You might need heard this quote earlier than:
“One of the best swordsman doesn’t worry the second greatest. He fears the worst since there’s no telling what that fool goes to do.”
Many attribute the quote to Mark Twain, nevertheless it was really a summation of one thing Twain wrote in “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court docket”, 1889, which was:
“However don’t you recognize, there are some issues that may beat smartness and foresight? Awkwardness and stupidity can. One of the best swordsman on the planet doesn’t have to worry the second greatest swordsman on the planet; no, the particular person for him to be afraid of is a few ignorant antagonist who has by no means had a sword in his hand earlier than; he doesn’t do the factor he should do, and so the professional isn’t ready for him; he does the factor he ought to not do: and sometimes it catches the professional out and ends him on the spot.”
I take into consideration that quote so much, primarily as a result of I spend lots of my time sparring with folks in jiujitsu who vary vastly in ability degree. And the rationale I take into consideration that quote so much is as a result of it’s true.
Once I’m rolling with a better belt in jiujitsu, my greatest jiujitsu comes out – I can pull off issues – intelligent, difficult issues – I can’t do with newcomers as a result of the extra skilled particular person is reacting accurately for a jiujitsu particular person. Nonetheless, once you roll with a newbie even they don’t know what they’ll do subsequent, so you might be continuously caught on this awkward cease/begin phrasing of motion the place it’s a must to be continuously on guard for the sudden as a result of the danger of damage is actual. However rolling with newcomers additionally reaffirms one other maxim for me – usually you don’t want difficult jiujitsu, you simply have to do the easy factor properly.