Fearless

October 1st, 2006 at 12:20 · Filed Under Karate 

Fear is the greatest enemy for a martial artist. Typical fears a karate-ka faces in kumite are the fear of injuries and the fear of losing. In real life, typical fear a martial artist faces is death!

If one is able to control fear, he/she can become fearless fighting machines. Fear is a psychological agitation and anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger. Fear is a psychological barrier for most karate-ka.

My recent ordeal has opened my mind to recognize and to accept fear. Although my experience did not involve death, but it was kind of adjacent to death. This is the first time in my life to undergo surgery. I would not say I was fearless but I had managed to control my fear. My ordeal enabled me to recognize real fear and provided an opportunity to train myself to control fear.

Of course, it is not necessary to have the same or worst experience like mine to learn about fear and controlling them. There are other ways about it.

Before this, I have talked to a friend of mine, Bharatheesh, from India. He is doing a research in psychology for karate. He is now testing his theories in real training and has received positive results.

I am writing a paper about the science of karate. The paper was originally to discuss about kinesiology, economy of motion and medical implication of karate techniques. Now, I wish to include psychology into my paper. Fear is an important element in karate training but it is missing from most karate training I have seen or experienced.

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2 Responses to “Fearless”

  • Ridzuan on October 1st, 2006 15:17 1

    You said your friend has had positive results in his effort to manage ‘fear’.Can we have some details?

  • Adrian Hoe on October 1st, 2006 20:17 2

    Hi Ridzuan,

    Please wait for my paper to publish. It will take quite a while though. :)

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