That’s actually a good thing…
Here’s the deal, in a real fight it feels like a cluster fuck. Unless you get the jump on a guy and it all goes to plan, it’s going to be painful and rough. You will get hit, you will trip you will miss you will experience a whole host of shit. I was in something one time where on lookers decided it would be funny to throw beer bottles at us and believe me, I wasn’t planning for that.
The point is you have to adapt, focus on the target in front of you and move forward. Stubbing your toe will help you to develop that “fuck it” attitude. Meaning “fuck it, I have to take care of this piece of shit now.” You will slip, you will fall, no mater what happens YOU STILL HAVE TO FIGHT!!
Problem with martial arts is that its OVER CHOREOGRAPHED. Every strike is perfect, every technique hits its target and every thing works all the time.
This is one of the many reasons a lot of black belts get their asses kicked in the real world (and being able to grapple has NOTHING TO DO WITH IT).
Train to adapt, train to think you will hit only 1 out of 10 times. Then when you’ve injured him its 4 out of 10. Injure a little more, 7 out of 10.
Hey, it’s Murphy’s Law out there so plan for the worst and hope for the best.
