Comments on: Confidence

By: Jeffrey Behiels

Jeffrey Behiels — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:03:18 +0000

Ironically, confidence is what got Mace Windu killed.. He was confident that anakin would not turn on him. Turned out bad for him. Good blog yet again!

By: sean

sean — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:24:49 +0000

great article wim. i just finished reading a book ‘call of the wild’ – about a greenhorn who builds a cabin in alaska and lives there for a year. At the start of his adventure he befriends an experienced woodsman who offers crucial, sage advice – one of his best lines was… “don’t ever forget how large and dangerous this land can be. and when things start to go right get even more careful, cause its when your offguard that accidents start to happen”, i think that beautifully sums up the danger of complacency from overconfidence, whether were talking about the unpredictable street arena or living in the sticks. so many variables to watch out for, and so few mistakes are punished lightly. ha ha – as an woodsman myself i’ve nearly chopped my damn hand off once, sliced my fingers quite badly with a knife – all from complacency – not from a lack of good, basic technique. from my thankfully little street fighting experience the same rules apply – because people, like an axe or knife, can be potentially very dangerous tools and its by the grace of god i didn’t end up badly maimed or even killed when i had a few brushes with some dangerous assholes that exist out there. its strange how close we are to the edge with even knowing it – life is a precarious business – ha ha. good to have confidence but sometimes it aint enough.

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Why do we study martial arts? « Striking Thoughts — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:04:08 +0000

[...] to that last bullet point is a thoughtful post by Wim Demeere. In his post Wim talks about the dangers of overconfidence and to drive home his point, he quotes [...]

By: Wim

Wim — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:26:17 +0000

Thanks Robert. Great to hear you’re enjoying the blog!

By: Wim

Wim — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:26:00 +0000

Thanks Robert. Great to hear you’re enjoying the blog!

By: Robert Trento

Robert Trento — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:58:22 +0000

Great writing. Always true, honest, and inspirational. Thanks for sticking with Loren’s advice to write everyday.

By: Robert Trento

Robert Trento — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:58:00 +0000

Great writing. Always true, honest, and inspirational. Thanks for sticking with Loren’s advice to write everyday.