Such a cool article once again! It haven't yet found much of this sort here.
I have many longer articles on paper a home which I release someday when I have grown more on the platform. One of them also deals with a similar topic.

I agree with all points. As you point at already with your words, the mind is actually the place where a fight is already decided before it starts physically. The Martial Arts' ultimate goal is to not use physical action in the first place. When two people meet in a fight, the Intention combined with a calm mind which is not prone to fear nor to the ego is decisive, because only this way we can still use our mind but the mind cannot use us anymore. What our ego is to our conscious is the Intention to our Subconscious. Thus, by releasing our ego, our entire power now lies in the Intention. If our Intention is to defeat any attack our physical movement then will be directed to fend off anything!
I practised Martial Arts for many years but the focus in these schools is nowadays too strongly on the physical aspect.

Thank you very much! I saw the title and immediately knew it would be great!