[TML] SPAM:: Re: Martial Arts

[Samuel Weiss]

>Emergency that happen suddenly give you no time to fear before, but
lots of other things do. For example a big test.

So then there is nothing to really fear.
A sudden occurrence is just that - sudden. There is not fear of it.
A test is hardly something relevant when discussing the fear of a fight. Failing a test means not getting a promotion or job at worst, taking it again at least. Failing a fight is considerably more significant.

>There is the memory and the hormones that are running through you.

There is nothing to fear in a memory.
Residual adrenaline just causes the shakes, not fear. I have that. I do not fear twitching uncontrollably.

>When you are in the moment and doing, you have no time to feel or
think about fear; the whole world is just focused doing.

-- 
Douglas E Knapp

That is precisely when you feel and think of the fear.
That is when the danger is present.
That is when you must be aware of the danger.
That is when you must act based on the danger.
That is when you must make the choice.
An unthinking reaction to danger is often the worst possible thing you can do, whether it be submitting to raw instinct or some cold, emotionless, programmed response. The first is a choice between fleeing or charging without control, the second is simply surrendering control another way.


Sam