> "assuming two opponents of > equal skill, is there ever an adavantage to attacking first?" > > Anyone care to discuss the question, on any scale? > > Kat Well, I'd first want you to define attack. I don't study Aikido, but in JKD we consider attacking in any number of levels or dynamics. There's controlling range, there's controlling the rhythm of the fight, there's controlling the tools used in the fight... Is an attack an active physical action? Or is it a more mental or spiritual action? Is a feint an attack? Is taking advantage of endurance an attack? Is an attack meant to cause damage? Oh, and to answer the question above - assuming equal skill and the same style/school? If I'm twice as fast and just as strong or even stronger? Take 'em out. David