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Letting Go but Staying in Control: How Mental Training Enhanced my Confidence

It’s taken me much longer than I’d planned to write this post. I promised to get this one up after a fight I had in June, since that particular fight highlighted some problems for me. Here’s what I wrote about it at the time: “I didn’t seem myself for the Read more

By Under the Ropes, 12 yearsOctober 10, 2014 ago

Fights

Pre-Fight Anxiety: The Fight or Flight Response

I’ve never seemed to suffer from nerves before a fight. At least, not outwardly. People have often commented on how calm I appear, even moments before going into the ring. Mentally, I don’t usually feel nervous. My body, on the other hand, seems to feel otherwise. Every fight day without Read more

By Under the Ropes, 12 yearsSeptember 12, 2014 ago