tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post7306340643966489026..comments2023-11-22T00:27:30.275-08:00Comments on Japanese Jiu Jitsu: A Journey: The Mental Game - hard lessonsJourneymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00146093025259375890noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post-92018734875199192182011-11-17T17:58:32.915-08:002011-11-17T17:58:32.915-08:00Sue,
Agreed. There are no guarantees, especially...Sue,<br /><br />Agreed. There are no guarantees, especially for those who've never been tested under fire (and even for those that have). And our state of readiness and awareness has a huge impact on how we will react. People tend to freeze up when their mind and senses are overwhelmed. Visualizing tricks the brain into thinking "Been there, done that" which drastically improves the chances of reacting and reacting effectively. If you are caught completely unaware, the catch up phase from shock and disbelief to fighting back can take a lot longer.<br /><br />And yes, the eye ball is gross, but it sure did show a never surrender attitude. Thanks for the comment.Journeymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00146093025259375890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post-2810421438874686732011-11-17T10:24:51.353-08:002011-11-17T10:24:51.353-08:00Interesting post. I don't think any of us real...Interesting post. I don't think any of us really know how we'll respond until it happens and even then our response may be dependent on our emotional state/state of awareness at the time we are attacked. I don't imagine that I could ever suck some ones eye ball out though! Yuk!Sue Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post-29346198296516001752011-11-13T10:24:14.833-08:002011-11-13T10:24:14.833-08:00Visualization has been part of sport psychology an...Visualization has been part of sport psychology and coaching for a long time. Strange that it's not so prevalent in the martial arts. It could be because in sports, there's an actual planned event scheduled. <br /><br />Good point about getting tired. If too much emotion kicks in, we often stop breathing properly and 'gas out'. Thanks for the comments and the compliment.Journeymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00146093025259375890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post-74276979123131083732011-11-12T12:51:42.036-08:002011-11-12T12:51:42.036-08:00Great post once again! I think one of the most ov...Great post once again! I think one of the most overlooked aspects of fighting is emotion. In a real fight, battling your emotions is just as important as the fight infront of you. When we train in a dojo, we're never emotional, but when we find ourselves in a real fight the "fight or flight" instinct kicks in, and that feeling is foreign to so many people that they just forget everything they know. Emotion also causes hyperventilation, and without "gas" you cant do anything. Usually its the calmest, clear-minded person who wins the fight. But how do you stay calm? I think (besides realistic training) Journeyman nailed it on the head: the "if-when" exercise. Play out scenarios in your head while out in public - this will lessen the shock of it all. Professional fighters imagine their fights dozens of times in detail, even the walkout. It calms their nerves on fightnight.<br /><br />Very good read Journeyman, keep em coming.Elephanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01742686789310145609noreply@blogger.com