What is practcing martial arts like for you?

Question

for me personally its like practicing without time or fatigue, i can practice for an hour on kicks, forms, stances and look at the clock and be surprised that its been that long, it may only feel like `5 minutes, i can sparr people for 2 hours and be dripping sweat and still want more! maybe its an unhealthy obsession but practicing is the only time im ever really happy

so what is it like for the masses?

Answer 1

Whatever suites you best and keeps you happy. I'm a bit similar in that sense. My summer has been practice, eating, sleeping, a bit of travel, and some great music. Life is simple. Life is good.

Answer 2

Yes, I feel the same way. An hour can go by just practicing kicks. And sparing or grappling makes time fly.

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Answer 3

I'm the type that can spar for hours and just want to take a short breakl before jumping right back in. When I am resting from sparring or after I am done I contemplate all the moves I used and my opponents used and their street effectiveness and how they could be modified for street use. When solo I prefer the heavy bag, or B.O.B. (for specific striking practice), and I drill certain moves like fifty times each. It is when I do these things that I totally lose track of time, but unfortunately forms don't really do it for me. When I begin training I start with doing my forms twice and then I usually end with doing it once, so about 3 times a training session. If I am only doing forms I tend to watch the clock and think, "what? It's only been ten minutes?!" because I am bored stiff. I basically practice my forms for physical conditioning and movement memorization, nothing more. I've never been a forms guy since I was little, but I respect those who get their forms down perfect and even create their own. I enjoy the combat.

Answer 4

For me, it's a great because I can really sweat it out or I can take it easier depending on how my body feels that day and still accomplish a lot.  

Normally, I can do sparring or bag work, go full force on kata and self-defense.  If I'm injured or just tired, I can work on my kata, stances, mediate, or even read.

I'm 41 so the injured and tired happens more often than it used to :-(

Answer 5

i kinda feel the same way, but when i stop i know i did it....

Answer 6

For me its the same way. people are like why do you work that hard on hyung(kata) and I ask them why not? As for sparring, I wish we sparred a ton more at my studio, but when we do I love to keep going.

Answer 7

For me personally, it's the time of the day that I feel free. No one to bother me or tell me what to do, it's just me and the punching bag. I can spar for hours until I fall. I'm dedicated to my training. Knowing that I'm dedicated to my training makes me want to keep going. I would like a brake once in a while. I train everyday for 5 hours, I punch stones, elbow blocks of wood and beat my shin up with a glass bottle. It's part of my training. I'm covered with sweat all over but it feels good to get stronger.

Answer 8

It's the best part of my day.  I do something a little different every day so I don't get over-worked or burned out from it, and I've been at it for 15 years steady.  

Even though I'm good at boxing, Muay Thai and TKD, I still take classes to learn new techniques 2 days a week - working on ground techniques right now.  

On the days I don't have class, I hit the heavy bag, speed bag, double end bag, spar, lift weights, run, skip rope, do medicine ball workout, etc.

Martial arts is a lifestyle and a daily escape for me - gives me time to be totally focused on myself, and I think that's healthy for anyone.