Intimidation Factors

[USMC fighter]

Just wanted to share something i was thinking about the other day. I was thinking about the differance between what used to intimidate me when i was younger, and what gains my respect now. When younger, a guys size or his build used to intimidate, tattoos, nasty or crazy look on his face, bold talking, that kinda crap used to intimidate. Now that im older and just a bit smarter, certain things clue me in to a person that deserves a little bit of respect, such as, being very soft spoken with a lot of physical grace or confidence, scar tissue around the eyes, califlower ears, way flattened nose, how a person scans a crowd or looks you over, posture, that kind of thing. They a subtle clues, but clues that scream fighter none the less. Its funny but when i met a very close friend of mine for the first time, i asked him what he practised without knowing or hearing anything about him pryor. I just got a vibe off him i guess, he seemed suprised and pleased at the same time, and it turned out he indeed was a high level, martial artist. Anyway i just wanted to share these thoughts with you all and get your thoughts also.

 

[plrpower]

Intresting thoughts. I think you are right on about the disciption of someones who is truly tough. Just like that one guy cant rember his name somthing Vito (bad ass biker). It the guys that dont say anything and just hurt you that you need to watch out for. Not the ones that yell up a storm.

 

[b1ewsw32]

Intresting thoughts. I think you are right on about the disciption of someones who is truly tough. Just like that one guy cant rember his name somthing Vito (bad ass biker). It the guys that dont say anything and just hurt you that you need to watch out for. Not the ones that yell up a storm.

I think you're talking about Chuck Zito. He was president of one of the chapters in New York of the HA's'.He's a natural KO machine and has extensive combat and martial arts training and was probably kicking ass since he was about 5 y/o..LOL
He handed Van Damme's ass to him when he was getting too cocky and disrespectful at Scores strip joint.Van Damme get's slammed
LMAO
I think most of the Hollywood fighters would lose to proficient MMArtists or skilled boxers, oh except for Sly stallone
The only one I think is at par would be Jet Li and maybe Chan when he was younger. Jet Li woud fair well against most fighters,since he has tons of experience in various styles of MA, lightning fast reflexes, and has won many prestigious competitions.
Although he did modestly admit that he would get his ass kicked by most of the fighters in "Cradle to the Grave".I still think he would come on top in his weight class.


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[BOOEY]

I agree, knowing how to spot non-verbal clues can go a long way

 

[Kane Fan]

to me, it's like that guy said in Gigli (yes I watched it!) when someone just dosn't give a shit
that's scarey
if I punch him in the face and he continues forward to land a bodyshot
knowing he isn't scared of me, scares me somewhat

when I saw some footage of Ortiz going after Shamrock , I think Tito lost that fight? but reguardless, he was going after Shamrock with a smile on his damn face...that shit scared me

oh and grapplers in general
I find that intimidating cus on the ground I panic
in standup tho I don't really care someone can be bigger stronger faster and more experienced and I'l spar them I'm fine
odd..
oh and another thing, I get braver the worse the odds are
I would rather fight 3 guys then 1 in general
I would definatly rather fight 3 thugs then 1 skilled fighter but I think tha'ts normal, I'd prefer more people, for whatever reason that relaxes me

oh and yelling, man if someone yells at me that'll scare me, it's really odd I'm not sure what's up there

 

[muscle305]

It's the quiet ones you got to worry about. They are the ones that if attacked will do anything to protect themselves...bite, stab, shoot, dislodge an eyeball...etc

 

[Kane Fan]

maybe that is why people find me intimidating
cus I am so quiet
I thought perhaps it was my size or facial hair

 

[wtlftr]

if you are watcthing for shiat, then shiat might happen. i wait until , a fight might happen, then i size the person up

 

[Demonix]

seems like the bigger the talker the weaker the fighter - at least in my experiences anyway.

 

[Maverick]

I agree.......... I have had numerous amounts of training in martial arts, boxing and now grappling, and I can tell just by looking at a person if they are a trained fighter.

good post