tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586451582024871524.post3393739863561277815..comments2023-11-03T04:26:30.178-04:00Comments on Combat Sport Psychology: Why Should Fighters Care About Sport Psychology?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586451582024871524.post-70651473138003812792014-11-05T12:37:49.619-05:002014-11-05T12:37:49.619-05:00I'm a combat instructor, and particularly in w...I'm a combat instructor, and particularly in weapons combat, I train my strategists in understanding the concept of the "simultaneous game theory," found in the study of "game theory." <br /><br />Game theory is often utilized in economic and finance, but obviously, also in war. <br /><br />This applies directly to your query - <br /> "How do we prepare to "get in front of" the problem? One approach is what I call the "theory of mutually incompatible responses."<br /><br />This "theory of mutually incompatible responses" is the essence of the "simultaneous game," in which two players are moving simultaneously toward an objective, neither knowing having foreknowledge of the other's move. <br /><br />Now in warfare, you obviously don't want to leave things to chance - in other words, you want to have an advantage. A simultaneous game means that your enemy has just as much a chance to win as you, and that's bad news. <br /><br />This is why the development of a "dominant strategy" is necessary. The awesomeness of military strategy is that no matter what the situation is, you need to take on the strategy that allows for the highest probability for success - if that means to retreat, then retreat and pull the enemy into a kill zone. If that means to assault the enemy with everything you've got, then you do it. <br /><br />But like you stated, in order for a fighter to even begin to take advantage of strategies, they need to develop a broad set of skills (and have the conditioning to pull them off).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350615384213253426noreply@blogger.com