"people talk about speed in martial arts, to me there are 2 types of speed that impress me in fighting. one of them is speed of decision making. if you can make good decisions faster than your opponent. the other is, not to go in straight lines at speed, but speed of changing direction. speed of directional change is the most important type of physical speed in fighting. there are plenty of people who were not really that fast, but they can change direction quickly. and THAT'S the kind of speed that counts in fighting...if you can't tell where a person is gonna be, it's just a real handful to deal with"