so i dont like fighting but i have to defend myself sometimes. i dont like talking bad about other people either, im not a stupid streetkid or anything. but usually right before a fight i get really weak and start shaking.even though im not scared and am ready. usually most people get extremely pumped up and their adrenaline starts going. i think my chances of winning would be less against anyone just because i would be weak and shaking and the other person would be pumped up.??????
2007-05-24 20:28:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
It's a matter of changing your mindset to the mindset of a fighter.
You've got to want to fight more than anything else and train with passion. If you can't get into that mindset then maybe you are not a fighter. It's okay not to be a fighter. Fighting is not for everyone and it doesn't make you less of a man if you don't.
Why are you fighting? Is it because you REALLY want to, or is it because your friends are and you want to fit in?
Whenever you fight, this should be your mindset: You have to want to utterly dominate the opponent. You have to want to win no matter the cost. You have to want to inflict so much punishment on your opponent that he does not ever want a re-match.
If you change your mindset to the mindset of a fighter, your physical reflex actions will change also and the feeling of weakness will go away.
2007-05-25 05:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by JV 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure you have heard of the "fight or flight" feeling or reaction and that is probably what you are experiencing. Inexperienced fighters sometimes experience this just before they fight because their blood vessels constrict-especially in the neck and shoulder area. Oxygen does not flow as freely or quickly to your head, arms, and hands when this happens causing fighters to feel weak and their hands clammy.
One way they help prevent this is to take a towel and drape it around their neck and over their shoulders. Trainers will even sometimes heat the towel first. Another thing is they get their heart rate up-hence the reason for a good warm up before a fight in the dressing/locker room.
Your mental attitude and approach is the most inportant thing in helping to prevent this and while you may not be able to do the two things above before a street situation you can change your mental attitude. Try to look at it objectively and concentrate on what it is you want to do; (not what the other guy is going to do to you). Are you going to try and take him down right away to the ground and if so how? If not taking him down then it is going to be a stand-up situation (at least in the beginning). What then is going to be your first shot, a kick to the knee or groin or a double jab to the nose followed by a right hand?
One of the examples I use with inexperienced fighters and people as far as self-defense goes is baseball and being up to bat at the plate. If you think you are going to get hit by the ball-you will probably get hit. You certianly will not be as successful at hitting it. Instead concentrate on keeping your eye on the ball and making good contact. Notice how well trained professional fighters are pumped but relaxed. They don't get panicky, or experience this or the loss of energy and strength and they can turn on their aggression and skill like turning on a faucet and then turn it off. That's because of their mental attitude. Its the same in fighting and fighting is actually 80% mental and only 20% physical so work on that mental attitude and your approach to this and I think you will see a difference.
2007-05-25 08:35:55 · answer #2 · answered by samuraiwarrior_98 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shaking doesn't mean you are getting weak. It means your muscles are getting a huge amount of energy.
Whenever I practice a martial art style or yoga, after a few minutes many people start to shake, alot sometimes. I've asked many and they say it is a sign of increased energy to the shaking areas or the whole body. Some say it's Qi (chi) or adrenaline. Either way, your body is pumping you up.
Also, the shaking only affected my balance, my strength would always go up with the shakes.
2007-05-25 16:39:22 · answer #3 · answered by moon dragon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adrenalin has different effects on people. Some, as you said, are hyper and pumped, feel strong and ready. Others feel drained and weak( which is how the pumped up ones usually feel after the "event"). Nothing you can do but suck it up. What really matters is how you do during the fight.
2007-05-25 08:40:07 · answer #4 · answered by Formo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probly because u dont get into fights alot
2007-05-25 03:32:54 · answer #5 · answered by Cory 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mmmhmm...try running away
2007-05-25 03:31:59 · answer #6 · answered by HaLF_BaKeD123 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
turn your fear out ward
2007-05-25 03:32:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋