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23 Post author: jsalvatier 17 November 2011 05:04PM

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Comment author: gwern 18 November 2011 12:34:22AM 2 points [-]

Yeah. But thinking about it some more, TKD was probably not the best example - I actually have thought, quite a few times, during fencing that 'man I wish I had faster reflexes, he's ridiculous'. (Weapons are a lot faster than legs.)

Comment author: Peter_de_Blanc 18 November 2011 02:54:22AM 2 points [-]

My fencing coach emphasizes modeling your opponent more accurately and setting up situations where you control when stuff happens. Both of these skills can substitute somewhat for having faster reflexes.