justme27

Thanks for the advise all! I have made an appointment for a trial lesson next week with a local dojo that trains a combination of styles of full contact Karate (Kenpokai and Kyokushinkai) and Kakuto Jujutsu Daido Ryu (Daido Juku). Something tells me I'm gonna feel a bit bruised by the end of next week

Hi there, Have been in a situation yesterday that luckily ended all well... but it has had it's impact on me. Yesterday I was just walking to my car, minding my own business when three guys came walking the other way. one of the guys just walks past me, but the last two bump into me (not accidental) and sudenly before I knew what happend I was surrounded by three guys telling me to apologize for bumping into them... generally, they where just looking for trouble, and there it was, I just froze... It was like my body just shut down. If it wasn´t for two people that saw it happen and helped me out I would have had the crap beaten out of me and I doubt I could have responded to anything... Now by no means would I ever feel like I could get out of a fight with three guys without bruises, and I´m not afraid of pain. I have been in fights before while I was younger and I know I can land a mean punch. I practised Shotokan for about 6 years, until I was 18 (yeah I know, should't have quit). While I was younger I have been in a few of those fights, where I had to face multiple bullies, now I don't want to say I'v won all of those, but shure as hell I didn't went down without causing as much damage to them as I could... But yesterday, I was completely numb, I panicked.. Has this happened to me because I havent trained for to long? What the hell came over me, and how do I loose it??? I could have fought them, lost the fight and be okay about it, the thing I can't handle is that I froze... In a way I'm more angry at myself for freezing like a little wuss then I am at them for picking a fight. How can I get back my fighting spirit?