Richard "Mack" Machowics Part II

In a fight, you can't fixate on what might go wrong; you should focus on what you need to accomplish. "Rarely if ever will you experiance combat, and most likely you will never see combat in a literal sense, but the principles that make for effectiveness in battle are relevant to the daily challenges you face. When you start going after the things you want in life, you'll experiance doubt, second guessing, hesitation, adversity, pain, stress, pressure and fear. what better way to learn how to manage that than to train in a physical discipline that brings those things into existance? The dynamic you experiance in the Dojo is a small part of your life. To go after what you want in life you better be comfortable with being uncomfortable - which is what Martial Arts training is all about.
In Martial Arts you need a calm and composed mind, you need patience, which Jiu-Jitsu is all about. If you get panicky when you're in an armbar or a choke, it's all over. Learning how to be patient when you have a Gracie on your back or a 250-pound guy on your chest is the best way to survive. Life is a marathon with sprints. It's patience, patience, patience, and when you see an opportunity you sprint.
It's not fancy techniques that win most matches; it's the well placed punch to the head. It's those basic attacks - the knee, the punch, the rear naked choke-that work. it's not the sophistacated techniques that win/survive; the sound principles.

More to come. Peace and let's keep rollin'.................