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Chris Walker wrote:
Hi Tony, hope you are well mate.
I would agree with you regarding the adrenalin rush you can experience when competing in sports and the obvious benefits of learning to control the effects and work with them in a positive way. Being exposed to adrenalin is in no way exclusive to sports or competition. Having a meeting with your boss, visiting the dentist, bungee jumping, singing at a karaoke bar sober (it still haunts me ), pressure testing or grading in Aikido can all create the same adrenalin and its effects on the body and mind.
Where I would differ slightly, is that all the above create a slow release of adrenaline over a period of time for example the run up to your competition or bungee jump etc. Although the effects on the body/mind can be unsettling it does not come close to the massive adrenaline dump that you experience when you are being assaulted or are about to be attacked. The effects on the body can be quite devastating and triggers the Fight/Flight or if really unlucky Freeze syndrome. It's a completely different feeling to the one experienced when competing in sports in my opinion.
I was also surprised to read that in your opinion it is easier to survive/win a physical assault on the street than it is to win a sport's contest. We have very different views on this and I could not disagree more with what you are saying. However, I do respect that your own personnel experiences have drawn you to this conclusion its just that mine tell me the very opposite is true.
Cheers .
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My first boxing sparing match and my first bjj sparing match had far greater dumps then any fight I have ever been in. Also having watched at least 400 amateur mma bouts. I'd say most of them go down about the same as any 1 on 1 fight with 2 unprepared individuals who are scared, pumped and just wanting to get out of there as soon as possible.
What I find entertaining is the suggestion that not experiencing sparing and being in a even more relaxed and comfortable place doing training that has basically 0 risk (complaint drilling) will better prepare you for the dump and for real resistance.
It might not be perfect, but at least for me sparing and competition is what actually prepared me. I had trained for years and was man handled by white belts my first day in 'that silly sport stuff'
but here I go blah blahing again.