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This scene from Enter The Dragon was so memorable to me. It shows the cleverness of Bruce Lee's character from the movie. I strongly agree that this kind of mindset, if I used the correct term, should also be applied in our daily lives, especially when we encounter arrogant people. I have met some people who are reminiscent of Parsons or the young samurai, and I usually get bothered and irritated by their actions. I wanted to punch them on the face so badly to wake them up from their delusions, yet neither I nor my fists are trained for fighting. Thus, I have nothing else to do but stay calm and find an opportunity when they make such a mistake. As a person who loves martial arts films, there are things that we can apply on our daily lives to avoid such conflict or trouble. Thank you for this essay. I am looking forward to read more.

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Glad you enjoyed it! Will do my best to publish similar work that you may find useful! 🙏😊

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Thank you. Your articles have a lot of things to learn from.

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"On the other hand, the Tsukahara Bokuden in you says that many of the conflicts you experience are caused by your being too ready to fight and not willing enough to cooperate."

So true! Martial arts is probably one of the few life skills people should have, yet never strive to use. One of my martial arts instructor once told his class that by the time you're in a physical confrontation, you've already missed 90% of the signals.

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Exactly, my thoughts. If one hasn't cultivated situational awareness, and the ability to think under pressure, they missed one of the most important lessons taught in martial arts.

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So true! And also to realize just how easy it is to get really badly hurt.

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Like Dan Inosanto's speed of knife video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYl2KCdFNgo

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Insane speed. I recall a scenario when a friend of mine was stabbed, and at first he thought he was being hit with a regular punch. He realized he was stabbed only after seeing red and collapsing.

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That's super-scary. I hope your friend is okay!

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I work a retail job in a kind of rough area. In the year I've been there, the staff have had a few brawls with aggressive, thieving, and inebriated customers. But I've been OK, even with the same regular troublemakers, because I don't take the bait like my hot-headed and younger peers. It really is the ultimate technique.

Watched Enter the Dragon for the first time a few months ago. Enjoyed it, but questionable karate from some of the extras (weird oi zukis). :3

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Exactly. It's amazing how a second, or minute more of self-control, makes the rest of the working week (or more) easier.

That is the same thing I noticed as well when I last saw the movie. I guess this kind of "techniques" were common from the 70s to the 90s. 😅

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