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Zeraph, you're killing me here. See? Look at me... look at me dying. My god... I can barely take it.
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You talk about martial arts like there is an occupation where sinewy furrowed-brow men sit in gray stone pagodas and train to kill other men with their bare hands, taking breaks only to sleep for 3 hours a night, eating only the hearts of timber wolves and grizzly bears. Aside from the infamous "red roof inn" at Fort Bragg, no such place exists. I think your martial arts education has come from Hollywood, chief.
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10 years of what experience? If you were any more vague, I'd be tempted to suggest Mortal Kombat.
I've trained in American Freestyle Karate for over a year and a half straight... going up to 20 hours per work week (2-4 hours a day)... and that shit isn't Jazzercise. People ended up in the hospital when mistakes were made. I've had duct tape holding my busted toes together, smashed noses, a broken finger, blood on my t-shirt. I've choked people out, knocked people out with punches, kicked people in the head, and I got dropped like a sack of potatoes by a tough old man with a leg like a train car and one of my best friends hookkicked me in the back of the head and I almost did a cartoon faceplant. It's a glorious experience... and after everybody is soaked with sweat and bandaged up... we all limp out to the bar like some rowdy Vikings and drink our fill. There is no "trained killer" mindset here. We're human beings engaging in martial arts... hence martial artists.
There are amazing schools out there with dedicated instructors that will teach you how to fight, how to strengthen your body, and the kind of friendship that only develops after kicking someone in the ribs. Many of them offer free lessons to see how you feel about it... and you can watch for free.
Last edited by Plan9; 07-21-2009 at 12:11 PM..
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