Hey andre do you know anyway that can help you handle the adrenaline dump?
experience.
Mental prep.
Yeah but i mean experience takes too long and i just cant seem to deal with it mentally. Its just when i dont feel threatened i know i could kick someones arse but when it hits all of my confidence is gone and i get worried. I think its a mixture of not wanting to hurt them…too bad coz i understand if someone smacks their head on the concrete then its very bad.
That’s why it’s called experience ;D
It’s a natural feeling. I know Geoff Thompson has written a lot about the fear.
Fight or flight!
Missy, have you read “Watch my Back” by Geoff Thompson, one of the best books I have ever read!!
Ok heres the scenario. The only reason why i ask is coz it happened today. Some dickhead was trying to show how tough he is (hes not) and he challenged me to a fight and i was about to hit him when another thought entered my mind and it made me not want to hit him. The adrenaline didnt fucking help.
Snakey I dont like the direction this thread is going, tread carefully 
P.S. Dont fight.
Hey mate i know where you think its going but i dont need advice about fighting. The thing i have needed advice about and the thing that has been pissing me off is adrenaline.
you could of course say don’t be dickhead I’m not fighting and walk away.
you can’t argue by yourself.
Well thats the way i got him out of my face today except it was more like yelling. But the thing that amused me was that his sister was the one doing all the talking lol .
yeah we’ll do that.
BTW good for you for not being a dick in that situation.
How do ya mean? But the funny thing was his sis actually slapped me for defending myself. The thing is, my mate was ment to fight him but this guy backed out and now it just looks like hes showing off in front of his sister.
Try not to think about it. I know that’s easier said than done, but just go ahead and punch him before those damned 2nd thoughts start messing with your mind. (You’re not the only one who has this problem, so don’t feel bad about it. )
and that’s where it ends. No more street fight shit. We told ya.
How do you/we cope with ‘the fear’
n.b please try and keep it on topic guys and away from the ‘just hit them’ type posts.
Snakey- as I mentioned earlier there is this author http://www.geoffthompson.com/books/Books_Fear.htm
Fear - The Friend of Exceptional People - Techniques in controlling fear
I can’t vouch for his books but many people like his work.
Try not to think about it. It’s easier said than done, but if you go ahead and get the fight over with before those 2nd thoughts start eating you up, you’ll be much better off. (In a fight or in the ring).
We have to leave the fight subject out coz i already posted this and the thread was locked. Yeah im never able to channel it into anger.
School ground stuff is a wank off anyway,avoid them ,just laugh at them shake you head and walk.
But that problem is a real one, if your threatened outside by an unknown assailant.
Not wanting a confrontation in the first place ,plus adrenalin usually equates to a fear thought entering your head.
Either fear of what can happen to you or them.
The only way out of it is to know this, think about what happens if you go down and the fight doesnt finish there and your never the same again or worse still.
Your family are ripped off and live the rest of lives in misery because you chose not to go all out!
either running or fighting for your life.
Running is so much easier ,if the fool catches you,even on another day, its his bad luck then.
Aviodance can come easily.
#1 If you smile big, the whole time they are threatening you, it dissengages their will to fight.because they are expecting you to be demoralized by the threat.
It helps to control your adrenalin too a smile helps your own mind to stay clear even in adversary!
#2 If you ask them how much money they have in their wallet?
they always frown and ask, “why?”
And your answer is 'I will match it dollar for dollar and we meet at such and such a gym or dojo .
End of fight right there because you have outsmarted them by bringing in another unseen and very serious option (that you are fully prepared to go ahead with) that they cant really think about clearly in the situation that they have caused.
Ive used that in Pub situations twice against massive men and had beers bought for me instead of having to damage them for life.
Another adrenalin control is, To know you are safe ,You must be in a relaxed even balanced front stance, have your groin covered by turning in your front toe and knee slightly and have your chin down a bit and hold it (like your thinking) between your thumb and forefinger and your other hand is resting on the inside of your elbow so you are covered high and low and you have a vertical fist ready to strike out or block if needed. realise that your open only high and to the outer,its an easy straight smack out , if they are dumb enough to open themselves up and go for that one.
no Snakey I explained why it got locked. Don’t throw your toys out the pram.
You asked a reasonable question and it started to get stupid. End of story. So being the nice person I am I kicked this one off.
DMD, you are wrong. You need to visualise a situation then when it happens your brain will react quickly. Did you know the people most likely to survive and escape train/plane wrecks (despite being lucky) are the ones who had thought about how they would escape if they crashed? That’s a fact.
You’ve heard of muscle memory? well the same thing happens in the brain. An action and thought lays down neural pathways. It’s how we learn.
Yes missy thats why it was locked remember. Im just trying to make sure this one doesnt get locked. 