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What is "The Mental Aspect of the Fight?"
As Gabe Suarez pointed out in his book "The Combative Perspective" the term "mindset" is very vague and does not do justice to the necessary mental aspect of the fight. People think that mindset is just awareness and willingness. In my opinion that is less that 10% of the true combative perspective.
Gabe sets out the combative perspective into four catagories. Inside of each of these four catagories are subcatagories.
The mental aspect of the fight that people refer to as mindset is much more than just awareness and willingness. Gabes book is 97 pages. Over 75% of my "Point Shooting Progressions" book is about the mental aspect of the fight.
Gabe's book is set up as;
Desire for Victory
Elimination of Uncertainty
Situational Awareness
Willingness to act
While most of this is covered in Gabe's book we can also consider;
Know yourself
Know the enemy
Know the dynamics of a fight
Know the correct context of a fight
Know avoidance, deterence, and de-escalation
Know that the situation is the dictating factor
Know the best strategies for your very personal mission
Know where and when to apply your wide range of tactics
Know which skill sets facilitate the best use of your tactics
Your tactics are worthless without having your head straight.
Your skill sets are worthless without having your head straight.
Your equipment is worthless without having your head straight.
It is the focus on the mental aspect of the fight that makes Suarez International what it is. It is what makes us stand out. It is what makes the student of the art understand that they are at the right place, at the right time.
Mindset (The Mental Aspect of the Fight)
Tactics
Skill sets
Equipment
The brain is the ultimate weapon....everything else is just a tool.
Being the very best that you can be inside of the mental aspect of the fight will allow you to be the very best you can be inside of the fight. Get your head screwed on right, that will allow you to know (as in "know" as a "fact") where you need to be physically and technically. Where you need to be will show you what you need to work on. No waste, no BS!
It will become very clear that disjointed niche techniques will not get the job done. The need for the whole continuum approach will become very apparent.
As Gabe Suarez pointed out in his book "The Combative Perspective" the term "mindset" is very vague and does not do justice to the necessary mental aspect of the fight. People think that mindset is just awareness and willingness. In my opinion that is less that 10% of the true combative perspective.
Gabe sets out the combative perspective into four catagories. Inside of each of these four catagories are subcatagories.
The mental aspect of the fight that people refer to as mindset is much more than just awareness and willingness. Gabes book is 97 pages. Over 75% of my "Point Shooting Progressions" book is about the mental aspect of the fight.
Gabe's book is set up as;
Desire for Victory
Elimination of Uncertainty
Situational Awareness
Willingness to act
While most of this is covered in Gabe's book we can also consider;
Know yourself
Know the enemy
Know the dynamics of a fight
Know the correct context of a fight
Know avoidance, deterence, and de-escalation
Know that the situation is the dictating factor
Know the best strategies for your very personal mission
Know where and when to apply your wide range of tactics
Know which skill sets facilitate the best use of your tactics
Your tactics are worthless without having your head straight.
Your skill sets are worthless without having your head straight.
Your equipment is worthless without having your head straight.
It is the focus on the mental aspect of the fight that makes Suarez International what it is. It is what makes us stand out. It is what makes the student of the art understand that they are at the right place, at the right time.
Mindset (The Mental Aspect of the Fight)
Tactics
Skill sets
Equipment
The brain is the ultimate weapon....everything else is just a tool.
Being the very best that you can be inside of the mental aspect of the fight will allow you to be the very best you can be inside of the fight. Get your head screwed on right, that will allow you to know (as in "know" as a "fact") where you need to be physically and technically. Where you need to be will show you what you need to work on. No waste, no BS!
It will become very clear that disjointed niche techniques will not get the job done. The need for the whole continuum approach will become very apparent.