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 Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:16 am
well I've been doing taekwondo for a couple of years now ... I'm a red white belt (4 from 1st dan black) but my enthuasiam for it is ebbing away I dont know whats happening ???? I started taekwondo with the goal of reaching black belt and being able to go beyond the splits I have come so close to both of these gaols but now my motivation and drive for it have pretty much died .... anyone else been through this?? I want to hear other peoples veiws
( sorry I'm a bit of a noob sweatdrop )
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:01 pm
I have a hard time geting my self to push on in things alot I swore to my self that I would reach the level of teacher in my class. I am close now but there have been times where I almost didn't care I most likely will never use what I know why bother training any more but then I get the feeling back that I want to be better at fighting and become something more than what I am now. I put myself in situation where I may use what I know I worked security at a concert with some friends and I worked at a motorcycle rally both where fairley uneventfull on my side of it we had a few drunken fights and a couple of pickpockets all I was involved in was some drunk lady twisted her knee and fell off a picnic table. It can get hard trying to stay in class I think every one goes through it sooner or later.
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:14 am
My goal is to eventually get a black belt and possibly teach Zhoo Zhitzoo. And move to a small a** town and charge incredible rates but be allowed to because there won't be any place else to go.
CHA-CHING! b***h!
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:26 am
motivation is a problem everyone has, and different solutions work for different people. When I first started Tae Kwon Do, I was actually forced into it by my family, many of whom are black belts in various martial arts. I grew to enjoy it, and I earned my black belt several years ago. My goal since then has been to absorb any and all knowledge and use it to better myself as both a martial artist and as a person.
Some of my old training buddies have said that I appear to have abandoned tkd, but thats not true, as it served as a strong foundation for my approach to fighting. Many dojang tend to teach tkd as a sport, while my instructor, my father, taught it to me as a way to not only fend for myself, but as a method of growing.
so basically, if you believe you've lost your drive, try to set some long term goals, it may help.
and I hope i dont come off as preachy, haha.
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:30 pm
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Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 7:16 pm
I had this a while back. I left my dojo and went to another school. I got my a$$ kicked in a tournament because I wasn't fighting my way, and I got really dang depressed for about a month and a half. My wife talked me into going back to dojo because I hadn't showered, was barely eating and was completely unshaven. I went back to dojo and everything was copacetic. I got my butt kicked because I compromised my philosophy of martial arts. I shouldn't have left my old school at all, but I needed SOMETHING that my dojo wasn't giving me.
If you feel the need, change-up! Without a little change, you'll go nuts. Do a free trial at another school in a style that's completely different. Do an exercise class that has nothing to do with martial arts, or even a meditation class. Do something that will add to your art, but isn't your art. I think it will give you new insights and a fresh perspective.
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 4:47 pm
I've never really had a motivation problem when it came to Karate. I mean, if I really wanted, I could've stopped this year, since the dojos that teach my style aren't really all that much. I have to take an hour bus ride, the about 15 to 30 minutes on the metro... subway. I actually was in tears when I found out that I may have not been able to go to Karate this year. I'm in tears now because I'm missing out on the Summer Camp and the Seminars with Sensei Masayuki Hisataka. x.x; But, have to go back home and make money and such. School and Karate don't come cheap unfortunately. But yeah, for me, there's always something new going on, whether I'm learning a new kata or kumite, or there's a 'Fight Night' or a Camp to go to. I think it's there way of saying "Taiyo, you're not going anywhere.' Frankly, I love their form of bribery. XD
But yeah, I'm really not to sure how to fix your motivation problem unfortunately. Maybe you need a little bit of a break from it? It's not for everyone, but in this case, it could work out. Many do that. Apparently, a lot of people in my style take a break after they take their exam for their blackbelt. It could lead from a week, to a year. It all depends what you need. There's nothing wrong with that.
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