Fights

So this blog will just be about my experience in fights and what I think in my opinion is best for if you have no other choice but to fight. Now I know in kung fu we do teach some nasty ways to take your opponent down, and other times to incapacitate them, but fights are never so logical. Mainly because of a few reasons. For one what if you panic and forget what to do, what if your opponent is a really good fighter, or what are you fighting for? Your life? your Family? or just a scuffle?
  I have been in a lot of fights growing up; not because I wanted to, but I had no other choice. In my case I was just fighting bullies; so nothing life threatening. Once I had to start fighting; my adrenaline spiked really high and the whole fight became like slow motion for me. I was actually calm and went into the mind set of "they might be stronger then me, a better fighter then me, but I can guarantee you I am gonna win" Right off the hop I already through out the window of what most people make a mistake in and that is underestimating your opponent. If you do that your morale will go down if you find out they are stronger or better. All that matters is that you come out on top.
    Now another thing I did was not hold back in a fight. That to me was another mistake a lot of people make when in a fight. You hold back your power, because you think you have delivered enough damage, but then they get back up seemingly unscathed and then your morale will go down and you might have already of lost the will to fight and then you lose. Never hold back I know this might be more situational, but I believe this to be the better of the two(holding back vs not holding back)
   The last thing I did was I also had the mind set of not wanting to hurt my opponent. This sounds contradictory to everything I have said. Even knowing these people who made my life hell for years. I still did not want to hurt them, nor did I want to fight them. My goal and intent was to win as fast as possible and report to the right people to stop this madness and to cause minimal damage. I never punch anyone in the face, though many have tried on me. I Mainly hit them in the stomach whether they were standing or after I through them on the ground. After a few good kicks or punches to the stomach without holding back made them stay down and afforded me time to escape the fight. All my fights probably lasted no more than 30 to 45 seconds, but felt a lot longer than that. I never lost a fight, but I wish I never had to win one. There is a limit to how much damage you deal out, but that also depends on the thereat level. We have to use our best judgement on how to deal with an opponent. In my case these were just bullies. I can't help but to all ways think of what the other person might be going through.
  I hope my insight to fighting might help someone if they ever have to fight, but honestly I hope no one ever has to. I hope that none of us is ever put into a situation where they might have to fight for their lives, or family's. I know I have the resolve to take a fight to the next level dependent on the situation, but as a last resort, no other option, it is me or them. I choose me.
  You know being a fighter or a warrior sounds so simple. There are a few rules to follow and done, but to live and great and happy life is much harder to do. I believe our school helps you to be able to defend yourself, but most importantly helps us to understand the best way to live.


Sifu R. Langner