Artesian well, well from which water flows under natural pressure without pumping. It is dug or drilled wherever a gently dipping, permeable rock layer (such as sandstone) receives water along its outcrop at a level higher than the level of the surface of the ground at the well site.
I think that it means that no matter how many times you win a fight, fighting is not an accomplishment. conquering and overpowering the enemy is how you could prove your skills. I'm not sure tho just what i think