academic "acquisition of techniques" vs actual "development of skill and attributes"

Understanding the psychological aspect of street fight training, developing lasting confidence.

We all love to train. Right? If we are into "self protection" "self defense" "martial arts" or "reality based self defense" then we are going to love to train. Surely.

Well no, not quite. Actually you can have a purely "academic" interest in the subject. Some people like to collect stamps, some people build model airplanes, some collect old books and some collect street combatives videos. They watch but they do not DO. They think about the subject but they are not TRAINING it.

There is nothing wrong with this in and of itself. An interest, a hobby is wholly innocuous in and of itself.

The problem comes in two forms:
1. The hobbyist who thinks he is and talks as though and ADVISES others as though he is a "practitioner". Usually found dwelling for excessively long periods of time on internet forums pontificating and opining when he should be in the gym training those HIIT, powerlifting and crossfit routines he is advising others to do himself. This is the guy who will tell you "yeah I know boxing" or "yeah I know muay thai" because if it comes on TV whilst he is sat on his flaccid ever widening arse that he RECOGNISES the style.

2. The other problem is when we ourselves drift in to hobby land. If you are injured or simply CANNOT train for some real reason (which if you push yourself on the subject you will probably find as I did that beyond injury there is NEVER a reason, a valid excuse to not at least bang out some burpees, go for a jog and do some pushups.). Have you ever found yourself spending more time thinking, analysing and LOOKING for solutions than laying down the foundations for your being skilled right NOW? Which is more useful TODAY looking for the next interesting martial arts move or doing that "boring" run? Which one is actually going to bring you closer to achieving your objectives?

So the clearest way to deal with this effect is to make a clear mental distinction. Becoming more objective and less subjective never hurt anyone. There is a CLEAR dividing line between the "acquisition of techniques" and the "development of skill".
Put another way: KNOWING WHAT TO DO ISNT GOING TO MEAN ANYTHING IF YOU DONT HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO IT.

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[analihilator]

lookin pretty jeet kune doughy there richard

[streetfightsecrets]

@analihilator he fed me a straight lead vertical fisted right hand... what else could a man do but feed the dough back to the baker?

[TheZappmann]

Cracking stuff as always, fluid live training like you describe showed me how little I knew when I was a clueless, paper tiger of a teenager ready to take on the world. Learned that lesson the decidedly easy way thank god, which is sadly more than I can say for some aquaintances of those days. Your work is a public service Rich, thanks.

[streetfightsecrets]

@TheZappmann thankyou

[MrScottydabody]

Hey a really good and useful video, but the issue with preemption is that it can make you, from a third party perspective, the aggressor and this means that you can be found liable, jailed and sued.

[streetfightsecrets]

@MrScottydabody if you stay within the boundaries of "reasonable force" you may take preemptive action, under UK and US laws at least

[ChadC919]

Thanks for balancing all your psychology with some basic Nike "Just do it!"

[chailizard]

I'd have to disagree slightly, learning a few facts and tips can help you in a fight if you remember them. Learning on it's own isn't COMPLETELY useless.

[Seriousdamagednb]

Hey! I`m 1984-th! This is my date of birth:D:D.

[mowgdog]

@streetfightsecrets ...........dude, that was genius, grate comeback ;)

[rogue8853]

@riacharda

same here :( none of my friends want to either help either. nerds lol

[riacharda]

I like everything mentioned in this video and you're absolutely right. I've been the type to sit, watch techniques but never practise. The thing is I'd like to practice but I have no one to practice with. Probably I should join a self defence class rather than a martial arts class.

[synthem]

well, i'm NOT moving in there if he's about to fart, Richie!