Beyond Anger, Violence & Aggression: Healthy Masculinity
Channel: William Fergus Martin
Date: 13/08/2021

One of the main challenges we face as men is to go beyond aggression, violence and anger. In this video I share stories of situations I have faced in my own life in dealing with anger and aggression within myself and also in resolving potentially violent situations (in which I could have been beaten up, or worse) in a peaceful way. This is all part of the journey to discovering Healthy Masculinity.

Timecodes
0:00 Intro
0:30 Beyond Anger, Aggression, Violence
1:16 Males, Aggression & Violence. 
2:36 Verbal Martial Art? Is it Possible?
4:16 Taking the Initiative to counter anger & aggression. 
6:16 I 'Won', But Felt Like I Lost. My Aggression was My Enemy. 
10:22 Schoolboy Hero? Not Really. 
11:29 Me and My Opponent are One. 
13:12 Spiritual Awakening: During a Fist Fight.
14:23 Verbal Martial Art. Redirecting Anger and Aggression in Glasgow
17:12 Confrontation on London Street.
21:40 Aggression, Anger, Possible Violence, at Glasgow Bus Stop. 
25:22 Redirecting Anger and Aggression 2.More Verbal Contradiction.
30:45 Factory Thug: Aggression Used in a Positive Way
37:39 Resolve a Conflict by Outwitting them.
40:27 Best to Win by Not Having to Fight. 
41:16 The Courage to Risk Being Thought a 'Coward'.
43:33 Avoiding Conflict by Listening to Yourself
47:27 Principles for Going Beyond Anger, Aggression & Violence. 
50:27 Don't Let Your 4 Percent Neanderthal DNA Run Your Life.
50:46 Be Present in The Moment.
51:45 Your Inner Neanderthal: Primitive, Aggressive, Angry.
53:24 Do You have Something to Prove?
53:24 Can You Prove that You Can Live by Your Highest Values?
56:44 Joseph Campbell's  Samurai Story.Beyond Anger.
57:49 How do YOU Go Beyond Anger, Violence & Aggression?


Disclaimer: none of the stories I tell in this video are meant to be tried as techniques or methods. The stories are meant to illustrate important principles. Incorporating the principles into your life will lead to you find your own responses which are more likely to be suitable to you and the situation you are in.  In any event, I heartily discourage anyone from taking one of the ideas from this video to try it out in a potentially dangerous situation. This could lead to you experiencing serious harm, or worse.