User blog comment:Gabool the Wild/The Idoicy of the Boxing Hare/@comment-1669318-20100617005551

The point is Gabool, that while bows, spears, etc. are all very good weapons, fists can also be included on that list. However, if you're just some anonymus mouse, who has never punched someone before, and you are in a fight with a rat with a spear, you are probably going to die. But if you are a hare who has spent ten seasons learning the most effective way to kill somebeast with your paws, how to evade stabs and slashes, disarming your enemy, exercises to improve paw strenghth, and spending more time practicing the above tactics, a sure way to get killed becomes a powerful way of fighting, and you stand a much better chance than the poor soon-to-be-dead mouse of the first example. Like any weapon, it has its drawbacks, namely having to rely on dodging rather than parrying, but it has its advantages too, such as speed, and rapidity.