This Man Is A Despot! (1/2)

The teacher and the student stood in a small barren VR world. One was about to share his amazing wisdom with the other.

That is how a monk could be seen holding his breath, his ears perked, his gaze expectant and his expression extremely serious. That is when the solemn silence was finally broken. 

"You see, the trick to winning any fight is easy…" The pupil could be seen leaning forward in rapt attention. "Don't get hit and beat the shit out of your opponent." Josh delivered that line as if it was divine knowledge, to the stupefaction of his interlocutor. 

"What? That's it? Where's the trick?" The poor monk asked uncertainly. 

"That's it. Don't try and make it difficult. Just focus on dodging and attacking. Why try and purposely make it difficult? Killing isn't about flashy and fancy moves. Just take out the opponent, that easy."

"So how do I do that? I've learned martial arts but…"