Andypittcov wrote:kingfinn wrote:Andypittcov wrote:
Maybe you should delve a little deeper into geoff's work because you don't know what your talking about.
i know exactly what his work is about, i think its you who's struggling to understand it. Or do you think the worlds top martial arts instructor and infamous doorman made his reputation running away from fights. Wouldnt have been a very good doorman would he?
The book is about him being bullied as a kid and being assaulted, taking up martial arts and becoming a doorman to master his fear, then taking it too far to become the bully and his journey to free him from that. One of the main points of the book is about turning fear into the ability to inflict damage on your opponent.
Realising you dont need to smash everyone head in not to be scared isnt the same as being frightened to have a drink in the pub if someone scares you and running away. Infact it is teaching you the opposite - moderation or middle ground. If anything i live my life alot like his teachings.
You live the complete opposite to his teachings. You think there's two choices smash someone up or run away. You really need to read some more. Watch my back is a great book and yet your copying the mistakes he made when you could be copying the lessons learned. If you'd learned anything you'd have learned that channelling your fears into violence only expands the fear in you.
stop grasping at straws - your psychology lesson would be great but 2 things,
1. people who have been violent who then become men of peace are often hypocritical and can afford to be peaceful now because they have massive reputations backing them. Trust me at the back of GT's mind he loves knowing he's got that reputation. Who would Geoff rather be the man he is now or the scared teen?
2. i think you have me mistaken for someone who's out on the town every night fighting, in my younger years maybe so but as i said im a 30 year old family man and insurance broker i also look like a bit of softy. difference is im not scared to have a drink in the pub and can defend myself when needed, i dont need to run away, I dont even have fear when fighting its not something that consumes me, fear changes to energy something you can embrace.
What you have to remember is Geoff Thompson is looking at things from the perspective that he had done some horrific things and had a soul crushing fear of being intimidated, not just given the odd yob a bit of an ass whooping. I dont have such issues - i have a middle ground which im happy with.
And due to my opinions i think Haye was right to react the way he did. He reacted the way any fighter would. You admire the sport so how can you complain about the mentality that creates a fighter?
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fair play but I didn't see him trying to run anywhere haha