What A Fight Should Be.

This post details a concept I took from a book called The Book of Martial Power it was written by Steven J. Pearlman. It’s a principal called the pure objective. The pure objective shows the best possible scenario in combat. As in if you get into a fight this is exactly what you would want to happen.
“1. Victory should be instantaneous
2. Victory should be effortless.”
Its goes without saying that you need to win as that is a prerequisite to both of these conditions. The first thing that I noticed that is critically important is the order. It is much more important that you win quickly than it is that you win effortlessly. Therefore you should pour effort in until you can win quickly or immediately and then work on trying to use less effort. The really great thing is that this principle does not only lend itself to street fighting but competition sports also. Actually it can be applied to anything. A lot of top level Bjj teachers and players make detailed game plans of what they are going to do in a match. The pure objective is a perfect way to focus those game plans. If I was preparing for a fight (which I amJ) I would focus on finding the fasted way to knockout or submit my opponent that requires the least effort. An important question raised by this is why is it important to win quickly? Well fights are unpredictable and the longer a fight goes on the more chances there are for your opponent to knock you out, break one of your bones or incapacitate you in some other way. The less time you spend slugging away the less chance there is for that to happen. The author of The Book of Martial Power makes the point that the pure objective isn’t an unreachable goal. In the comment section below give an example of a fight scenario in any form that fulfills the pure objective.