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 Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:56 pm
I bet we have been asked this question at least once ... so I guess I will ask the question also ... why? ... Why did you start in the martial arts ... why do you continue ... why do you fight ...
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:44 pm
I had an experience I won't go into at a very young age. Traumatized me, but I fight to prevent it from happening again. Without power ((Not strength. Absolute power.)).. I can not prevent it. And if I stop fighting, then I lose the power I've trained so hard to get..
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 5:39 am
I train very specifically so that I don't have to fight. I've made no secret of the fact that I don't believe in violence, even in self defense. Do not defeat your enemy. Let them defeat themselves by learning they cannot defeat you. The best way to do this is to train in the martial arts so that when confronted, you are prepared.
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:09 am
my apperance is weak, pathetic, worthless. people always judge me because i'm not strong and think that i can't do martial arts. I do martial arts to prove that you don't need strength to be good at it.
its that plain and simple
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Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 12:28 pm
People underestimated me and always tried to hurt me.
I decided i'd need something to help me fight.
I don't fight often, as I don't like to actually fight but if i do i don't just defend I make my point known.
Plus, martial arts has always interested me.
It's really hard to comprehend and simplistic.
Now, I do it because it calms me.
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Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 10:37 pm
My worst fear is for my friends and family to be harmed and not be able to retaliate. Or, for someone to start hurting my girfriend and to not be able to do anything about it.
I hate the helpless feeling of not knowing how to defend yourself and I decided to get up off my a** and do something about it.
If someone would insult me enough to stab me with a knife, and, or, threaten my life, try to kill me. I want to hurt them.
If someone would abuse and use strength improperly to dominate and bully someone else. Or, to hurt someone, to go against someone's will of personal space. I want to make sure that person gets what's coming to them.
Bullies rub me the wrong way. And, I got sick of not being able to do anything about it should the situation arise. But, I don't want to fight competitively, I am going to have to say fighting as a hobby though. Because once you get into it, it's fun to spar with people and see what other people have.
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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:25 am
It's for self-defense reasons
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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:49 pm
it started for me as just self deference but quickly changed into more than that. it became my way of life, yes i did learn to defend myself but there came so much more to it,
in the sports end of it the reason i fight is to better myself to find my weaknesses and strengthen them, many people say i have alot of heart for what i do and how i carry myself.
on the deeper end of it i feel martial arts changed me for the better and made me a better person
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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:49 pm
Because I love to fight. The feeling of hitting sumone, then being hit back, side kicked into my side, me elbowing them in their rib next....I feel happy doing it. Every now and then I meet people in my life who also know martial arts and we'll spar for a bit just for fun. Not to see who's stronger, but because usually that person I meet also enjoys to fight.
But, even tho I do love fighting, I don't pick fights (Because of that, I rarely EVER fight. People naturally don't pick a fight with me....Maybe I just give off that dangerous aura? sweatdrop ).
It makes me....satisfied u could say.... It brings nothing but joy into my heart. Not to mention there's form and art in martial arts. It's very beautiful....
Not to mention your able to truly push urself to ur limits sparring. It's a good way to show ur capabilities as a fighter. (I really don't like the word..."fighter" but it's the best word I can think of right now.)
A little hard to explain, but yeah. Like I said, it makes me happy.
*sigh* If only we used martial arts on the streets rather than guns....
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:32 pm
I guess for me it started out as a need to challenge myself ... and then as my skill set expanded, I discovered this need to compete ... to test my skills with the best I can face ... and after three years and a record of 27-6-3 ... I still love it ...
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:14 pm
I guess my dad wanted it ... cuz I've been doing muay thai since I could remember ... but it not something I regret ... I love muay thai ...
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:29 pm
My grand-daddy was a boxer, my dad was a boxer ... and well I took up boxing ... like ladyMT ... no regrets here ... best expierence I've ever had ...
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:06 pm
my father practiced shotokan karate i just continued trying diffrent styles.
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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:01 pm
I got into martial arts because I wanted to learn how to defend myself and those around me...Also I plan on going into the military and/or law enforcement so it is important for me to learn to defend myself...
I believe in self-defense and in a sense "defeating your opponent" so that they can not harm you or those around you...
"To show mercy to your enemy, is to be cruel to yourself." -Used as a motto for Chin Na...
I find this statement to be true because if you do not stop an opponent in their tracks before they can harm you, or if you do not follow through with your defense for some reason out of "mercy" for your enemy, you or those around you will get hurt...If someone were to attack me, I would do whatever it took to defend myself and those around me...
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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:46 pm
My reasons have changed over the years.
As a kid, I'll admit I loved professional wrestling,boxing, and football. Couldn't get enough of it. I used to dream about being a professional athlete, the big muscular guy kickin butt in the squared circle or grid iron. I was in amateur wrestling for a few years, trained in boxing for a while, worked out all the time for a shot at playing professional football, I wanted to be famous. I feel a little ashamed and embarrassed to admit it, but its true.
My dreams came crashing down on me when I messed up my knee my senior year of high school. I had some colleges scouting me and gave me invitations to go to their universities and try out for their teams. But no matter how much I pushed myself to get over the bad knee, I was only making it worse by pushing myself too hard. I had several doctors look at it, and when the best thing a doctor said was, "If you don't want to be completely crippled before your 40, you need to stop." I knew my attempt at trying to become a professional athlete was over.
I was depressed for a few years, Outside of football and wrestling I really didn't have another sport I was into. I eventually came across Capoeira and decided to give it a try. and my reasoning for training and learning to fight changed from wanting to become famous and successful, to, just loving and appreciating the sport for what it is. I've told many friends before I'm not in Capoeira to become the best in the world, just the best I can be. I love the art, the community, the family I developed through the years of training, I can do this for 20 years, never advance another belt rank, and I would be okay with it. I'm out there, giving it my all, and having a good time. It became less about business and more about community and being a part of something special. I don't want to beat anyone up any more. I just love what I do.
Do I still think about the dreams I once had and think of what could have been? yeah. Would I trade my years in Capoeira and the new motivation I have to train for a shot at playing professional football or to wrestle? Never.
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