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[Rslick96]

Sometimes it feels like I'm in HSDK

[Rimi]

Are you trying to learn? Which martial art?

[Rslick96]

I'm supposed to be learning Tai Chi but 90% of the class is external physical workouts

[Cam]

I'm supposed to be learning Tai Chi but 90% of the class is external physical workouts

How long have you been practicing? In most training atmospheres, cardio and strength exercises are emphasized for beginners in order to gain better fitness, before moving on to more technical training.

[Rslick96]

On and off for two years now and that's the problem

[Rimi]

On and off for two years now and that's the problem

I feel like martial arts needs to be a consistent thing.

Then again I've never attempted it.

[Rslick96]

I feel like martial arts needs to be a consistent thing.

Then again I've never attempted it.

It is that's why I'm a failure =-(

[Rimi]

It is that's why I'm a failure =-(

Just stay committed and I'm sure you'll succeed.

[Kaio-ken]

I feel like martial arts needs to be a consistent thing.

I think it depends on your motivation for doing it. I've never really taken it that seriously and enjoy just going to various clubs and trying new stuff now and again, the most recent being thai boxing for two sessions after not doing anything for almost a year. It's amazing how much it turns out you remember after you get back into the swing of things and also how very different martial arts can give you skills that relate to each other. I do plan on going consistently to one or two things when I get back home though.

[Red Duel]

Sometimes it feels like I'm in HSDK

Same here and I train myself.

[Rslick96]

Thanks Guys

[citizen_lion]

I actually have a sort of Kenichi-ish story to tell. When I was a kid I was bullied a lot, and was a sickly child. Then I grew some backbone and fought them back. Fast forward more than 20 years, I have become an adult, independent, and train myself in free time while working a day job.

 

I don't know any technique apart from a little bit of boxing basics, but I have trained my body over almost 10 years, plus the haphazard effort of my youth, so I can now throw two very precise jabs in 0.3 seconds with one hand and break apart canned-food with my bare hands with relative ease. Note: videos available if anyone really needs proof I was a bit offended a while ago that someone in another Kenichi forum called me a fraud (seriously I'm not even near the peak of human potential yet, just a hobbyist strength/speed trainer).

 

I don't recommend such unbalanced training though (but I'm too ADD to actually follow a system, that's why I figured that becoming too strong that I don't need a system is also a decent idea). I am also rather lacking in endurance. If this was Kenichi-verse I would be on the path to train white muscles instead of pink

 

Anyway, my three main tips regarding training are "be consistent and train a little every day", "if possible, spread the training out to very small sessions throughout the day instead of one big one", and "when you have any doubt or discomfort at all, rest 1-2 weeks". These tips applied very well to training bone density and speed, because the risk of fracture or nerve injury is very real and I have suffered from a few minor ones (all recovered now).

[Rslick96]

I see thanks man by the way I kinda just mix traditional martial arts techinques and concepts together at this point and take pointers from other martial artist friends kinda like my own personal style. Wish me luck. :-)

[citizen_lion]

I see thanks man by the way I kinda just mix traditional martial arts techinques and concepts together at this point and take pointers from other martial artist friends kinda like my own personal style. Wish me luck. :-)

 

Good luck! :-) Just remember to be consistent and careful. Don't ever feel the need to push yourself past your limits with "one big dramatic effort", because real human bodies don't seem to work like in shonen ;-)

 

You train and train and maintain a level until that level becomes easy, then casual, but you CANNOT get to the next level no matter what you do, and you have an urge to try something crazy or just double your training and see if it works. Well anytime I tried that I simply got injured and wasted many weeks resting, so I learned to stop. From then on I notice that at some point, while training without pushing beyond injury limits, and with a consistent, nutritious diet and enough sleep, you will suddenly move to the next level. A feat that appeared utterly impossible just a week ago becomes doable, and look back 10 years, you realize that you could now do some of the things that you wrote into a self-insert Gary-stu fanfic character that you thought up ;-)

[Rslick96]

Well for an update I guess got more exp and yeah just learning new techiques gonna start pressure points too

[citizen_lion]

Well for an update I guess got more exp and yeah just learning new techiques gonna start pressure points too

 

Remember the constant, on-going body conditioning. Even HSDK itself states that "Guts, power, kung fu". Guts is, well, hard to train for unless you fight regularly, so let's just put that aside for now. But power is still necessary.

[eson]

I'll just leave this here as a reminder to myself to not try martial arts.

 

[citizen_lion]

I'll just leave this here as a reminder to myself to not try martial arts.

 

Well, it is always hazardous to fight, especially under pressure of having to win (for whatever reasons, I wouldn't be surprised if some of these fighters are very good people who fight to feed their families, etc.). Martial Arts does not lessen the risk of injury one bit when fighting with people of similar level, and these guys are probably all "real life Yomis" (not quite, but the top martial artists in the world are certainly Yomi-grade).

 

But MA certainly helps one become more healthy, less susceptible to injury in daily life, and more confident. A lot of people use bullying tactics all the way into their adult life, in the workplace, and being very well trained physically helps you ignore the aggression and just focus on your actual contributions, making the world a bit fairer.