Quote Originally Posted by Sharla
I know that emotion channeled correctly can add fuel to the fire. Thing is a fire that burns your own house down doesn't help you.

I know you've heard that women often are brought up not to get angry but to be honest I'd guess this is partially a cultural thing and partially an individual thing. I know there are girls who come to a boxercise class and don't want to hit anyone because they feel bad even though at that stage they haven't learnt to hit hard enough to squash a fly let alone the heavyweight coach with his hands up. I think most female fighters get past that stage though. Sounds to me from your other post like Feur tries to kill you sometimes in sparring so I'm kinda surprised to hear you say a lack of emotion is a problem for her.

In my own family I'd have to admit that the saying "hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn" might have been modelled after our women - just ask the men.

having said that I don't think i need to be angry to perform well. I know it works for some, I know it works against some and for me it only works rarely and in some situations. I DO need to channel the adrenalin I have in the right direction which is what this Q is about.

I was thinking when sizing up/feeling out an opponent people might first observe which hand is the lead hand and where it's held. Perhaps if they're leaning a certain way and then how they respond to a straight punch or where their hand returns to after they punch if they're first. Of course I'm thinking you'll choose what punch to push out based on your other initial observations.

So does that sound OK? Have I missed anything crucial or am I over-complicating things?
Definitly want to study different styles,itll give you a good heads up for what theyre going to do in there.
As far as Feur and me,its weird,if she ever fought anyone the way she fights me,itd be murder.
I think its the concept of your loved one taking a swing at you,just really hitting something primal.Thats why I missed that she might have issues with that,Im used to her coming after me like a loan shark who's owed money,so I just missed it.
Oh yeah,the girl she decked before her last fight,won the Brushfork Rough And Rowdy