Psychological guidelines for horting specialization
Bias in a fight. During a fight, an athlete uses the combat horting technique thanks to his knowledge of tactics. Psychologically, an athlete understands that if he makes a mistake, he can be attacked, or even lose the fight. But there may be an extreme case when he finds himself in a situation of receiving a series of hard blows, and pauses between series. In this case, it is necessary to show the initiative and, if necessary, attack first to turn the situation in your favor, deliver a preemptive blow or make a throw. Moreover, in competitions it is necessary to show the initiative and control the fight.
Bias in a fight literally means anticipating the opponent's actions. You make a move before your opponent makes his, that is, your mind works faster than his. If you do not show the initiative and allow your opponent to do whatever he wants, and thus control the situation, the best you can hope for is only to copy his movements, but your defeat will be close. Having decided to fight, you must take control of the situation. Maneuver your opponent to where you want, you must force him to make a certain move or make a mistake. By manipulating your opponent, you will achieve a sure victory. Of course, this is not always easy to do, but at least you must maintain an advantageous position.
Technically, there are three ways to choose the moment of attack:
when you see an unprotected place and immediately move with the attack, gaining victory;
when your opponent is about to attack, you reveal his plan and allow him to complete his attack, but skillfully defend yourself and counterattack, gaining victory;
when your opponent intends to attack, you sense his plan and immediately move as soon as he is about to launch the intended attack.
Imagine an opponent with a perfect sense of anticipation of your actions. It will be extremely difficult to compete against him. When you are about to attack, he senses your intention and approaches you first, grabs and throws. Even when you manage to attack first, he easily blocks your attack and responds with a good counterattack. So, you decide to hold out for a while and gather yourself, but he does not give you enough time and attacks. You must become like him.
To do this, you must always train with a very correct attitude to tactical knowledge, and not allow your tactical thought to stand still. During the fight, feel the moment when you need to show initiative and determination.
At the moment of deciding to attack, your body and psychological state must reach such a level of concentration in which the power of the technique explodes at the point of impact, reaching maximum speed, and every part of the body is fixed to concentrate and transfer power to the point of impact. A technique that incorporates these elements is said to have good explosive power, executed brilliantly: lightning fast, seemingly effortless, at the right moment and at the right distance, without any trace of unnecessary force applied.
So, the ideal preemptive combat horting technique, which has great explosive power, should be performed by an athlete who is in a state of combat readiness at the right moment, but psychologically relaxed and calm. There is no unnecessary force, but all aspects are concentrated at the point of impact in an explosive style. The use of brute force by an overly excited athlete, of course, cannot be an example. A technique with a good, strong preemptive movement contains power, and an improved technique with high speed has the necessary efficiency.
Breathing control. An athlete's breathing during a fight is very diverse, and its rhythm is constantly changing in accordance with the actions performed. For optimal combat, good blood circulation is essential, which is the main food for the body during the combat and eliminates wear and tear on each of its parts. For blood circulation, we have a heart that pumps it throughout the body. The heart is a relatively small organ consisting of muscles that move blood throughout the body, but it alone cannot do the long-term work of circulating blood to every part of the body. It needs some help.
When you perform certain combat horting techniques, the muscles rhythmically contract and relax. When the muscles contract, they squeeze blood out, and when they relax, blood is drawn in - thus they constantly work as a pumping mechanism. To get the greatest effect from such work, it is best to involve large muscle groups, such as the legs and back. You cannot expect a great effect by moving only small muscles, for example: fingers.
That is, during the fight, the combat horting athlete must perform the technique of techniques with full normal amplitude. Clamping the sternum, excessive compression of unnecessary muscle groups leads to oxygen loss. This also explains why relaxation is very important. At this point, the technique of improving combat horting techniques intersects with the athlete's psychological preparation.
If you are mentally tense, then your muscles are also tense. And tense muscles have a negative effect on blood circulation, because they do not allow blood to enter, therefore, they put an additional load on the heart of the combat horting athlete. Based on this, the athlete must be calm and confident psychologically. Relaxed and soft muscles allow blood to flow freely.
When you are worried, your body begins to tense, muscles contract, breathing becomes shallow and intermittent, because the muscles compressed around the chest and abdomen do not allow you to breathe normally. You can reverse this process by forcing deep, slow breathing, relaxing the muscles of your body, and eventually your anxiety and agitation will subside. That is why most of the relaxation techniques of combat horting involve deep breathing and muscle control.
Consider the amount of blood circulating in the internal organs of the abdominal cavity. These organs are controlled by the autonomic nervous system and cannot be moved at will by skeletal muscles, so you cannot expect them to act like a smooth mechanism throughout the entire fight.
However, it is quite possible to achieve this effect with abdominal breathing. Abdominal breathing involves the movement of the diaphragm up and down. When the diaphragm is pressed down, the pressure in the abdominal cavity increases and blood is squeezed out of the organs, and when the diaphragm rises, the pressure is released and blood flows in. Although you can achieve a certain degree of benefit from this type of breathing from full simple squats, therefore, abdominal breathing is the best type of massage for your internal organs.
According to the health-improving methods of combat horting, athletes usually use three types of breathing - normal, abdominal and thoracic, but to prepare an athlete for competitions, more effective methods are used - they complicate these three types with additional loads and add training techniques and the use of breath holding (breath pauses).
Normal breathing. This is a normal natural type of breathing, in which air enters the lungs and simultaneously disperses into the abdominal and thoracic parts. This type of slow breathing is used in a fight by an athlete when he is at a long or medium distance. Frequent and deep normal breathing can quickly increase the percentage of oxygen in the blood and reduce the heart rate.
An experienced combat horting athlete understands the importance of timely breathing recovery in possible combat situations and uses every free moment of inactive fighting, pause or temporary forced break for this.
Abdominal breathing. Abdominal breathing is the main type of breathing during a fight. It covers the largest period of time when the athlete performs active attacking and defensive actions that require a large load on the spine and ribs, as well as the muscular system. In general, using this type of breathing, you will significantly help your physical and spiritual health.
Some masters of combat horting call this breathing "combat breathing". During this method, your stomach goes out when you inhale and retracts when you exhale. Psychological preparation in combat horting when using abdominal breathing is carried out not only during fights, but also during meditation. Short meditations are usually practiced at the beginning and end of each training session. Full health meditations using abdominal breathing are held outdoors in nature.
Chest breathing. Chest breathing is the opposite of regular abdominal breathing. During chest breathing, the stomach is drawn in when inhaling and out when exhaling. This is a stronger breath than regular breathing, and is also a good exercise for the skill of increasing abdominal pressure and lowering the center of gravity when exhaling. An athlete can practice this breathing fully in meditation, but according to the combat horting technique, chest breathing is used more vigorously during training to restore normal breathing.
Chest breathing is used by a combat horting athlete during a fight during a fierce exchange of blows at close or grappling distance. At the moment of receiving a strong blow to the stomach, if the athlete has a layer of air under the diaphragm, in the solar plexus area, he will definitely be out of breath. When attacking an opponent with a blow to the solar plexus, it is necessary to quickly tense the abdominal muscles and, if possible, exhale air from under the diaphragm. To maintain respiratory balance and avoid excessive tension of the muscle corset, chest breathing must be alternated with abdominal breathing.
Breathing stop (breathing pause)
Breathing stop or short breathing pauses are specific techniques of combat horting during fights. Short breathing stops are used when receiving an opponent's striking attack, delivering blows with a very short amplitude and in other cases. Each athlete determines these situations for himself individually. With experience, athletes learn to stop breathing and resume it at the moments of attacks and defenses to strengthen the movement.
A breathing pause cannot be too long, because this leads to a lack of oxygen in the body. Breathing pauses during an active exchange of blows are best done at the moment of exhalation, so that the opponent does not use the lungs and stomach filled with air, and does not deliver an unexpected effective blow. After a short pause in breathing, an inhalation must necessarily follow at the end of the motor action. In the system of the health direction of combat horting, breathing pauses are used on the contrary at the maximum inhalation - filling the lungs with air.
In the psychological preparation of an athlete, breathing plays an important role in adjusting the state of readiness for a fight. Calm and rhythmic breathing calms the psyche of a combat horting athlete, which in turn allows him to concentrate on important moments of the fight and control the actions of his opponent.
Relaxation exercises performed at the end of training
Combat horting relaxation exercises relieve excitement and fatigue, stimulate recovery processes in the body. Therefore, they should be performed at a calm and slow pace. In addition to gymnastic exercises without objects, relaxation exercises can include some flexibility exercises, elements of greetings (etiquette), basic elements of movements, some constituent elements of combat horting techniques, elements of demonstration of techniques, linking them into one series.
Relaxation exercises are performed at the end of training. They should become habitual exercises after high loads. Static reflex relaxation exercises are also recommended in combat horting, when the athlete, after completing training, takes a sitting position and conducts an imaginary analysis of the training or competitive fight in a state of alienated rest, i.e. uses the method of autogenic relaxation by autosuggestion (meditative exercises).
"Horting Encyclopedia"
Eduard Yeromenko
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