Fear and nervousness are both natural and positive safety reactions to combat. Anger, however, is not. Anger is not rooted in the primal need for self-protection. It is an emotion of conflict and the inability to deal with a given
conflict. Very few skilled fighters use anger to prepare for a fight.
Although anger is often the impetus for a real life confrontation, it has to be dispelled as the first blows are exchanged if you want to succeed. Anger destroys your emotional balance and prevents clear thought and judgment. It leads to an uncontrollable level of arousal.
If you feel angry with your opponent, channel that feeling into a more positive desire to win or to survive.
If the anger is rooted in something other than the combat situation, try to remove it, or at least control it, before you engage the opponent.
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