commitment and determination

“It is necessary to have such commitment and determination (improvise, adapt and overcome) as to pull a fence post out of the ground and use it to beat your enemies/adversary’s.” - Peyton Quinn, Book of Five Rings: Explained in Plain English

Comment: There are no half steps in combat. There are no half steps in self-defense. There are only minds ready, willing and able to survive when violence strikes. You have to take your mind beyond your perceptions of the world and accomplish great things to avoid and defend when conflict, violence and violent attacks happen. Then you have to test it all under appropriate conditions even experience them first hand in the chaos of battle. If you fail to understand all the physics involved along with the psychological then you have to learn - before you encounter violence.