when having a confrontation people will do a lot of things to distract you so they can sucker punch you.
Do not pay attention to the yelling and verbal threats. Do not look into his eyes. This only distracts you from your target awareness. A good streetfighter wants you to “buy into” his distractions. Mad-dog staring... insults… yelling… the whole works. It’s doubtful he knows the science of internal dialogue, but he does understand that it’s easier to win after he “gets into your head”.
So I can’t stress this external target awareness enough. It’s a simple solution to a big problem. This is why so many martial artists -- even accomplished black belts -- have their asses handed to them in a real street fight. They wake up (if they wake up) wondering what the hell happened. Well in the well-lit dojo they’ve trained with plenty of room on padded floors. They bow politely. Their opponent also bows politely, and then comes at him in a predictable manner.
But later on, in the tiny dimly-lit bathroom at the local mini-mart, this same martial artist is suddenly confronted by some big dude screaming threats, insults and foul language about taking his parking space. Confusion hits, the “internal dialogue” goes berserk, and all that cozy training flushes right down the toilet. Fade to black.
Now don’t get me wrong, studying martial arts is better than spending your time on the couch watching reruns of “Gilligan’s Island”, but these classes won’t teach you how to get around this internal dialogue or how to use fear to your advantage.
That’s why you’re here. You’re getting stuff that really works – in the “real world”. I’m giving you pearls here.
Fear is an emotion and you can not control your emotions. Don’t try to. You’re not a wuss, wimp or anything else because you feel fear. Courage and fear are different. Courage is acting and/or doing the right thing in presence of fear!
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