Sensory Overload/Reaction to danger

[airtwardo 6]

If you raced you should be able to relate to the idea of visualisation and total concentration. . . it's the same thing in the successful participation in any sport.

Your ability to do those things well, has great bearing on the amount of success you achieve and the speed at which you achieve it.

Think about how you used your mind, as well as your body when you were racing, do the same skydiving and it all becomes 'natural'.

There IS no overload, because you've seen and done it all, MANY times...in your head.

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[beekay 0]

All in all there is really only three things you can do when presented with imminent danger panic, choke or react appropriatly. I think in all situations we all have the capacity for all three. Depends on your day. Here's a killer article on panicking and choking.

http://www.gladwell.com/2000/2000_08_21_a_choking.html

[kuai43 7]

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All in all there is really only three things you can do when presented with imminent danger panic, choke or react appropriatly. I think in all situations we all have the capacity for all three. Depends on your day. Here's a killer article on panicking and choking.

http://www.gladwell.com/2000/2000_08_21_a_choking.html

THAT was an excellent article. I've taught martial arts professionally for over 20 years and it describes very well what can happen in evaluative, competitive and practical situations.

Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal

Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

[nigel99 144]

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All in all there is really only three things you can do when presented with imminent danger panic, choke or react appropriatly. I think in all situations we all have the capacity for all three. Depends on your day. Here's a killer article on panicking and choking.

http://www.gladwell.com/2000/2000_08_21_a_choking.html

Extremely good article. Looks like bowling is the ideal sport for chokers provided they don't do it competitively.

Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

[nigel99 144]

Interestingly I am busy watching a comedy and then mentioned the amygdala which I thought was a joke but looked it up.

This is a fairly dry medical explanation but interesting and topical regardless.

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1749

Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.