This article is from the Martial Arts FAQ, by Matthew Weigel faq@idempot.net with numerous contributions by others.
In brief: You can't. While a Martial Artist does learn combat skills,
the final objective of a Martial Art is not to become the deadliest
person alive.
The Martial Arts recognize there will always be someone who is bigger,
stronger, faster, has a bigger knife, a more powerful gun, a longer
range missile, and so on. The objective, then, is to become the best
that you can be, regardless of how good anyone else is.
 
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