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Fear by Mick Mullaney

mick — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:49:31 +0000

Let’s not pretend we’re not afraid – fear walks among us all. I see the fear in my opponents eyes, it is a reflection of my own. They do not see me. I am a shadow. It is far easier to feel fear than understand who I am.

I see the real me, the heart and soul my life has handed down to me. The blood, sweat and tears that have made me who I am. I am a man striving for more. I sometimes wonder if I can shoulder the crushing burden of my own expectations. I too feel fear, it is mingled with doubt, but behind these two imposters burns a fire white hot with determination. This fire will burn, I won’t let it die. I may be unsure of what the future holds, but that will not turn me away.

Round after round my fury grows intense and keeps my fear locked away. Distractions stay outside, I stay inside this place as my will commands my body. Confidence is my shadow that keeps the Spectre of defeat at bay. Performance is my ally, power and skill are my tools, and victory is my task.

As I spend my life time’s worth of toil, I have become what I am meant to be. The man that tries to take this from me will fail and bleed in misery.

Image vs Substance

mick — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:49:38 +0000

It is through language, imagery and participation that we learn. We choose our values and make our judgements from the things we see and hear and experience. Today there seems to be a disturbing trend that is affecting the values we choose and the judgements we make. Some of us are more concerned with image and how something “appears” to be (how it looks), they live in the moment without any thought for substance or deeper meaning.We see this preoccupation with image all the time. Politicians that spin their true intentions to sensationally steal a vote, vacuous media “celebrities” that fail to contribute anything except to display their beauty, wealth and bad habits. Virtually ALL advertising has this vulgar obsession with image and lifestyle that affects every choice we make. We see it too in music, the cinema and sport. Let’s not get too excited by flashy demo’s and spinning kicks or by individuals that are so image conscious they believe they are more important than the rest of us, and make little or no contribution to our community unless it benefits them. The current success of MMA and the UFC is a great example of this. These new breed of fighters bad mouth and slag each other off, peer into the camera grimacing and snarling in an attempt to intimidate their future opponents. I find it ridiculous that anyone would be intimidated by this superficial and theatrical act of arrogance; – just because someone says they are the best or the most dangerous, doesn’t make it true. It is propaganda, it is marketing, it is spin. It is not the truth but an illusion that grabs our attention for the wrong reasons. What seems to be more important is hitting the sunbeds and getting ripped, having just the right tattoo’s or that special haircut to become the fighter that everyone’s talking about (it happens in Thai-Boxing too). Just because a fighter appears in the Martial Arts magazines all the time, doesn’t mean that much and doesn’t necessarily make them any better than you or I. Look beyond the surface image at who people really are. Take away all the sensationalism and look at what fighters really do and the skills they actually use. Image conscious individuals would rather spend time on things that will impress others. Focus your time on developing real skills that take time and are hard to come by. Do things properly and don’t rush just to get to some ideal standard. Never be frightened of failure, it is an important ingredient to becoming great. Making mistakes and getting things wrong is an essential part of learning. Image conscious people are afraid to explore, they don’t like to make mistakes for fear of looking bad. Remember, whatever you focus on becomes your idea of reality. If you focus your attention on image without regard for substance, you are measuring your self worth by what is on the outside. YOU decide what is on the inside by holding yourself to a higher standard. You have the power right now to control how you think, how you feel and what you do. Standing up for what you believe, focusing on what you are deeply committed to will give you a healthy self worth that will help create your destiny – You are not defined by what you say or how you look…, but by what you do. One of the most important things I want you to realise is that you have absolute control over your own internal world – you decide what things mean and what to do about them.

Superfights 07

mick — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:12:54 +0000

The next show to feature Wicker Camp fighters is at Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Sunday 11th November. This show promises to be a sell out featuring some of the best fighters in the UK.

At last our very own 2x World Champion Imran Khan will face World Champion Richard Caddon in a long awaited bout. Imran is really looking forward to this fight and promises a spectacular performance.

English Champion Thomas McCormick will also fight on this show; he was due to fight in Coventry but unfortunately his opponent pulled out at the last minute. This will be his first Full Thai Rules fight.

You really shouldn’t miss this one! There will be a coach leaving the gym at 3pm, anyone interested in booking a seat and going to support our fighters please contact us at micktrix@btinternet.com or 01142795470.

http://www.wolvescivic.co.uk/index.asp?loc=whatsonshow&woid=8861