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Casual salle practice referee: "La première attaque: non. La contre-attaque: point. Combat."
Me: "Are you kidding me?"
"You did take a huge step."
"That's not my intention at all, it was supposed to be a feint, composite, definitely not a step!"
"It still looked like the first big step being 'first attack, no'. Sorry, it's a hard habit to break."
"This is nothing skill- or strategy-related..."
"Doesn't matter, the real deal is about what I saw, not what you wanted to do."
"..."
"Funny enough actually, most points against you are done in some kind of counter-time."
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Yes, I always miss out to counter-time. A counter-time at anytime, not just closing time, yet two-timing when toying at 4-4, 14-14, or 44-44 sudden death, not to mention being just one indicator under cutoff at Qualifier. In fact, rather sickening.
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"You have undeniably fast feet," coach reassures, "but with 'fast' must come 'delicate'. Control is crucial, because when you're on the strip, you don't think. You don't want to think. You can't afford to think. All the thinking is done in between points."
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I don't think there's much of an "in-between".
Comments (1)
There is never an in-between for robots. Unless you are designed that way.