That video is a master class in how ordinary people outmaneuver harmful power without becoming what they’re fighting.Here’s what groups can learn
That video is a master class in how ordinary people outmaneuver harmful power without becoming what they’re fighting.
Here’s what groups can learn and apply immediately.
1. Harmful power often overestimates brute force
The men in the video look dominant. That’s how harmful systems survive. They rely on intimidation, reputation, and the assumption that resistance will crumble.
The women don’t challenge the image.
They challenge the physics.
Lesson:
Do not waste energy arguing with a power’s mythology. Study its mechanics. Every system has leverage points.
2. Coordination beats charisma every time
No one woman is the hero. There is no grandstanding, no ego performance, no single voice trying to be “the face.”
They move as one body.
Lesson:
Harmful people in power thrive when groups fragment, compete for visibility, or turn on one another. Unity without hierarchy is destabilizing to abuse.
Ask:
Are we aligned in timing?
Are we pulling in the same direction?
Are we conserving energy or burning it on internal conflict?
Are we compassionate towards one another?
Do we understand that we are stronger together?
3. Grounding matters more than speed
The women lower their center of gravity. They don’t rush. They anchor.
Meanwhile, the men pull hard and lose footing.
Lesson:
Abusive power wants you reactive, panicked, outraged, exhausted. Grounded groups move slower but win longer.
Grounding looks like:
Clear boundaries
Shared values
Rest built into resistance
Decisions made with foresight, not adrenaline
4. Discipline is invisible until it wins
What looks effortless is the result of repetition and trust. They trained together long before the match.
Lesson:
Groups that defeat harmful power prepare before the crisis. They build:
Shared language
Mutual protection
Clear roles
Quiet skill-building
By the time harm escalates, they’re already ready.
5. Power collapses when it pulls alone
The men pull against the women.
The women pull with each other.
That difference ends everything.
Lesson:
Oppressive systems are lonely at the top. They rely on fear, not loyalty. When people refuse isolation and act collectively, dominance weakens fast.
6. Winning doesn’t require domination
Notice something subtle:
The women don’t humiliate. They don’t taunt. They don’t escalate violence.
They simply outlast and out-position.
Lesson:
Justice-centered groups don’t need to mirror cruelty. Precision, patience, and integrity are enough.
The deeper truth
This video teaches that harmful power is not invincible. It is often unbalanced, overconfident, and disconnected.
Groups win when they:
Stay rooted
Move together
Protect their energy
Refuse internal division
Focus on leverage, not spectacle
This isn’t just a sports clip.
It’s a blueprint.
Things to notice
1. Taiwan’s national women’s tug-of-war team is world-class — they’ve trained specifically for this sport’s unique demands and have dominated international competition for years. Their success comes not from beating men casually, but from being elite athletes in a technical sport.
People who engage in harm aren’t casual about it. They are focused. People who want to do serve others and mean to do good things in life can’t afford to be casual about it. Service, good deeds, and charitable contributions require focus and dedication.
2. Watch closely: They stay deep and low, anchoring their feet and shifting strength in unison. That means all members are pulling together, which can overcome a team that tries to rely on brute power without rhythm. To get results like these, it takes working together even on days when you aren’t all that pleased with one another.
When groups:
- share knowledge
- protect one another
- train deliberately
- refuse to fracture
- and act in rhythm
- even entrenched power loses its grip.
This is how movements endure.
This is how harm is displaced.
Not by rage alone, but by aligned force with purpose.