Defeating the enemy with your eyes.

Some of the concepts used in martial arts are best explained in story form. This will be an example of actual use of "Daiko", also known as "narame" The meaning of these terms are loosly translated into "killing with the eyes". This "technique" has been used for many generations as a way to win a battle without actually engaging in actual physical combat. I had the unfortunate chance to use this method this weekend.
A few days ago I went out on a date with my fiance. My car was broken at the time so we decided to use mass transit, a.k.a. the bus. We went out to eat and I took her shopping. Everything was dandy until we were on the ride home. A couple blocks away from home, we were both tired and sort of spacing out and enjoying the air conditioning and shade the bus provides. Then. like someone blaring annoying music next to your head when you are in the middle of a beautiful nap, a couple of obnoxious and obviously intoxicated men got on the bus. After a rather rude dialogue with the bus driver due to expired transfer tickets one of the men made his way to the back of the bus. We, of course, tried to ignore this man, but as soon as he got to the place in the isle adjacent from my fiance he stumbled and knocked into her. He stood there are stared at her for a moment. She , and I both felt something was very wrong as he was looking at her a little too intensly. She quickly told him "get away from me" and he loudly said "excuse me!" in a sarcastic manner and didn't move. Then he turned his eyes to me and said "excuse me!" in the same manner again. At this point it was obvious that he was trying to provoke a reaction out of me. I didn't look him in the eyes. The reason for this is because I was not interested in meeting this person, nor was I even interested in acknowledging he was a human being. This is when "daiko" began. I stared with utmost intensity at his center. My eyes were widened to the point that they shivered in my eye sockets. My mind was completely quiet save for the multiple scenarios rushing through my head dealing with how to neutralize or overwhelm this man without hurting other passengers if he threatened to harm my loved one in any manner. Then my mind fell totally silent. I had decided that I would strike him down without hesitation whatsoever if he made even a hint of movement that seemed threatening. He was so drunk that one well placed punch would fell him easily.This all occured within a split second. To me it felt like 5 minutes. The entire bus fell silent as this unusually slow second passed by. After this silent conversation between me and my enemy, the drunkard made the wise decision that it would be in his best interest if he kept walking to the back silently. No other words were exchange, and I didn't even have to reply to him vocally. He knew he stood before a caged animal ready to defend himself and his family with his life. It is imperative to have this frame of mind for any martial technique to work properly in a real life situation. Though no physical fight took place, a battle occured none the less, and I was the victor. I defeated him by merely pouring my intent out of my eyes. Letting him gaze into the pit of my very soul for a moment of time and letting him have the choice to go on with his day harmoniously in the thrawls of his drunken bliss or to be thrown into the fray with a man who was more sober, probably more skilled, and definately ready to end everything right then and there in front of everyone on the bus; men, women, children, and god himself. Once the man walked away my fiance asked if I was ok. I told her I was alright and looked around. Everyone on the bus around me was looking at me. I felt like i was under a spot light. Then everything resumed. I'm not sure why the people around me looked at me so strangely. Maybe it's because they had expected me to do more than just stare at that man. I live by the concept of "minimum energy, maximum effect" i was able to achieve my desired effect by being ready and making that readiness known. That was all that was needed, so it is all I did.