Should I give up Karate?
⚜3rd Street Boss⚜
2012/04/14 05:06:59
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Winter has proven really bad for me and I'm trying to recover from S.A.D. which includes massive laziness for me. I hardly worked out this winter and this past summer I done lots of stretching and stuff. Recently I've been given an opportunity to take pro classes but I've seemed to lose interest in it, my dad says I can't do it and... I don't know. Recently I was threatened and feel I should have the skills just in case someday but I also think I'll abuse my power somehow because people really get to where they piss me off and I don't want to break an oath. What with my family though, well some of my family not all, I will break that oath badly. What should I do?
Karate can be useful on so many levels, so i say you keep on going :) But only you can really know what you want to do!
Physical activity works against SAD.
I would suggest skipping the pro-classes at this point and until your heart is in it again. You may get hurt if your mind is not in the training. That is you will increase the odds of getting hurt.
Abuse of power, maybe, maybe not. Remember your oath and your responsibility to others.
Remember Zimmerman, even if he is acquitted his life is ruined.
But after 8 years or something i found it still wasn't fun, or interesting, and that all that crap about it teaching self control was a load of crap. Along with the fact that in practice, i probably wouldn't use it for self defence, self preservation would supercede it. And common fighting techniues for the common crowd seem to revolve mostly around grappling, or atleast grabbing, and karate (or atleast the permutation i was taught) generally required more maneuvering room that that allows.
But it really depends on what you do it for. If it's just for self defense, then once you've learned the moves, you don't really need to do lessons. (although probably need to continue practicing yourself) if you want to go competitive, then go for it. But ultiimately it's your decision.
It is my understanding that part of karate training is mental - in terms of how to use your skills, and how to not fight even though you have skills. Use this. But get out there and do something physical that you like - or love. It will help you. It may take a little time, but I guarantee you'll feel better. If your routine has become boring, I'm sure your instructor will help you find a way to make it better.
Martial Arts is only 20% physical and 80% Mental. Martial Artist uses his art in every aspect of his life.
Yep. If I had my way, you'd turn your body and mind into a ultra-fit, healthy, trained fighting machine.
Right now you are probably pretty good at acting out anger situations in your mind. How about taking that act totally to its full end; i.e., getting mad at somebody who really bugs the heck out of you, getting him pinned down after many excellent moves, and then beating him to death. Then picture yourself looking over the body of that person until you realize he's no longer breathing. Picture his loved ones being told that he is dead and your loved ones being told that you killed somebody. And then picture being arrested, handcuffed, humiliated in body searches, locked behind ugly iron cell doors and awaiting a visit from a lawyer, which you probably can't afford and your parents have to borrow on their retirement for. Then go through the courtroom drama. Whether or not you choose to go to trial or to take a plea, you still must allocute in open court as to precisely what you did, how you did i...
Right now you are probably pretty good at acting out anger situations in your mind. How about taking that act totally to its full end; i.e., getting mad at somebody who really bugs the heck out of you, getting him pinned down after many excellent moves, and then beating him to death. Then picture yourself looking over the body of that person until you realize he's no longer breathing. Picture his loved ones being told that he is dead and your loved ones being told that you killed somebody. And then picture being arrested, handcuffed, humiliated in body searches, locked behind ugly iron cell doors and awaiting a visit from a lawyer, which you probably can't afford and your parents have to borrow on their retirement for. Then go through the courtroom drama. Whether or not you choose to go to trial or to take a plea, you still must allocute in open court as to precisely what you did, how you did it, all the way up to the victim is now dead.
Do I need to go any further? Do you honestly think that losing your temper over something that your brain should have been sharp enough to control is worth losing your freedom for a minimum of 10 years, perhaps even 25 or the rest of your life? Being told what to do, allowed no freedom of choice in anything you choose to do, go to bed when you're told, get up when you're told. And, oh, the noise.
Whatever you decide to do with your life, Sonny, remember that it will be your choice. Think carefully before you make your decision and then go for it, but always remember to smell the roses along the way. Life is going to hand you some bad stuff as you go along, it always does, you just have to know that it's your responsibility to get up, wipe the dust off your clothes and move on, preferably with a smile!
But please do take care of your emotional stability first and foremost. Get a strong grip on it and then go out and have a wonderful, pleasant life.
P.S. Above advice, of course, does not pertain to legitimate, legal, honest self-defense. Remember that too.
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