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this phrase is used in sailing, skiing, motorcycling, showjumping, skydiving, tennis, classical musicianship, downhill mountain biking, and lately I hear, mma.
by motohagiography 2y ago
this phrase is used in sailing, skiing, motorcycling, showjumping, skydiving, tennis, classical musicianship, downhill mountain biking, and lately I hear, mma. I have some doubt that it originated with door kickers.
- Waterluvian 2y agoUnless I’ve missed it somewhere I see no claim that it originated with them.
- 10u152 2y agoFunny you say that, as soon as I read it I remember my favorite professional enduro rider coaching people using exactly those words.
- lamontcg 2y agoCave diving uses that phrase as well. I suspect it does originate in the military, though, and probably reloading guns and cannons while under fire. Might go back further than that to bows and arrows. Looks like a related term "make haste slowly" dates back to Roman times and was applied to military commanders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festina_lente https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festina_lente