taezee Posted July 27, 2001 Posted July 27, 2001 first off jack I dont see how the stevie wonder techniuqe will help you...unless you get jumped during a blackout...just kidding....one does not learn how to swim without getting in the water and swimming...in other words say i want to learn how to swim...will i learn by sitting by the side of the pool or beach and reading a manual "lets say a idiots guide to not drowning" well you could spend years reading this book...imitating the moves(like forms Javier l Rosario instructor taekwondo/hapkidounder master Atef s Himaya"whenever youre lazy enough not to train .someone, somewhere is training very hard to kick your *"
Jack Posted July 27, 2001 Posted July 27, 2001 Nice, errm, metaphor there I do get some experience, there are these people in Britain we call "Townies". It does not simply mean they are from towns... these are the people that walk around in their designer clothes talking tough and making trouble whenever they can. I get enough experience of dealing with my fear with this lot... these days if a group of them walk up to me and start threatening I'm not even scared, I just say "I dont want trouble" or "yeah good for you" . I've never been attacked on the streets before, but I've gotten into fights when I was younger, luckily none in the last 2 years... they can be a bit of experience for that freezup, that pounding heart and tense feeling in your stomach... I never actually trained in martial arts before that so I didn't have technique to remember, but I still managed to fight and win. If its simply freezing up, I did enough of it as a kid, I'm streetwise now and can avoid trouble... I do so nearly every weekend JackCurrently 'off' from formal MA trainingKarateForums.com
Angus Posted July 27, 2001 Author Posted July 27, 2001 I like the point that was brought up before about people who are just smart fighters and never actually have any formal fighting training. These people are a rare breed - imagine what they could do if they were given the best training available! This is also why we should never shoot our mouthes off about being able to kick butt cos we do martial arts. You never know when you're gonna run into an angry natural fighter who doesn't like to kick cos it's wussy! Angus Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
F-S-K Posted July 28, 2001 Posted July 28, 2001 AMEN lol, how long did it take to type that its all true, and is the only way to get good...all comes down to experience
Joecooke007 Posted December 2, 2001 Posted December 2, 2001 True people should know what's going on. Don't take karate cause you'll lose weight if you wanna' lose weight stop eating! If you aren't figuring on using your training then don't train. Boards don't hit back. -Bruce Lee
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