KC_Kyusho

Thanks for the "welcome"! "If your enemy expects you to attack west, then attack east..." a common philosophy of not playing the opponents game. Illusions of skill can create openings as the opponent prepares to defend against your attack. If he is skilled on the ground, don't groundfight him... if he is a kicker, move in close... etc.. etc... Martial arts were not designed to be a prolonged engagement, but I understand your point... becuase mistakes do happen, and you usually do end up where you do not expect it. Great topic, by the way!

Knock them out with the first strike.... If it becomes a "fight" (exchanging techniques) then you probably will end up on the ground, and your years of training has failed you. A REAL fight is too dynamic to predict, that's why it must end within 3 strikes.