There is no honour in war, and this is war in
microcosm.
'Distraction' is a part of deception and usually comes
through dialogue. The attacker may ask his victim a question
and then initiate attack when the brain is engaged. The
distraction, or brain engagement, also switches off any inbuilt
spontaneous, physical response the victim may have. A
man with twenty years of physical training in a fighting art
under his belt can be stripped of his ability by this simple
ploy. I have witnessed many trained fighters, who are
monsters in the controlled arena, get beaten by a guy with
only an ounce of their physical ability. How? They were
distracted before the attack. Rob, a hardened street fighter
and nightclub doorman always told his potential attackers
that he didn't want to fight before he attacked them.
Invariably they would come around from their unconscious
stupor, after Rob had knocked them unconscious, some
seconds later muttering 'I'm sure he said he didn't want to
fight!'