jorgelito

I gotta tell ya, there is a part of me that likes to watch fighting sports - boxing, martial arts etc. Probably stems from a visceral part of the human psyche. But one internal conflict I have is, separating the fighting from the sport. It seems counterintuitive. I've been in a lot of fights from k-12 then in my young adult years as well. Sadly, I avedrage one a year at this point. For me, fighting came out of necessity (we can argue about this in another thread), as in only fight if necessary. The sport aspect is weird to me because I couldn;t fight someone for no reason. As a result, an unprovoked fight seems odd to me. I always marvel at the amount of control fighters (sport fighters) have. I don't think I could strike another person (purposefully) unless for a good reason (prize money is not a good enough reason in my opinion).

Does anyone else ever feel this way or entertain these thoughts?