{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "Like I learned the principle of \"soft defense against hard attacks, hard defense against soft attacks\" from like a 1993 article...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/628200395754356736/", "html": "<p>Like I learned the principle of &ldquo;soft defense against hard attacks, hard defense against soft attacks&rdquo; from like a 1993 article on post-Mortal Kombat fighting games and I think I just grokked it</p><p>And in my vision it has to do with the tradeoff between force and precision, if someone comes at you with a really forceful attack, rather than block and check it directly you&rsquo;re better off diverting it a bit to the side where it doesn&rsquo;t hit anything vulnerable</p><p>But if someone comes at you crafty, keeping their options open to target your vulnerability, it can be best to blitz them and force them onto the reactive</p>"}