For anyone who has done a martial artIs it normal to have mixed emotions about it?None of the stuff I've tried (Boxing, Judo, Wrestling, BJJ)Has made me instantly think "omg I love this. This is it. I'm doing this for life"It's usually a combination of "well that was really difficult and tiring, is this worth it, this is going to be difficult but I'll be a better person mentally and physically, I guess.. just stick with it?"Or were you instantly hooked
>>244716After doing Judo I feel so fucking relaxed and happy, it's what smoking weed is supposed to feel like but really isn't. During the training it is a struggle but afterwards I felt like I was bathing in endorphins. BJJ on the other hand didn't produce that effect on me. I just felt tired afterwards.
purple belt in bjj here, 7 years training. I did love it instantly and competed a LOT. did very well at local events.i think every hobby has its highs and lows, theres def days, weeks or months in a row where i'm not super motivated to train, however ive made a lot of friends that keep me motivated and there is a lot of the sport that i do love.....i do get why people think its gay and dont enjoy it tho lol
>>244737I didn't get this with judo as we didn't do any randori, we just did positional newaza, pin, and very complex and unintuitive throwsI did get this feeling with boxing and wrestling as the conditioning was to the max and the sparring felt intuitiveBJJ I hated but maybe it was the instructor. We didn't roll at all just practiced guard "play around in it" he said
>>244716i hope you find your spark anon
I don't like training, it's not joyfulI just want to roll around with the lads for 2 or 3 rounds then go homeThere's not really any reason to do anything other than that either. Training is overrated, you get better at doing things by doing the things
>>247357slow your roll, i do agree to a degree however there is a time and place for specifics, and that time and place is most of the time. if you want to get good at your armbar, well, how often during a roll are you in an armbar? What if it's a more specific spot, like deep half guard? It might be an important tool, but it might be a tool that you're not in long enough, or often enough. Nothing wrong with just getting a couple of rolls in though, we all need some kind break from this retarded gay life.
>>244716ive done taekwondo for some time and im pretty split on it. on one hand, i kinda like it but on the other its one of the most useless fighting styles for an actual fight. i would say the mixed feelings overall comes from what you want to get out of it and whether or not you are actually receiving such goals.
>>244716>Has made me instantly think "omg I love this. This is it. I'm doing this for life"Nope. And I've been doing Judo for years. Recently just started BJJ too. It's good that this is the case. The high barrier of entry filters out most normalfags and mentally ill clowns who ruin spaces (look at what happened to video games, my poor beloved).
>>244716>"well that was really difficult and tiring, is this worth it, this is going to be difficult but I'll be a better person mentally and physically, I guess.. just stick with it?"Two years in and I am still wondering when the I'm lovin it part gonna start. Have to pull myself from the chair by force to actually go to the dojo everytiem
>>244716I tried kickboxing for some time, didnt really enjoied it and after a few pairings with people who just wanted to blow my head of activelly started to resent it (maybe has nothing to do with the sport and just had bad partners).Now I had some trial trainings in bjj and it just felt so much better
>>253510Funnily enough I had the same thing tried kickboxing and had a super heavyweight of all people trying to aim for the Jaw with hard punches and hard head kicks.. I thought fuck this lmao. The coach was also rude and I got a weird vibe from everyone. I don't mind being hit hard but save that for a match where I can at least gain some false pride from it. Not spar for pointless damage
>>244783>very complex and unintuitive>sparring felt intuitiveSomething "feeling" intuitive is a meme. Lots of good fighting elements aren't intuitive in the slightest. People don't intuitively tuck their chins in and throw straight punches, yet boxers do it all the time.
>>253532Yeah but learning to tuck your chin and punch properly can be learned in 1 session and replicated live very quickly There's a saying you won't throw anyone in randori until at least 1-2 years inWrestling you will take down people straight away
>>253536>There's a saying you won't throw anyone in randori until at least 1-2 years inOnly at shitty hobbyist schools.>Wrestling you will take down people straight awaySo will judo if you're not at a shitty hobbyist school.
>>253550it's just an obssessive troll who post these stuff in every judo thread, ignore him
