by Elton John » April 11th, 2015, 3:46 am
Well, even if he wasn't taught how it's not like he didn't know how.
The comparison that they made was pretty lousy. They weren't weaklings. Scar had plenty of physical strength. Simba didn't look undernourished at all. And even if someone isn't taught how to fight, with the right amount of physical strength a punch can still cause a concussion.
Fancy punches and kicks work well in movies, but in real life you're better off learning defensive techniques. The way Simba sent Scar flying off the cliff at the end with his hind feet was actually very clever with showing that striking scar wasn't the most useful way of fighting him.
Why do we fall? So that we can learn to pick ourselves back up again.