Oh, yes. I doubt they'd do as well against anyone who'd had to fight for their life.
[On the other hand, fighting to the death doesn't look very good on film. This sort of showy, technically precise fighting is wonderful for exhibitions, and less effective than fighting fast, mean and without rules when it comes to real combat.
He's always found it rather charming that some people have the leisure to learn to fight just to look good doing it, although being charmed doesn't stop him from being willing to flatten them if necessary.]
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Oh, yes. I doubt they'd do as well against anyone who'd had to fight for their life.
[On the other hand, fighting to the death doesn't look very good on film. This sort of showy, technically precise fighting is wonderful for exhibitions, and less effective than fighting fast, mean and without rules when it comes to real combat.
He's always found it rather charming that some people have the leisure to learn to fight just to look good doing it, although being charmed doesn't stop him from being willing to flatten them if necessary.]