That's what a few people have been telling me. That it was probably "Deer in the Headlights" syndrome. As you said, he probably froze for a second.
Notice I wasn't "dissing" Paul. I was simply curious how far away he was when it went down. If he was even just ten feet away, he'd not have been there in time to stop the first kick.
I guess it's all the years in the professions I've done primarily which make me less likely to "freeze up". And I sometimes forget it's natural for people to not have a muscle memory - no thought required - instinct on how to handle such situations.
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Date: 2006-04-18 10:12 pm (UTC)That's what a few people have been telling me. That it was probably "Deer in the Headlights" syndrome. As you said, he probably froze for a second.
Notice I wasn't "dissing" Paul. I was simply curious how far away he was when it went down. If he was even just ten feet away, he'd not have been there in time to stop the first kick.
I guess it's all the years in the professions I've done primarily which make me less likely to "freeze up". And I sometimes forget it's natural for people to not have a muscle memory - no thought required - instinct on how to handle such situations.