No it didn't really happen to me, but I see this posted all too often by guys with 5, 10, even 20 years of training. They get into a fight and the training goes out the window because of anger, fear, pain or whatever. I've always thought the idea behind training was that it would come online almost automatically, and was the thing you fell back on when things got rough.
So what's the deal, were these guys ever properly trained to begin with?
I have my ideas of what makes training really stick; adequate mental and physical stress, adequate sparring with at least moderate contact, and drills that are dynamic and not dependent on both parties being overly cooperative (I'm starting to doubt the usefullness of flow drills).
IMO, the easiest places to find that train in this way are usually sport oriented. While there are traditional schools that still train this way they are harder to find.
Flame on...