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* A fight has two defining features, Context, and place on the Continum of Letha

lity.
* Context is categorized thus - Defined - Restricted - Fluid
Defined - There is a fixed set of circumstances often arbitrated by an o
utside party
Restricted - There is naturally limiting factors, typically owing to bot
h parties having some awareness of the others capability, or features of terrai
n, etc.
Fluid - The nature of the fight is highly susceptiable to change, there
are few or no limiting factors governing
the circumstance.
* The contium is defined thus; A sliding scale of lethality
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Least Lethal
Most Lethal
At the end of least lethality a fatal result is highly unexpected and ve
ry rare. At the most lethal end a fatal result is expected and serious injury is
the norm.
So how does this look in play.
Ex. A Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition, contextually this is a defined fight, the
re are static rules and no real risk of the nature of the fight changing. On the
contium it falls at the least lethal end, as a lethal result is highly irregula
r due to the nature of the fight.
Ex. A gun fight, contextually this is a restricted fight, the presence of firear
m dictates that this fight will likely occur outside of arms reach making the li
klihood of hand to hand low. On the contium it is at the most lethal end

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