What are the components necessary to create / become an effective fighter?

[SAAMAG]

I'm going to be doing a presentation in one of my classes in a few days and because I'm being graded on my presentation skills moreso than the content, I decided to do it on something I know and can talk about easily.

I'm in the process of brainstorming for the format and content, and wanted to get some ideas from you all. That said--how would you answer the question:

"How do you become an effective fighter?"

[lkfmdc]

A strong house is built on a strong foundation, ie BASICS

The fastest racecar can't win a race without fuel, ie CONDITIONING

You can't reach a destination if you don't have the directions, ie STRATEGY

or, the Five P's

Proper Preparation Precludes Poor Performance

[TenTigers]

you must have focus. Not simply concentration, but the ability to be completely dispassionate. To see your opponent, not as another human being, with thoughts and feelings, but as an object to be destroyed.
-that, and snakeskin boots, which are always in fashion, no matter what the season.

[GLW]

I agree with lkfmdc's post. With one caveat.

There are some people that simply do not have the psychological makeup to be an effective fighter. They are the ones that either can't do it due to fear, lack of aggressiveness, whatever.

Usually these people are not drawn to this type of training but every so often...

[lkfmdc]

I agree with lkfmdc's post. With one caveat.

There are some people that simply do not have the psychological makeup to be an effective fighter. They are the ones that either can't do it due to fear, lack of aggressiveness, whatever.

Usually these people are not drawn to this type of training but every so often...

To me, that seems obvious, not everyone is a fighter. The one thing you can NOT teach is "heart".....

Recently we had a huge discussion about the lazy guy and/or the "wannabe" who wants to call themselves fighters but just don't have it in them

[1bad65]

The mental part is important.

One of my instructors has a guy making his debut on Saturday. He always says you never know how a guy will do in front of a crowd with a real opponent in front of him until he actually does it.

And heart is so important too. Is he the kind of guy whose body is saying 'no more', yet he just won't quit.

[Pork Chop]

ballz/heart
technique (timing, offense, defense)
athleticism (strength, speed, endurance)

too much of a disparity in any one area and you could be in for a bad night.

[Water Dragon]

A cool nickname is crucial.

[lkfmdc]

A cool nickname is crucial.

and tattoos, lots of tattoos, the guy with the best ink wins usually

[TenTigers]

thus answers the age-old question, "why aren't there any jews in the UFC?"

[Wood Dragon]

To paraphrase what has been said already:

Mastery of Basics.

Conditioning (this includes strength, flexibility, speed and endurance).

Intent.

[brucereiter]

some things that may be important to some people:

-not being afraid of being injured.
-not being afraid to injure another human.
-knowing when you can walk away from and when you must stop another persons aggression.

[David Jamieson]

1. the will to fight
2. the conditioning to strike and be struck
3. endurance, staying power
4. skill and martial ability developed through training

[Shaolin Wookie]

you must have focus. Not simply concentration, but the ability to be completely dispassionate. To see your opponent, not as another human being, with thoughts and feelings, but as an object to be destroyed.
-that, and snakeskin boots, which are always in fashion, no matter what the season.

LOL......


I'd say humility, because you have to learn to fight before you can fight and be open to suggestion. I'd say compassion as well, rather than being completely destructive, but then I have more of a compassionate ideology than your Skeletor tactics. You have to recognize when you are outclassed, and when you have the advantage.

Quick Wits are another vital component. Even when you are outclassed, you can still win if you play clever and smart. And, even when you have the advantage, you have to know what will make you lose that advantage in a second. Humility also helps you recognize your weaknesses, and quick wits will keep you from overstepping your boundaries. Plus, it helps you recognize that you can never control what another human being will do. You can only exercise self control. Luckily, your self control can shape how another will react to you.

If you're a tournament fighter, it's different, I know.

[SAAMAG]

A lot of you have the same broad catagories that I had in mind as well. Except that I've formatted mine a little differently.

In discussing the attributes necessary to be an effective fighter, I divided the attributes into 2-3 areas--Psychological traits, Emotional/character traits, and physical traits.

For the psychological; I have the ability to devise a strategy and set of tactics to accomplish the goal

For the emotional, I have all the things like preserverance, drive, aggressiveness, humility, and the like.

For the physical, I have the martial arts training--with a mastery of the basics in all the broad catagories areas of fighting. I also have of course the necessity to supplement the technique skills with conditioning and supplemental training.

Good formatting or no?