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dawson9b7b · Newbie Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 3

Does anyone else get ridiculously stressed/nervous before a fight or comp?

If so, how do you deal with it/overcome it?

I'm not talking about an actual fear of being harmed or anything girly like that, but more 'performance anxiety', fear of failure that sort of thing.

I used to throw up before rugby matches and it's that sort of thing - basically a massive adrenaline spike that seems to sap most of my cardio.

javon9a4a · Newbie Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 4

I too suffer from this, can be fighting fit, great cardio sparring hard for hours, technically have no doubts but come comp time it all goes. Winyourmmafight.com is place where you can find more about how to relax before your fight or comp. The tips given there helped me a lot.

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It's not out of the ordinary. Tony Blauer also talks about this stuff on his Cerebral Self-Defence tape. A big part of it is how you interpret your adrenaline symptoms. Learn all about adrenaline and how it is actually an adaptive thing that your body does to prepare for action. It makes you hit harder, run faster, etc. Also, you can use breathing/muscle relaxation exercises to moderate the effects.
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vietdao · Registered User Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 14

Anyone who says that they don't get nervous before a fight is either lying or a tad bit insane. I think that those butterflies are your body's natural way of preparing for a fight. So I wouldn't worry to much.

The problem comes in when your nervousness leads you to second guess your defense and attacks. I think the best cure for that is practice, practice and more practice. Once your body develops muscle memory you are good to go.
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ScottHughes · Registered User Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 18

I try to put the fight/match out of my mind, until I have no choice. I tend to do best when I'm in the zone, so to speak. Over-thinking and worrying doesn't help at all.
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SafetyDuo · Registered User Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Posts: 36

Sometimes what would help me would be to breath in for 4sec,hold for 4sec,release for 4sec.
Worth a shot.
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Dario_G · Registered User Joined: 06 Jan 2010 Posts: 11

I think its human nature...its built into your system as part of a self defence mechanism (similar to how you get butterflies when you get nervous)...the stupid thing is that it really doesnt help things when you need to fight!!
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