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"don't use what you've learned unless you're justified to do so".
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It means, that the study of a martial art requires discipline enough that the student or practitioner NOT use what has been learned ... unless certain very specific conditions have been met first ... conditions such as "justifiable self defense" or "justifiable defense of others" ... the extremely destructive moves and techniques are only to be used to stop violent actions of others, and must not be used to encourage or escalate violence ... causing injuries must be limited to the destruction of your attacker's ability to continue attacking, once your attacker has been rendered unable to continue attacking, all agressive action must then cease ... DO NOT attack back, just defend in a way that STOPS the attack.
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It means that if somebody yells at you, you don't kick them in the nuts. If they swing at you, you can kick them in the nuts. If they jab at you with a knife theeeenn you can break their neck.
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