Training out of fear

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I have a guy at my gym that is constantly telling me that he needs to be ready for anything and that is why he trains.

I personally think that is a terrible way to live your life and a terrible reason to train.

Anybody train with "street fights"( :icon_lol: ) in mind? Why? How does that work for you?

Anybody else see this happening?
 
All the time...its not easy being a white kid growing up in the ghetto. I constantly being fightin fo my life yo. Jk, grew up in the suburbs...had a few good scraps though.
 
I saw it happening with a guy i trained with a while back, he was a nutter for sure.

Years ago, my instructor would criticise everything i did in the gym, everything. He told me if i didnt improve, i would get my ass handed to me, and brutal beatdowns would happen.

He set me up with my first thai fight a while back, and i was shitting myself thinking i was going to get my head knocked off. Turns out all the crazy training i did in fear of such a scenario helped me, and i dominated many people i fought, so i guess it could be useful!
 
lightning_88 said:
Years ago, my instructor would criticise everything i did in the gym, everything. He told me if i didnt improve, i would get my ass handed to me, and brutal beatdowns would happen.
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That's good because if he only told you about the good things you did and complimented you about how good you are then you would never improve. You have to use criticism as motivation to get better which is what it sounds like you did and it paid off.

We all have different things that motivate us to train, but if the guy is training because he is scared for his life he might be nuts...lol. If he is nuts we should all be thankfull that he decided to train in a martial art instead of buying a gun or we could see him on the evening news for a mass shooting in the local mall:icon_chee
 
Lou Ferrigno says he started in the gym cause he was a skinny deaf kid that got picked on all the time.

I do believe GSP said he started training cause he got picked on.

Every special operations unit in the world trains so they can deal with any situation that pops up.

I do not think it matters much what your motivation to train is as long as you have the motivation to train.
 
I don't train specifically for street fights but training is a good tool to have in case of a scrap. Muay Thai has served well during my bouncing career.
 
He is in the gym, and he is trying to improve himself.

Nothing wrong with that.
 
lou ferrigno trained because people picked on his green skin colour
 
This is why we train for stuff... when the sh!t hits the fan, you need to be ready. You think soldiers train just for the competition?
 
yep who are you to judge someone else's reason for training?
 
I dont really care about street fights. I havent been in one since high school.
 
I started training hapkido as a kid at age 15, not because I was scared of being attacked, since I lived in a small town, but more to grow some confidence(knowing that I'll be able to defend myself if necessary). I think many people start for the same reason.
 
I train primarily to know that I have the confidence to defend my family, friends and self if need be. Same reason I train parkour tbh.
 
Isn't TS tryin to say, do you think its more effective to train because of a desire to learn to fight, or because of a need to learn to fight?
 
Thats legit. Were not all made for the ring and some of us happen to be at risk on a regular basis. Thats why my parents started me with martial arts early on, because I happen to live in one of the more dangerous places on earth.
 
It's not a horrible reason to train at all. If you fear that you cannot handle yourself then by all means you should do something about it. Then buy a gun. LOL.
 
I realy dont think that is a good reason to train sounds like your training partner has a serious case of the paranoi. Tell him to go buy a glock, they are running a special right now. Buy one at its original price and they will throw in an extra clip;)
 
not everywhere in the world you can just go and get a firearm...
 
As a teen I used to train Kung Fu and did some point sparing, even won a couple of tournaments. And then I ended up in a fight with two guys, just untrained thugs and I got beaten to a pulp. It might as well have been one I still would have got battered. After that I realised my Kung Fu was useless for self-defence. It dented my confidence severely and I always had some base level of fear when I went on nights out after that.

Some years later I came across a book by a guy called Geoff Thompson and he'd been through a similar experience of dealing with fear and he recommended Boxing. So that inspired me to start Boxing. Best decision I ever made. 10 years later and I am totally different person. Not only have I regained my confidence but it has given me disclipline, will power, fitness, pride, self-respect and respect for others which have all helped immeasurably in other aspects of my life. If the fear hadn't sparked me into training in the first place I would have never had all those things and I'd probably still be afraid now.
 
I'm a pretty small kid (only like 165 lbs and 5,10)

I wouldn't say that self defence is my only reason for working out and training because I love improving myself and the competition of the sport. But I would be lying if I said that I didn't do it for personal protection as well.

Unless you live in a completely safe area, a small guy like me has to be conscious of the fact that people are more likely to start shit with you than other people. I've been in a few situations that I know i wouldn't have gotten out of unharmed/minorely injured if it wasn't for my fighting ability. Also having a reputation for being a decent fighter kind of overrides being small and means that people will often leave you alone.

Still, it's not like I do it so I can start random fights with people... its primarily for sport and so people will leave me alone.
 
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