Comments on: Calm is Vital

By: natb19

natb19 — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:24:50 +0000

Good post m8, meditation is a great life tool… I think we should teach it in schools to get kids to chill out more!

One thing to add, meditation is an accumulative activity (just like training) the more you practice the better you become. Once you’ve practiced enough, your able to ‘switch on’ the meditative state whenever you need, which is great for stressful situations. When I was young I would panic when I got into stressful situations (which was why I got bullied in school – well, that and the ginger affro!) and loose the plot… mediation helped me with this (the panic, not the affro).

Get into the habit of meditating when u have free time, one the bus, at home, waiting in line at the chippy. After a short time, you’ll look for opportunities to do it.

Healthy body and healthy mind… find a balance :)

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:15:01 +0000

lol, Sudan – I have a trainer that always says “quit throwing jabs!”

By: padkeemaw

padkeemaw — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:22:56 +0000

great piece, and great advice for me. I am clueless when ti comes to ignoring the demons of anger and panic. Thank you for the tips!

By: sudan

sudan — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:37:25 +0000

Great post. When I start to get flustered, I try to slow down my breathing by taking deep breaths and I usually go back to jabbing. Sharp crisp jabs, afterwards, everything seems to fall in place. We also got a saying at our gym “when in doubt, jab”.

By: dennislugo

dennislugo — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:56:33 +0000

It sucks how your mind can be your biggest enemy in the gym or in the fight. I deal with my demons before i train or fight. Usually when i’m stretching. I take a lot of deep breaths and calm myself. My friend i’ve cornered for 2 fights now he panics in the fight. He panics before the fight. Its hard to calm him down. I noticed after the first round he was panicking cause he wasnt sticking to the game plan whatsoever and was backpedaling the whole round. On the defensive. He is a great counter fighter but he didn’t even counter. So i knew something was wrong. So i simply told him that everything is going to be fine. I kept eye contact and told him that everything was going to be fine. Made him breath a lot. Then told him we didn’t come all this way to get our asses kicked. It seemed to work cause he really dominated after that.

By: ShadyEskimo

ShadyEskimo — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:17:12 +0000

Awesome post Nop, Its all been said, and I really love the tips on meditation!!! Oh yeah Nop off the Subject, I am attending a Seminar with Kru Po AKA Phosawat Saensawang this weekend, do you know anything about him?? He heads the Rajabhat Maharakham University in Thailand!! Is he a former Fighter or what??

By: TexMT

TexMT — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:48:25 +0000

Like it’s already been said, the basics are key to get through panic. I focus on my guard, my distance, my pace…If I start to focus on what my opponent is doing and how it’s affecting me, I know I’m following my panic. Great tips on meditation.

By: scienceof8limbs

scienceof8limbs — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:32:24 +0000

I agree with the first post, under uncomfortable pressure or “panic mode” I revert back to basics and things that I’m good at and that I know I can land. At this point of panic I focus less on trying to outwork my opponent and more on trying to draw them in with their own momentum to capitalize on their mistakes to turn the fight around while at the same time regaining my composure and getting out of “panic mode”. Also the tips on meditation above really help alot!

By: iMuayThai.com

iMuayThai.com — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:45:26 +0000

When under uncomfortable pressure, I go back to basics and concentrate on things that I’m good at, stick to simplest techniques that leaves me least vulnerable to get hit or hurt.

In clinching, when with someone who physically overpowers and out-techniques you, I make a decision not to play the power game, and I make a decition that is is more important to preserve energy by staying as relaxed as possible; because I realize that if I expend all my energy and don’t get the controlling position, I’m going to get gassed and dominated. So, relax and and wait for the opponent to take control, while looking for mistakes to take advantage of without using all my explosive strength.