26 Fighting for Your Life
In the words of Sun Tzu, the greatest victories are the ones that require no battle; or, to put it differently, the objective of most warfare isn’t to destroy the enemy, but to frighten them into submitting to one’s demands.
This may seem like an oddly militaristic introduction to self-defense, but what’s true for large armies also holds true for individuals. Very few people who threaten to harm others actually have violence as their goal; it’s a means to an end, and given the inherent risks of combat, it’s one they’d often rather not exercise. If a mugger or a home invader brings a weapon with them, it’s almost ...
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