| I'm not going to lie - getting punched in the face | | | | enough to knock you out. At best they will probably |
| hurts. This is why I try avoiding it. I don't like being | | | | knock you down, at worst they would miss. What |
| knocked out, getting a broken jaw, or bleeding. You | | | | you do is you just accept the fact that you may get |
| need to be fast, you're going to need to have a little | | | | punched in the face. Funnily enough, doing this will |
| bit of courage, and lastly you're going to need to | | | | make your body accept the pain and actually help |
| have the correct mindset. | | | | you feel less of it because that is not what your |
| 1. Becoming fast. You're going to need to be mentally | | | | focus is on. I just think it's cool how that all works |
| fast, and physically fast. Now, I'm a goalie in lots of | | | | out... |
| sports because I can pretty much make things seem | | | | 3. The mindset. Your mindset basically needs to be |
| slow motion. I visually seem them going slow, and my | | | | that you are "defending yourself," not that you are, |
| hand just moving towards it until the block. I | | | | "avoiding punches." Once you start thinking about the |
| recommend you get into some sort of sports, or | | | | punches you start psyching yourself out. And do you |
| even video games where you need split-second | | | | know what happens when you get psyched out? Oh, |
| timing help (I play lots of Tetris). | | | | you just get punched in the face, no big deal. |
| 2. Courage. If you take a punch, you take a punch. | | | | Another way to think of this is, "the best defense is |
| Trust me, most people will not punch you hard | | | | a good offense" and start wailing on them. |