Coach Zahabi on fear and anxiety

Coach talks about overcoming the fear and the nerves before competing, going over diverse way to deal with it, from physical to mental.

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[mohammed]

All you have to do is tune into the fear/anxiety and it will subside.
If you resist, it persists

[AmirA-nluu]

I wish I had a trainer like you when I was 15 …

[GZTakosh]

I have been so nervous before a fight, walking in the cage etc so many times but he's right I'm never nervous for the second round

[therooffairy]

I was a vocalist...performed hundreds of times sometimes to massive crowds...I loved the feeling on the day...my body and mind would store all my power.
I would feel like I was getting sick...feel sleepy...disconnected and introverted.
As soon as I grabbed the mic it would all come back like the most intense power surge.
The longer we played the more intense and fluid i got.
I miss that shit.

[JiuJitsu_Soul]

True confidence comes from making your peace, win or lose, knowing that you're a part of something greater than yourself. Being prepared mentally physically spiritually and emotionally is also essential. There's no guarantee of the outcome, but having those 5 things on point is satisfaction guaranteed.

[moonboy]

This is genius. As someone that experiences extreme anxiety this is so so helpful.

[Almosteasyese]

Your autonomic nervous system has two branches. Sympathetic ( fight or flight) and parasympathetic. Your parasympathetic can calm you down ( rest and digest, ventral vagal) or shut you down ( dorsal vagal freeze). Fun fact: liver shots activate your dorsal vagal response because that's all through your vagus nerve.

The high of energy you described is the sympathetic, fight or flight.

The lethargy can be rest/ digest kicking in, or bordering on freeze.
Ventral vagal can feel lazy by in a relaxed way.


Freeze seems to happen when fight or flight is too intense OR when fight or flight doesn't work. Dissociation is an extreme example.

What I'm working through is my freeze response and I actually will dissociate mildly if things get rough enough. I might still be moving, but everything feels weak like in a dream and I feel like im going for a ride in my body or I'll tell my body to move into the fight but it'll feel like im in quicksand or concrete.


I think you're onto something about freeze being too much energy and about moving helping.
I noticed last time I froze after getting torn up in sparring, it really set in when I stopped . Once I sat down and rested, I literally felt frozen and like I couldn't get myself back into it. That's when that nasty feeling in my chest set in and I kind of just lingered. I think it started not because of the severity of what actually happened, but because I had no answers for someone and felt helpless. I tried HARD ( upped my pace and tried different strategies without escalating the amount of force innapropriately), so I think I burned myself out by trying to go into a fight response but since I wasn't able to make it work I started to slip into freeze.

[NYMartialArtsAcademy]

I didn’t know that Greek philosophy was the father of modern psychology. Great insight into the mind of a fighter/athlete.

[volkssz]

I've been mentally drilling and prepping my students and trying to get them into comp mode during rolls and open mat, very important indeed.

[jayjitsu]

Only 39k views? Oh yeah. Not everyone faces their fears and seeks a challenge!

Thank you for this video 🙏🏼

[darraghthebadass]

Most relatable thing I’ve ever heard in years

[ericaajl]

Thanks for the tips. This happened to be this weekend on my first ever Muay thai tournament. Lost the first fight because of over reacting to everything my opponent was doing . Second fight I won because I felt a lot better I calm donw lot more and the initial adrenaline was gone I was able to move better and win.

[kidbyg]

Jon Jones was definitily one of the most confidend fighters there is, but he said, that he always lost in training, got submitted manny times.

[Joonzi]

Thank you for making it about more than just fighting.. Great advice we can all use in the face of many stressful situations. Thank you Firas
Looking forward to learning about why we sometimes feel the opposite; lethargic.

[Redblueworm]

This should be put in a museum, I had my first fight and even though I lost it would’ve been way worse had I not seen this video

[george.giannop]

As usual, great breakdown and great advice 👍

[thecontainerthecontents]

very clever observation about how fear works, i think you're right in terms of practical solutions to it -- and it's such a big issue, this is very useful advice.

[Ariesmonk]

THIS IS A GREAT CONVERSATION BETTER THAN 250$ FOR AN HOUR! I Think fear is healthy and also harmful depending on how you utilize it.

[dopvmine_p]

Preparation is the best advocate for anxiety.. if u prepare for more than what is expected u can mentally “hack” one’s mind to beat it thru logical thought.. stilll sometimes we need a good punch in the face to get it poppin and removes those “butterflies”

[SeetheseCD]

As an amateur fighter, (mma and boxing) you’re spot on. What great insight on anxiety when it comes to fighting, and life in general. Thanks Coach Zahabi, I have this saved .