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**mikehmike** · 07-21-2008, 07:16 AM

get hit a few times and im s ure you will forget about the fear

davidm724 · 07-21-2008, 09:23 AM

When it comes to training, I have no problem getting hit. I plan on competing this year, but until then I don't know how I'll do with my nerves in the cage. I am pretty relaxed, confident and mentally prepared, so I believe I'll be relatively cool on the nerves. But when it comes to confrontation outside of the cage, that's when I get nervous.

TheNegation · 07-21-2008, 11:19 AM

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and when I'd throw a punch, I'd put everything I had into it, and it would brush the guy's face with little or no force.
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I had this exat same dream when I was younger, the rest was diffrent but that part was the same, throwing punches with all my force that just did o damage. Weird.

davidm724 · 07-21-2008, 11:48 AM

Yeah, the dream was always very vivid, and I can feel what it was like to have the punch of a feather. My punch would be fast, but as soon as it got to their face, it's like their face had a force field or something and it would never really connect. It's like when you try to put two of the same poles of a magnet together, they repel each other.

TheNegation · 07-21-2008, 12:41 PM

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Yeah, the dream was always very vivid, and I can feel what it was like to have the punch of a feather. My punch would be fast, but as soon as it got to their face, it's like their face had a force field or something and it would never really connect. It's like when you try to put two of the same poles of a magnet together, they repel each other.

Thats like how mine was, except I also sorta of couldn't reach the guy sometimes. Funny thing was it was a guy who I had already been in a fight with in school.

COOP1 · 07-30-2008, 05:12 PM

LOL that good to know I am not the only one that has those crazy dreams! I would put everything I had in the punch, but it was like slow mo! Hate those dreams lol...As for the nerves, the more I spare the better it gets. i think I have just been learning how to breath and "channel" that nervous feeling alittle better each time. Good luck bro

boodaddy614 · 07-31-2008, 02:23 PM

I had dreams like that too bro! I used to have dreams where im running from something and id be running in slo mo. But usually if i fight in a dream I would smash people, but lately since i've been training for mma in my dreams I always get tapped out by a chinese guy in a gi. Its different but I get the same feeling of hopelessness or despair. Dreams are wierd

mojolane · 08-28-2008, 04:40 PM

Alot of people think that I am too docile or something but alot of times it is b/c I am a nice guy and/or I don't want to hit somebody and lose my job. I never really had a fear of fighting more of a fear of losing my job, assault charges etc.

One thing fear is a good thing if you use it the right way...fight or flight.

**IronMan** · 08-28-2008, 04:55 PM

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Alot of people think that I am too docile or something but alot of times it is b/c I am a nice guy and/or I don't want to hit somebody and lose my job.

Ummm... maybe it's just me, but those sound like exactly the same thing.

The truth is, if you're talking about conquering a fear of fighting, the only way is to go out and do it.

My dad has a fear of heights, and to help him get over that (which he hasn't done entirely, but he's getting there), my little brother and I took him bungie jumping. (we've talked about doing some skydiving with him and his girlfriend as sort of a surprise thing for one of his birthdays)

It's just about doing it.