WHERE DOES CONFLICT START?

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Most often when we train in self-defense we train for the direct one-on-one confrontation. The personal, up front, in your face situation that leaves no doubt as to the intent and purpose of the assailant. But in other instances it is not so clear and open.   It can start a lot farther away than we would suspect, but often it's very close. So, when considering how a conflict develops, and how it is handled, where does conflict REALLY start?

? · Accepted Answer

I think conflict is born in all things.. We as humans don't realize that conflict is a natural part of all things.. Animals tend to use conflict in a way of warning, protection or food.. We look at conflict as being only a physical harm.. Then again we all have conflict that is also born in are self.. The key to most conflict is born in a worldly state, greed, anger, disagreement, war, and protection... I think every day as humans we fight are own conflict these end up being actions and emotions.. even in a state of mediation there is a conflict within the self..  The biggest part of conflict is what we call animal instinct, even as human we don't call are selves animals but we are.. This is even harder for us since we feel we think unlike animals.. animals of all kinds live in harmony were as humans tend to feel that we can have harmony  only in peace of state and peace of mind,  in order not to have conflict..  In conflict both good and bad are born.. it is just like yin/yang aspects, one feeds the other... there is even finding peace in conflict.. therefor conflict can be in every action done and by every emotion born in all things..

Liondancer · Answer

I think conflict starts when personalities clash. How we go from there is what determines the outcome and we have many choices how to handle the situation. We can ignore it, accept it, or pick on the person to aggravate the situation and even within those are many different levels. Physical conflict usually occurs when we let things escalate but I think conflict starts much much earlier than that. It is rare that we encounter someone who is just out to beat someone over the head without knowing anything at all about the person.

Peritus · Answer

The conflict starts with the persons intent to harm you or someone else. That intent could start when they see you, when they're showering in their house, etc. You simply change their intent, whether that be talking them out of what their doing, or breaking their nose.

EDIT: The hard part is telling what their intent is

Cecil Ryu Martial Arts · Answer

Google Marc Animal Mac Young, Peyton Quinn, Lawrence A. Kane, Kris Wilder  and read their works.  They will tell you tons about how conflicts start.

Start with this website:  http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/

And: http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/violencetypes.htm

? · Answer

Conflict starts in the heart of the aggressor. He wants what you have. Or he feels that you are his better.

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