staying calm

[Son Goku the monkeyking]

how am i suppose to stay calm in fight, i meen i know that ur suppose to stay calm and when, i practice with my instructors, i sparr/fight great becasue i can think straight. but in real combat this person is tryin to hurt or kill, u so how can a stay calm in these types of situations.

PEACE

[johnnymac]

how am i suppose to stay calm in fight, i meen i know that ur suppose to stay calm and when, i practice with my instructors, i sparr/fight great becasue i can think straight. but in real combat this person is tryin to hurt or kill, u so how can a stay calm in these types of situations.

PEACE

The best way to stay calm is to work on your sparring inclass. When I spar in class I am at total peace and can see everything coming at me, nearly feels like slow motion. I have been in a few street fights in my day, and all of them have felt the same way. It all comes down to training. The more calm you are in your practice the more calm you will be in a real situation.

Johnny Mac'n Biggie D! < ---- Loser LOL

[Traditional-Fist]

how am i suppose to stay calm in fight, i meen i know that ur suppose to stay calm and when, i practice with my instructors, i sparr/fight great becasue i can think straight. but in real combat this person is tryin to hurt or kill, u so how can a stay calm in these types of situations.

PEACE

Traditionally, meditation has been used together with martial arts training to nurture calmness.

[Anbu Alex]

i was reading an article in kungfu magazine and applued this to sparring it said when training you should also be in a kinda meditation that will naturally teach you during a real conflict to keep your kool

[MasterH]

I would say, don't be afraid to get hit......that's the number one reason people tend to tense up in a bad situation. I know what I can do, you know what you can do, relax don't worry about it, and focus on how to get out of the situation, hopefully without having to defend yourself.

my two cents.....

[Menjo]

I would say, don't be afraid to get hit......that's the number one reason people tend to tense up in a bad situation. I know what I can do, you know what you can do, relax don't worry about it, and focus on how to get out of the situation, hopefully without having to defend yourself.

my two cents.....

Yea i agree, alot of it is about confidence. Attackers are less likely to be the agressor if they feel you are in control.

[MasterH]

I would say, don't be afraid to get hit......that's the number one reason people tend to tense up in a bad situation. I know what I can do, you know what you can do, relax don't worry about it, and focus on how to get out of the situation, hopefully without having to defend yourself.

my two cents.....

Yea i agree, alot of it is about confidence. Attackers are less likely to be the agressor if they feel you are in control.

Bingo......

[Sensei Rick]

Addrenaline will take care of any pain you about to experience, so there is no need to get hit. Next, do like my instructor and myself did in a bar fight one night. We were in a bar, a fight broke out, and we left the bar. Like myagi says, when punch comes, best not to be there,

and don't forget to breathe.

[shogeri]

I have trained for almost 3 decades.

Things come at me in slow motion.

The more I work ~ out the better my response are, and the more accurate.

I do not fear getting hit.

I breathe.

I do not meditate prior to fighting or in training.

I meditate to cultivate qi, that's about it.

However, you do need to train your mind to read everything a body is doing.

You should also teach your hands and legs to have a higher sense of sensitivity to pressure or movement as well.

Usually one just needs to clear one's mind before a battle.

Tell yourself, it's real. Make that convince yourself.

Tell your sparring opponents to come at you with intent to strike, and not pull back.

You do the same.

Having the killer mindset releases a person from the burden of a situation that should have never been dominated by conscious efforts.

Menjo and MasterH make some good points...very similar to mine.

[MasterH]

and don't forget to breathe.

That too.......