Anyone feel me on this..............?

[dkm]

I been training in various martial arts, off an on, for 11 years. Now, I've come to a point where I don't even like going to training anymore. I see this happen to so many people in the various schools I have trained at. Alot of people simply lose interest! I thought that it would never happen to me, but I have not trained for a month. For the past six months, I have been to training only 15 times.

My school is great because we practice hard. We train in grappling, sparring, and tradional boxing. But everytime I get home from work, I just feel like going to sleep. I can't stand the thought of getting hit or hitting There was a point in my life, not too long ago, when I use to love to get hit and hit back. I think that changed when I tore my ACL during a competition six months ago and couldn't walk properly for a few months and now I still little pain once in a while.

I've come to a point where I feel like quitting permanently, but something inside tells me that I can't quit a sport that I once wanted to dedicate my life to.

Anyone ever feel that way or am I just getting older

[Szczepankiewicz]

Take a sebatacle. If your hearts not in it there is no point in training.

Perhaps you overtrained. I agree with Funakoshi Gichin when he said that martial arts are like water. If you stop adding heat they go cold. But it works the other way too. If you add too much heat they boils dry.

Guess what happens to all those people who give up? They all come back years later and curse the day they decided to give up in the first place. They then wonder how could they could have been if they had kept up the training.

Have a rethink of your training diary and intensity then rejoin the fold.

[platinum_angel]

Originally posted by Bri Thai
Perhaps you overtrained. I agree with Funakoshi Gichin when he said that martial arts are like water. If you stop adding heat they go cold. But it works the other way too. If you add too much heat they boils dry.

Guess what happens to all those people who give up? They all come back years later and curse the day they decided to give up in the first place. They then wonder how could they could have been if they had kept up the training.

Have a rethink of your training diary and intensity then rejoin the fold.

damn straight

[BlackMaskX]

dkm,

I'm not sure that this is the problem, but it's just a suggestion: It sounds like you have done a lot of pretty hardcore martial-sports training over the years (sparring, grappling, boxing), and you're just tired of competition and sports-based training. Taking more of an "art" approach than a "martial" approach for a while might renew your interest.

You might want to try doing forms, learning weapons, and generally doing more traditional martial arts. Some of it might not be that practical, but it might be interesting . . . just a thought.

[dkm]

Blackmask

Interesting thought. You're probably right. I've always things like katas, woodbreaking, etc. but maybe it'll be good change to think about doing those things.

[lau gar]

go internal

[BlackMaskX]

Yeah, going "internal" might be interesting. With your sparring, grappling, and boxing training, you probably have already adequately developed your ability to defend yourself and fight. If you want to try other facets of martial arts, check into an old-school Japanese or Chinese school. In particular, you might try tai chi, hsing-i, or pa-kua, or any other internal kung-fu style that might be out there.

[Szczepankiewicz]

Personally I would do yoga. Hookup up with a class full o' honies in tights who twist themselves into pretzels every night.....

I hear Nikki from Dogs of War is a full fledged Yoga instructor. But, then again, that just might be wishful thinking on my part.

What say Herm Dogg?

Szczepankiewicz the Bentley-Driving Guru

[robertlee]

You will allways reacvh highs and lows in the training. Its a part of the path. To hold yourself back lets you see your goals. If your desire is there you will dig in again when the time is right. If not you will give it up. Many have before you and will after you. You said you have trained 11 years how many people have you seen come and go since that time. Some returned others not. May just need to alter the format to feep it interesting or just a short break. Im gowing on thirty years of training now and have had lows to but allways enjoyed the workout it hard to give up. And more to understand as time goes by. Take a break see where your at and set some goals and it will be fun getting back in the workouts.