Drifting into danger

Tuesday, 18 August 2009

One of the great things contested martial arts does for someone is allow them to see their weaknesses and address them. Too often people have the attitude it will never happen to me and for that reason alone will allow themselves to drift into danger, one way or another. Walking through a city park at night on their own or thinking that their martial arts training will save them in a confrontation - when they have never tried to apply any of their 'killer' moves on people that don't want it done on them. Also, contested martial arts is more than just physical, you have to contest your beliefs and fears too. That's the hard part and that's why most of us claim to ourselves; "it'll never happen to me!!"
Why am I saying this today?? Well I just watched this video and I'm mindful of a few things Bob Spour and Marc McFann said at the weekend. The root of the problem with the events in this video, I believe, is the thought that 'it will never happen to me'. The video is part of a campaign to stop people texting while driving and whilst this is a crucial message that you should listen to and follow, it seems to me only part of a much bigger problem with people thinking that nothing bad will happen to them even when they don't heed the danger.
So back to the texting - and the realisation that texting and mobile phones, like the iPhone, have become a big part of our lives. We text all the time even when we're out with friends we will still be texting others that couldn't make it. However, there is one activity that you should not mix texting with and that is driving. Driving requires our full and undivided attention doesn’t it?? But you already know that!?
Well here's why. But it'll never happen to you, right!? (Watch all of it!!)