LEARNING TO HARNESS & WIELD YOUR FIGHTING FEARS

By DJ Miller

In the sport of Muay Thai or combat sports in general, the spectator sees two fighters against one another. One of the fighters will become the winner, the other the loser. Black and white, cut and dry. But there is another battle raging- an unseen war being fought individually, by each fighter inside his or her own head.

The pressure to perform, to live up to expectation, to represent and, most of all, the pressure of satisfaction. When a fighter accepts a fight, they smile, promote, rally others to their support, and market and sell the fight. What you will not see is the worry, the anxiety, the stress, the fear… the pressure.

Today we’ll examine some of the mental gymnastics a fighter performs ahead of their bout, as well as the internal torture they endure.

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