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Martial Arts Topics / Re: How Often to Fight?
« on: January 12, 2012, 11:39:56 PM »
i liked this, and it's great to know Salty Dog is fighting again, i loved watching his fights on tape.
The topic has often weighed on my mind. I still practice martial arts several times per week, but the itch of testing myself at a Gathering comes from time to time. I think during the first few Gatherings the chatter in my head cricled around doubt and fear, then the fighting became fun/enjoyable (with the chatter becoming whispers instead of shouts). With a long lay off the chatter has time to come back (watching the highlight videos of the past few Gatherings is intense
), but now i can recognize it and manage it for what it is. the issue of fighting too little has occured to me (last stick fight was in 2008 i think and before that 2004. damn), though i think i got what i came for during those years (as a young man). Fighting in Gatherings have been some of the most memorable and profound experiences I've had, it's great to know that more and more people and places are participating in RCSF
The topic has often weighed on my mind. I still practice martial arts several times per week, but the itch of testing myself at a Gathering comes from time to time. I think during the first few Gatherings the chatter in my head cricled around doubt and fear, then the fighting became fun/enjoyable (with the chatter becoming whispers instead of shouts). With a long lay off the chatter has time to come back (watching the highlight videos of the past few Gatherings is intense
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