Aaron1124
Regular Member
Why is it that many people go in to a state of "panic" when put in a potential violent confrontation? It seems that a person can be very physically trained in hand to hand combat and proficient in weapons, yet, when faced when a potential attacker, or aggressive person, all of their training goes out the window, and they go in to panic mode, and start wildly flailing, or can't seem to react to draw their weapon, or something along those lines.
It would seem that if a person could somehow train themselves to remain calm and collected when faced with such a scenario, so the individual is able to think with a much more clear frame of mind.
Imagine a hypothetical situation
Mike actively trains in martial arts and often goes to the shooting range. He feels pretty confident in his abilities to fend off an attacker, regardless of if it's life threatening, or an intoxicated man trying to instigate problems.
Mike is at the gas station late at night, when an enraged man pulls up and accuses Mike of cutting him off and "beats him to the pump". The enraged man approaches Mike, and Mike's adrenaline starts pumping, his heart starts beating at 150 beats per minute, his hands start to shake, and all of his training and knowledge has pretty much gone out the window. It seems as if his adrenaline has taken over him, and if faced with a violent aggressor, he panics, and starts flailing wildly at the guy to defend himself, rather than relying on his already known techniques and maneuvers.
What causes this? How does an individual train themselves to handle a situation accordingly, and NOT go in to a state of adrenaline overdrive that prevents them from being able to properly think, assess the situation, and act accordingly?
It would seem that if a person could somehow train themselves to remain calm and collected when faced with such a scenario, so the individual is able to think with a much more clear frame of mind.
Imagine a hypothetical situation
Mike actively trains in martial arts and often goes to the shooting range. He feels pretty confident in his abilities to fend off an attacker, regardless of if it's life threatening, or an intoxicated man trying to instigate problems.
Mike is at the gas station late at night, when an enraged man pulls up and accuses Mike of cutting him off and "beats him to the pump". The enraged man approaches Mike, and Mike's adrenaline starts pumping, his heart starts beating at 150 beats per minute, his hands start to shake, and all of his training and knowledge has pretty much gone out the window. It seems as if his adrenaline has taken over him, and if faced with a violent aggressor, he panics, and starts flailing wildly at the guy to defend himself, rather than relying on his already known techniques and maneuvers.
What causes this? How does an individual train themselves to handle a situation accordingly, and NOT go in to a state of adrenaline overdrive that prevents them from being able to properly think, assess the situation, and act accordingly?