The shakes

Jake15 · April 3rd, 2007, 08:23 PM

Today someone came at me in the locker room. I used to get really shakey when I was about to get in a fight, and start like freaking out, but it wasnt that bad today. I just got a little nervous and my voice cracked once or twice, but i handled it pretty well. Anyway, it was sort of anoying. Does anyone know how to deal with this problem, so next time ill stay completely calm., in case it will be a more serous fight.

**championofnight** · April 3rd, 2007, 08:53 PM

well for me, the shakes aides me in the fight. It gives me extra speed, power, and awarness. Do not try to abolish it, channel it!

Jake15 · April 3rd, 2007, 09:59 PM

i did a little, but i didnt really want to hurt the guy that bad, i knew him. thats a good idea thouh, chanelling it seems easier than stopping it

**theatrain** · April 3rd, 2007, 10:44 PM

Jake. I think I did a post exactly like this. Some people are different, what you're experiencing is "Fight or Flight syndrome" its a part of your nervous system. Its when you're body is deciding should it prepare to escape the situation or stick it out and fight. During this time a rush of adrenaline is released which makes your entire body function better for a short time. You'll be faster, you'll react better, you won't feel the pain as much. I know.. you're probably thinking that shaky feeling means you're scared or something and hesitant to fight. Don't worry about it. This happens to me even when I sense danger, I'm not sure why.. but when i actually got into a fight it went away. It usually happens most to me when I dont know the person because i guess i dont know what this person could do.

me and 3 of my friends walked into a parking lot and i swear to god on my mothers life there was atleast 35kids from the football and wrestling team in the parking lot over 10 cars there to fight. They couldnt find the kids they were looking for so they decided to mess with us.. Well I didn't back down and yes I had the shakes/butterflys. 3 kids kept walking up to me and i just put up my hands and got ready. Make a long story short i turned around cause i was sick of them wlaking towards me then backing up and i seen him running at me.. He tackled me and his head came right between my arm pit. When he slammed me on the ground VERY hard.. his head was behind my back because it was in sort of a headlock.. I dont know if he realized this wasnt his wrestling mats back at school but his whole face busted open and we just laid there him bleeding all over me and me choking him out. I wouldnt let the headlock go. As soon as he picked me up I couldnt feel the shakes/butterflys anymore all I could think about was fighting back. The only thing bad about this "shakey" feeling is it can be a bit emmbarassing. If someone notices you are shaking they may start to talk smack saying you are afraid or what not. I have a theory that stupid,ignorant,uneducated, cocky, people who think they are hard just dumb people in general may not experience this "shakey" feeling because they're not smart enough to know "WHAT COULD HAPPEN" they don't take the time tto think the other guy may have a gun, or the other guys friends may jump in.. and most of these people when they do fight they have "34 other kids with them" so they're not realy worried should they stay and fight or escape.

oh yeah heres a picture

No i wasnt fighting in my boxers and wife beater. I was wearing black basketball shorts and a black wife beater over that white one. It soaked through, so you can probably imagine what it would have looked like if i was only wearing the white. Also Im not sure how his blood got on my shoe, I guess there was a puddle? I still laugh when I see him in the halls

**TheManWhoCan** · April 4th, 2007, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Jake15

Today someone came at me in the locker room. I used to get really shakey when I was about to get in a fight, and start like freaking out, but it wasnt that bad today. I just got a little nervous and my voice cracked once or twice, but i handled it pretty well. Anyway, it was sort of anoying. Does anyone know how to deal with this problem, so next time ill stay completely calm., in case it will be a more serous fight.

I get the shakes when I'm about to watch a boxing match or UFC, and somebody's fighting that I really like. I don't experience much of the shakes when about to fight though. I've only had to fight about 4 times in my life (21 years). To calm your nerves, train harder. Train you mind just as hard as your body. The only reason I'll get the shakes is because I know what it is I'm going to do him, and I'm aware he has no idea what's coming.

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Originally Posted by theatrain

I have a theory that stupid,ignorant,uneducated, cocky, people who think they are hard just dumb people in general may not experience this "shakey" feeling because they're not smart enough to know "WHAT COULD HAPPEN" they don't take the time tto think the other guy may have a gun, or the other guys friends may jump in.. and most of these people when they do fight they have "34 other kids with them" so they're not realy worried should they stay and fight or escape.

I think that's pretty accurate. If you've never trained before, you're completely ignorant about how to fight. Most people you'll fight are like this. The reason is that martial artists, boxers etc. have always been taught not to pick fights. It's wrong to settle things with your hands, and the techniques learned are applied when absolutely necessary. Diplomacy is a much better and safer resolution. Thus, you'll rarely be picked on by guys who know what they're doing. The trained are the ones who keep to themselves. They've got nothing to prove.

**PythonPower** · April 4th, 2007, 02:02 AM

Most of what everyone said is pretty accurate. essentially over time, you will learn to control your adrenaline rush and with enough experience, you will master the shakes and have enough control over yourself and channel that energy to open up a massive can of whoopass!

Jake15 · April 5th, 2007, 10:12 PM

its fine, i got it under controll. its only before the fight, the second i get to the fight it helps

jackcity · April 14th, 2007, 11:18 PM

yea channel it like championofnight suggested. its good, it means youre completely ready and aware.

**pliny_2001** · April 15th, 2007, 03:00 AM

Though I'm not a fan of giving people advice on how to fight, I'll bite here in the hopes that people'll gain wisdom.

As said b/f, it's due to a surge of adrenalin. If you train, your body won't go into fight-or-flight in a high-stress situation, and will instead fall back on its training. It's like watching a bar-fight: those guys' central nervous systems are completely lit up, and there is literally no way they can function for more than 30 seconds b'f they're burned out - same thing happens the first few times a boxer does sparring in a ring. If it's a problem (and looking back on most of the fights I was in as a younger guy, it was never actually a problem), just train and it'll go away.

Of course, as wise man once said that if you have to fight, you've already lost. I'd try to follow that advice.

waterdragon · May 15th, 2007, 12:17 AM

the shakes, is your natural reactionto daner, you muscles are being coooled, you heart rate is going up, you face will go white in extreme situations. this will always happen as it is your body getting ready to do something extreme.

the probelem comes when people connect the fight or flight feeling with being too scared or coward, then they start freaking out more about themselves than what the other person is going to do. the only way to beat this i to practice and get used to the feeling so it becomes natural to you.

but be aware of chasing demons