I once had a student who was very ambitious about learning to attack. Prior to taking lessons, he had only developed a pushing and blocking game. For 9 months, I taught him to attack. He said that he was using his attack against other players at the club. Finally, the day arrived that I was ready to watch him play against another opponent, instead of just giving him a lesson. Before the match, I told him not to worry about the score, but merely to focusing on using the weapons that he had been trained to use.