Looking back at your martial arts training, is there anything that you regret? Of, with 20/20 clarity in hindsight, is there anything you would have done differently? Feel free to explain in detail.
Ray M
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I studied for several years under a grand master that sold the school, took all the money people had paid in advance with and disappeared. I'd like to have gone to a different school.
Besides that, I wish I had then gone to a different school after it happened. as it was, it sort of disillusioned me and I quit. So now I'm out of shape and trying to figure out what to do. I can't really start up real classes now because I have a wife and 4 year old. The adult classes are ALL right at 6 or 7 pm. That's family time, dinner, etc... I can't do that. So I'm not sure what I can do to start back up. I'm probably just going to have to start doing some work on my own and hope I can start up again sometime.
MartialArtsGuy
I regret not doing Judo while I was doing music. That would have been a good time for me to do it, but I did not think I'd return to martial arts. I also may have considered the idea of boxing full time when it was presented. I also should have done more classes while in college.
Anonymous
I regret spending time trying to learn something that didn't work with my body. I'm 5'7", 170 pounds and I spent at least 3 years doing BJJ but I never caught on as well as everyone else. So, I regret doing that. Now, I'm strengthening my Greco-Roman wrestling and I feel more confident with that.
ConcernedMoose
Like the others, I just wish I would've started sooner overall, and started sooner in the art I study now. Also, I wish I would've taken better advantage of opportunities given to me. As in, training harder than I did/do, or going to extra classes, or spending extra time after class, or putting in that little bit of extra effort in class.
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Yeah, I wish that I had started 15 years sooner.