The purpose of the pistol is to stop a fight that somebody else has started, almost always at very short range.
Jeff CooperIf you must use your hands, use them with all the strength you possess... If you choose to strike, by all means strike hard.
Jeff CooperBy doing what our assailant least expects us to do, we may throw him completely off. ... what he usually least suspects is instant, violent counterattack, so the principle of aggressiveness is closely tied to threat of surprise.
Jeff Cooper