Fwd: Re: ES - Lady Fighters

[Karie Mitchell]

This post is from Vivaine Taarnfalk, a really great lady fighter.

If only we could get her to come out to practice more often!!!

Ciao,
Allessandre

(PS - I agree with Viv on the Lizard brain thing too - sometimes it does 
come up, sometimes it doesn't.  It's just good to be aware of possible 
"social influences" that _might_ be hindering you.)

>Greets Elfsea!
>
>One more physical aspect to the Iron Rose book is the adrenaline peak in
>women and men.  Because of estrogen (or whatever) in ladies bodies, the
>adrenaline surge is slower than in mens.  That's why men can jump into a
>fight quick and be done, while it takes women a bit longer before they hit
>their peak.  (sound familiar?)
>
>I've discovered that i do better at bear pits than double elims bec by the
>time i got warmed up w/ the two fights, the touranment is usually over! 
>With
>a bearpit, i have lots of time to really hit my peak.  For shorter
>tournaments, i find it mandatory to get in at least one or two warm up
>fights.
>
>As for the Lizard Brain, i'm am probably one of the few ppl who believe 
>that
>there are dangers in totally immersing oneself into the Lizard Brain 
>theory.
>First, if you are a man or women going to train a female fighter, then the
>book has good knowledge on how to head off a potential female pitfall.
>
>As for being a female fighter, i can say from my experience, that if i 
>didnt
>know i was supposed to have a female issue w/ something, i usually didnt.
>When someone would point it out, i accepted it and went on. But it was when
>i became overwhelmed with the 'checklist' of why women don't succeed, that 
>i
>started to worry about things that were never an issue. I hope that's 
>clear,
>im not saying somethings shouldnt be acknowledged, but i also think
>sometimes too much inforama can be self defeating.  I'm also summing up a
>big issue into a small paragraph, which obviously can't be discussed, or
>dismissed so quickly.
>
>However, The best way i found to overcome the "Lizard Brain" stuff, is to
>really just get in there and keep training. In fact, find someone to really
>drill you and teach you the basics, whether its in the society or not.  A
>good foundation in fighting basics goes a long way mentally and physically.
>
>Vivaine
>
>
>
>Thanks!
>
> > >From: Christine Fink <eleefink at consultant.com>
> > >Wed, 14 Jun 2000 11:48:40
> > >
> > >Buenos Dias!
> > >
> > >I was just reading Iron Rose's website. I came across the psychology of
> > >women fighters (called Lizard Brain). What she says is so true!
> > >
> > >http://www.peak.org/~grainne/Ironrose/lizard.html
> > >
> > >Any advice from other lady fighters over how to overcome Lizard Brain?
> > >
> > >Wanting to be one of the best,
> > >Maria
>
>
>
>
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