Karate Training for Adults with Careers

It is a Tuesday night and I'm a week and two days in to my new job at an IT startup which includes at 3-4 hour daily commute.  I learned in my first week that the commute can be as bad as 6 hours on a bad day. 

I'm still recovering from a broken ring finger and right big toe, both from sparring.  The finger is only 4 week old while toe was broken back in November.  I've been so busy with work that I've not even had time to review or post the video from the match where I broke my finger.

Sadly between broken digits and toes on top of then new job and time on the road, I've not been in the Dojo but once in the last month or so. 

I'm not giving up and am happy to have a Master who is dedicated to his students who still encourages me to train when I can helping me focus on the training that will help me eventually help me get my next black belt.

Even if I'm not in the Dojo, I'm still training at night and weekends and staying as physically fit lifting weights.  The commute is hard on a body.

Here is to staying in the fight, no matter what.

-Rick

Life Comes at You Fast, Martial Arts Training Prepares You for Life in the Fast Lane

Life comes at you fast. So do opponents in the ring.

What do you do when life comes at you fast?  Do you run or do you counter attack?

Martial Arts trains your brain to be able to react to fear and getting control of that fear. If you can master your emotions in the ring, you are more likely to be able to do it in every aspect of your life.

Life has been coming at me really fast lately. The answer is to not slow down or you'll miss life and miss opportunities that come your way. Be physically and mentally ready for whatever comes your way, in the ring and out.

I was playing catch up on my video editing last night. Here are my last two fights with my sparring partner, Jason.

I had to replace the sound track with Royalty free music on the 1/30 video because we had music running in the background.

Video 1/30/2017 (First fight as Yellow Belt)

Video 1/23/2017 (Last fight as White Belt)

Video 1/23/2017 All Fighters