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Originally Posted by jake_us9

Hi all,
I’m new here. great forum!

I’ve been practicing for 20 over years and I have come to believe that pain and injuries, and the ability to endure them may be a big factor in deciding the outcome of a fight/match? anyone agree? most of the time, the emphasis it seems is to focus on one's skills/abilities/technical proficiency etc.
but the fact and reality of fighting remains - however good one is, if one does not have a high pain threshold, one will succumb quickly at the first sign of pain/injury/blood. so the question is, how does one handle pain?
is there a mental/physical training to withstand pain? how would you react to, say, a broken nose, teeth, a kick to the groin/ribs, a broken arm(amber)?

The question is, will you/should one carry on fighting despite a bloodied face or simply surrender?

Welcome to The Forums!

Well, one way to train to withstand physical pain is PROPER meditation. I dont know too much about meditation, but I know that to withstand physical pain, you need to do "something meditation" and not "empty meditation".

Answer to you question: Well, it all depends on how bad the injury is, right?