Rob38

First let me start off by saying I live in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
...Now a little about myself...

I am newly registered here, I feel that God has brought me to this site in that it will open a new door for me.

At 17 years of age I've sworn an oath to myself and my Lord Jesus Christ that I will never smoke, never do any drugs, and never drink any type of alcohol or liquor. I had a problem of smoking weed for a while like most of the kids around me but I've finally kicked the habit because my determination and newly found faith in Christ is greater than any habit or addiction can compete with. However, the result of this is that my endurance and stamina are not at their peak; I pray daily that I will be forgiven and my body cleansed of taint.

I moved around a lot when I was a kid and it was just my mother and myself... I've been through a lot in the little time I've been alive but I've never beat anyone up or picked on anyone. I've always been a very honest person and very kind and passionate about everything. I treat people as how I'd like to be treated, always.

Now being 17 I feel I can wait no longer, my time is come and I need to take a step towards my goal in life; which is to become an honorable warrior. I feel that I have been given a gift by God, and for too long I've let it go to waste. Now I am taking action and training daily, 200 push-ups daily (though I'm going to drop to 100 because 200 will probably slow me down and not be as good as 100 for purposes of combining speed+strength to get the greatest effect of power), I stretch for an hour every day and practice Muay Thai basics that I learned from watching a video. I do jabs, uppercuts, elbows, snap kicks, side kicks, high kicks, roundhouse kicks, windmill kicks, and several variations of knee-strikes (jump knee, body blow, pulling their head down while kneeing) different shadow boxing techniques that I hope are sufficient enough for now to help me improve my speed and striking accuracy.

I feel every day that my lungs are getting better, that I can go on more longer before becoming fatigued. I am not afraid of injury or pain from training, I will do whatever it takes. I believe strongly in mind over matter and hope to excersize that belief and make it a strong part of my capabilities and training regimen so that I may be both efficient and effective.

People tell me I cannot do something, it makes me want to do it more just to prove to myself that I can do whatever I set my mind to. Well I've got my mind set, and it is set on Muay Thai. I am optimistic in that my dream is to fight in the UFC and I will train, sweat, bleed, break bones and tear flesh and muscle, no matter what, I will not give up until I have a chance at proving that I am worthy, and if I am unworthy after all of that hard work, then I hope to work at a gym and perhaps some day open my own Muay Thai gym so that I may help other artists aspire to be the great warriors they feel they were born to be.

I feel that there is a lot of talent in the world, past, present, and future, that will never be discovered. Either because they were born in the wrong town, or because they don't have enough money to pay hundreds and hundreds of dollars to train... Those that were born in a family that could afford to hire trainers, and/or who are born in a place where they may have a fair opportunity to train to become a warrior, are the ones who are recognized.

I hope to aspire to be this great warrior, and hopefully it will become my career. So that I may follow my dreams and passions and help pull my family out of debt, to give my 3 year old little sister a great life and a college education, fulfilling her dreams, whatever they may be, as well. I want to donate and help others, I don't care about fancy cars or clothes or a big house, I only want what I need to survive and what my family needs to survive, and nothing more...

I am not only asking, but pleading, that someone who is seasoned in the arts of Muay Thai contact me, consider training me, taking my words to the heart and giving me a chance, that's all I ask. I know that if I am given a chance I will not let my dream and oaths crumble, I will die before I give up. I've sworn to myself that I will be worth whoever's time that decides to take me in as an apprentice. I am a servant and warrior of God and give him all of the credit, if someone chooses to take me in, then it is because God has blessed me with this opportunity and because he believes in my devotion and honesty. I am merely an embodiment, an unfeeling machine, all pain and hardship is an illusion that was set to weed out the weak, God is my pilot and my creator, and I will be loyal to Him and my passion, my dream... everything I live for.

- most sincerely, Robert

pittbulldog

There are a few schools in the area. Here are some links:

http://www.thaiboxing.com/schools/sc...ty.php?id=2979

http://www.thaiboxing.com/schools/sc...ty.php?id=3008

http://www.thaiboxing.com/schools/sc...ty.php?id=2980

PunchingDragon

good thought towards life kid...i am 17 years old as well and also want to possibly get into Muay Thai...your lungs will completely heal after about 5-10 years and your endurace shouldn't be affected...keep up the hard work

Patrick G.

You sound like you are really dedicated...I wish you all the luck in the world on your endeavor...

Rob38

Thank you all very much for your replies... It means a lot to me, I really didn't expect anyone to answer, but you did and I thank you.

I hear that your lungs regenerate after those years, but for those years I will greatly be hindered. So hopefully I can continue training hard and not pass out or have any serious problems.

My stepdad has problems and he's not bringing in money and isn't getting along well with my mom, who stays at home and looks after my sister. I'm balancing a lot of classes in school with my martial-arts and don't have my license or my car yet (its at my uncles waiting for me to get my license) and I don't have a job. It'd be great if anyone who owns one of those schools would get in contact with me and maybe we could work something out where I can work at the gym so I don't have to travel back and forth between the gym and my job, which would be very hard for me to do... I hate to have to rely on my mother right now with all of her problems. I seem to be in quite a perdiciment. If anyone has any ideas please let me know... I might just have to hold off on the training and get a job close by and wait another year before starting my training...

pittbulldog

I don't think that they are going to just contact you. You will probably have to contact them. What's the worst that can happen?

Rob38

Yes, I plan to contact some people, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask if anyone who read this had what I was looking for that I could perhaps get a response.