20 - Challenge Matches

(10:42:16 AM) EvilEast: how's the eye....
(11:22:43 AM) saestor: Hey. The eye is a little swollen, but I can see okay, which is good.
(11:23:22 AM) EvilEast: so what did you take away from last nights.. attempted mugging?
(11:24:36 AM) saestor: I should have used the opportunity to use more wing chun. lol. Mainly, my lesson was that I should be more cautious when someone wants to come spar.
(11:25:57 AM) saestor: I was reviewing the night, and I'm not sure what I would have done differently. I still want to be open to meeting new people, and I would fight him again if he asked, and I wouldn't try to knock his block off...
(11:26:30 AM) saestor: So, the two things that would change in the future would be to be more careful before jumping in, and to use it as an opportunity to practice my kung fu.
(11:26:46 AM) EvilEast: hmmmm.....
(11:28:13 AM) saestor: I guess one might say that I "lost" since I'm hurt and he's not, but I kept my head, didn't get sucked into a slugging match, and after the first time, didn't allow him to hit me again, so I feel I did okay. My only disappointment was that my kung fu wasn't good enough to neutralize his offense completely.
(11:28:59 AM) EvilEast: mmmhmmm.
(11:30:14 AM) EvilEast: I'll say to you what I said to pete. it's not enough that you can fight them or even beat them.

you must be able to outclass them.


(11:30:23 AM) EvilEast: then that shit won't happen.
(11:31:27 AM) saestor: That's what I was thinking yes.
(11:32:16 AM) EvilEast: I'm never suggested you knock his block off.... I am suggesting that when someone steps to you ounder "sketchy" pretenses [and say they want to spar when really they want to fight is sketchy] then it' is your obligation to teach them the error of their ways.

And you can do that without exessive force.
(11:32:30 AM) saestor: I think I could have used a little more force. Sure, I got some really clean touches off on him, but I think he didn't understand how damaging those hits could have been. I should have put in a little more juice to prove the point.
(11:32:35 AM) EvilEast: otherwise.... they learn nothing.... and question you.
(11:32:57 AM) saestor: Yes. We're on the same page there.
(11:33:31 AM) saestor: Like this! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpiSGjXPwlo