In learning how to break free from old habits and structure we are also learning how to address new situations. When somebody attacks they may have an expectation of how we will respond to that attack, based on their own self interest of getting what they want, even if it involves using force. Our system of martial arts deals with the redirection of that expectation. Something as simple as a technique that shifts our centerline out of the attackers path is enough to create a rupture in the reality of the attacker, just as if they tried to grab a ghost.
Mark Davis
Boston Martial Arts Center