Me too, for the most part; except that I was more of a shortly and skinnily peaceful guy (ze joke).
I remember a similar event from my own childhood. A bunch of boys standing around us in a circle. And oddly, one older supervisor kind of guy. The bout started. And somehow, I actually ended up winning. There was very little sense of triumph because I had no idea how I had done it or even what happened.
Don’t remember what else happened after that. In all likelihood, probably went off to read a book.
He did not end up becoming a friend several years later. hahaha.
I do not feel ready for Emperor yet. I’m going to stay with Ascended Mogul for a while.
I’m approaching it primarily through the lens of self-determination and business-building. When I feel that I’ve initiated a project(s) and it’s getting off the ground, then I’ll switch to Emperor.