He stepped by me, and I tagged him with two right hooks to the body and a left hook to the melon. I borrowed his strength for sure.
I couldn't have that black belt, or have made him miss me if I didn't have the strength and endurance to pull it off.
If a guy is stronger, faster or better than you, when he's tired, he's none of those things. Skill maximizes your effectiveness by amplifying your attributes. And you cannot develop skill if you don't have the attributes needed to constantly test them and refine them under pressure.
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