how come some people who have no martial arts training are really good at fighting ?

Tool

New member
theres this guy i know from the neighbourhood i live in and most people are scared of him , hes a really tough guy but hes got no training hes just been getting into fights since he was a kid , hes like 24 now , about 5'9 but really well built and he is a total animal in a fight , he bites , throws really hard punches , headbutts , kicks and i dont think anybody where im from has ever took him down.

how come some people are tough like him without any training ? and some are useless in a fight?>
 

Ippon

New member
To hurt someone is easy. To overcome the mental obstacles/morality/fear whatever to do that is the hard part.

Some people are just ruthless. They just don't care. If they hurt someone more than they should, well, so what? There are people that are raised this way and feed off it. It makes them better fighters in a sense.

Everybody is born with a natural fighting system like animals are. The kicks, headbutts, biting, punches, etc. you describe this guy doing is a combination of that natural human fighting system and exepeirence/lessons he has learned "on the job" in streetfights. It is a good basic fighting sytem and is meant to defend oneself. But, most of us are not "animals." We think, feel, care, the ones who don't as much tend to sharpen it's animal brutality.

Most of us grow up to care somehow. We get in trouble if we hurt someone. We start to care because we don't want to get punished. There are some people who have some type of moral system or religion that forbids them to brutalize people so easily that stops some. Some people are naturally "lovers not fighters" and don't pursue hurting others too. So, we develop mental restrictions from go "psycho" on someone and developing our inner beast.

Martial arts are more to gain skill. The people with moral restrictions need this skills to overcome animal brutes like streetfighters. It's also to make natural fighters more deadly too (but, that's largely a misuse of martial arts except for military situations). Martial arts is almost alwasy largely for self-defense or sport hardly ever for aggressive attack.

But, some people grow up rough, in usually an uncaring/cold/heartless/brutal atmosphere and feed/grow off it. They become very dangerous but, do turn into monstrous animals usually. That's why a lot of guys like this, just like the animals they become, finally find themselves locked up in a cage with a leash (prison) to protect the rest of civilized society from them.
 

john

Active member
well like you said he's been in fights since he was a kid he's used to it.

dont let him or anyone else intimidate you though.
 

Dork

New member
ok first off that poni boy guy is wrong bruce lee started fighting under the instructor Yip Man (he taught bruce Wing Chun Ghung Fu) THEN he started ggetting into fights on roofs but only so he could put what he learned to work. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do. ive done it since i was 4 (im 16 now) and ie realised when certian people grow up like you said he did, then they can for sure taake a punch! and he bites and what not which shows that he is a street fighter!
 

muaythaiguy

New member
Because they win the fight using aggression. They just go in and start swinging.. he intimidates them and they freeze up. Same way animals win fights.

You can have someone whose been in martial arts for 20 years, and has perfect technique, but if he's a total weiner and he's scared to get hit or gets intimidated, people like the guy you know will win the fight using aggression. You have to be confident.
 

Shannon

Member
fighting is all about attitude overcome the fear and go in knowing you are going to hurt someone let loose kick bite spit what ever it takes
 
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