| How do you overcome fear in a
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| | attacker in an attempt to intimidate you
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| self-defense situation? Basically you
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| | would help.
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| don't, you learn to use the fear instead.
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| | Now you put it in your mind that your
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| Making it a tool that you shape not
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| | partner is not your partner. He's a
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| allowing fear to control you. All fine
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| | stranger that intends on doing you harm,
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| and dandy, but how do you go about
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| | mugging you, raping, beating you
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| learning how to use fear?
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| | senseless and unless you defend yourself
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| Let's examine what fear is. Fear is an
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| | and hit this !@#$ just as hard as you can
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| emotional response to stimuli either
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| | and don't get hit yourself that's just
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| eternal or internal. Fear has certain
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| | what's going to happen.
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| physiological responses.
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| | Start with a prearranged attack and
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| Increased heart rate
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| | counter-attack, but, put it out of your
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| Increased respiration
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| | mind that you actually know what's going
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| Introduction of epinephrines into the
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| | to happen. Feel the fear and tension
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| body which constrict capillaries,
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| | before the attack, then block or evade
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| increase strength and increase speed.
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| | like you mean it, like your life depends
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| | on it and counter-attack (eventually at
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| | the same time naturally). Takes turns
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| There are various mental responses to
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| | doing this with your partner. Be careful
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| fear
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| | not to get so carried away you hurt him.
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| | Remember it's his turn next.
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| | Now from here perform the same mental and
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| Freezing up. Not being able to move at
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| | physical preparedness and move to my one
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| all though your mind may be telling to
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| | step sparring variations you can find in
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| run, block, fight!
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| | my printable ebook Bringing The Martial
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| Anger. Anger and fear are very closely
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| | Artist Out from Within. Continue to
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| related. A reaction to fear of anger will
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| | strike just the air shield for now.
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| at the very least help you to survive
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| | Now put some pads on and remove the air
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| better than freezing up, but it could
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| | shield. Do one step variations again.
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| also inhibit your thought processes and
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| | Same mental stress of a real situation,
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| get you killed.
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| | but strike anywhere and pull the
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| Trained reaction to fear. Your body
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| | technique so you don't hurt your partner.
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| relaxes, your mind focuses. Adrenaline
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| | The combination of striking the air
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| increases your strength and speed making
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| | shield full contact and pulling the
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| you a very dangerous individual.
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| | techniques on your partner when striking
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| I've personally spent a long time
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| | anywhere help prepare you both mentally
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| studying fear and it's various
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| | and physically to strike full contact
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| physiological and psychological effects
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| | anywhere on your attacker, under the
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| on individuals. I've developed a very
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| | stress of a life threatening situation.
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| good method of dealing and working with
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| the fear response, which directly and
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| | Ready to Become More Dangerous?
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| indirectly over the years has saved my
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| life from avoiding car collisions to
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| | Start again with all of your self-defense
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| defending my life.
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| | drills. Emulate your fear for at least 10
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| | seconds to put yourself in a
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| | life-threatening mental attitude.
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| There are two different ways of training
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| | Now consciously relax your muscles. Make
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| to use fear.
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| | your breathing slightly faster than
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| | normal to emulate a threat, but make it
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| | deeper as well as if you were trying to
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| 1. Place yourself in life threatening
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| | control rapid breathing.
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| situations on a regular basis.
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| | Now start again and add a mental aspect
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| This method has the disadvantage of
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| | to begin working with your fear and
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| ending your training career at an early
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| | stress. Begin again with your drills and
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| start.
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| | this time take your fear and turn it into
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| 2. Place yourself in life threatening
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| | anger. It's not the final solution yet,
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| situations on a regular basis mentally.
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| | but it will give you a better chance of
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| This method has the advantage of
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| | survival than being frozen in place
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| extending your training career while at
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| | solid.
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| the same time possibly saving your life.
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| | Turning fear into anger takes practice,
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| Many martial artists spend their lives
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| | but isn't that hard to accomplish. As I
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| learning to block and strike. Going
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| | said earlier the two emotions are very
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| through situation after situation.
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| | similar. Basically this can be
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| Attacks from the front attacks from
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| | accomplished with an example such as
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| behind, from the side, multiple
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| | this;
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| attackers.
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| | Instead of, "Oh my gosh, this stranger
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| Some martial artists don't even practice
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| | wants to hurt me!"
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| these scenarios. Assuming the same
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| | You change it to something like, "WHAT!?
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| defensive reaction from the front will
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| | THIS SCUMBAG LOWLIFE WANTS TO HURT ME!
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| work from the side and from attacks from
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| | I'LL SHOW THIS !@#$!"
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| behind. Some martial arts instructors
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| | Now add your rapid breathing to this and
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| when asked "what if" by their students
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| | slight muscular tension and remember
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| will simply say, "just don't put yourself
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| | YOU'RE ANGRY!
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| in that position". If that were the
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| | Now do your steps to relax and attempt to
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| answer there would be no need to take
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| | control your breathing while remaining
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| self-defense at all. Just don't put
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| | angry.
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| yourself in that position.
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| | After you can successfully emulate anger
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| For those martial artists who do practice
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| | whenever you want to now take your final
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| situational self-defense training, many
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| | step.
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| of you are not allowing for the mental
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| | Start again with your self-defense
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| aspect of a physical attack.
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| | drills. Follow all of my above steps, but
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| Mental preparedness for a physical
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| | now empty your mind! Void it of emotion.
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| attack, I believe, is even more important
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| | Let your well trained reflexes from
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| than the physical side of preparing for
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| | various scenarios take over guided by
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| an attack. Why do you think it is that a
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| | subtle consciousness and thought. You may
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| trained martial artist would fear a
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| | need to practice a meditation exercise
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| seasoned street fighter (weird term).
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| | for this which you can find in my
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| Because the street fighter has been in
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| | printable ebook Step by Step Learn
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| real fights. The few tricks he's picked
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| | Internal Energy Strikes with the bonus
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| up to win a street brawl have actually
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| | section Taking Strikes and Coming Back
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| been executed by him under the mental
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| | for More.
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| stress of a life and death situation Most
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| | You must be careful not to hurt your
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| martial artists, fortunately, have not
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| | partner during any of these drill phases.
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| had this misfortune.
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| | Don't forget other scenarios as well
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| | adding the fear factor to them as well.
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| My Method of Emulating Fear
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| | With shoes
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| | Without shoes
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| Let's look back at the physiological
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| | Street clothes on
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| effects of fear once again.
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| | Small spacelarge space
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| Increased heart rate and respiration are
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| | Those of you who have read my printable
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| two major physiological responses to
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| | ebook Solo Martial Arts Drills, when you
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| fear.
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| | do your 10 minute workout, do you always
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| A tensing of voluntary muscle groups is
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| | make sure you have enough room and
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| another, more so in the untrained
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| | everything is out of the way? Always?
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| individual.
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| | Why? Is that the way it will be if a
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| If you emulate these three physiological
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| | burglar enters your home.
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| responses to fear, you will be on your
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| | "Just a minute I have to move this chair"
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| way to emulating it mentally as well.
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| | Do you ever grab a nearby "weapon" (a
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| So first a slight tension of voluntary
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| | shoe, a belt, whatever) and begin using
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| muscle groups. Now increase your
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| | it as part of your training?
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| breathing. Short shallow breaths are best
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| | Think think think.
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| to emulate this physiological response.
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| | The more situations you can think of the
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| | more you will be ready for as many
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| Now to The Mental Aspect
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| | situations as possible both mentally and
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| | physically. To a slightly smaller degree,
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| You need a padded up live partner. For
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| | you can also apply your fear training to
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| this drill I would often take an air
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| | your solo drills training as well.
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| shield and tie it to the front on an
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| advanced student.
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| | Conclusion
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| You need to have enough mental control to
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| | __________
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| remember to strike only the air shield of
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| | This training method, when done properly,
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| your partner.
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| | will take a lot out of you. I do not
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| Now your partner must do some acting as
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| | recommend using this method all of the
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| well. He/She must look both in the face
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| | time, but definitely put it in your
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| and body language as though they intend
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| | training schedule and practice the method
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| to hit you and hurt you. Even emulating
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| | on a regular basis.
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| the foul language you might hear from an
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