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my training recently has been of poor amount, im going through a difficult time at home, and my sensai doesnt do classes for four weeks during the summer holidays so no dojo traning until september.
any training I do takes so much time and effort, i dont feel physically exhausted but so mentally drained, meditation and tai chi gives me a rest bite but its not helping me to train more, im scrapping about 1-3 times a week at the mo, Im hoping when the dojo opens up again ill fit back into my old routine, until then any help would be welcomed.
note- If I sound like im whining apologies, i did not intend to come accross that way
We all go through it at some point. Maybe it's time for you to take both physical and mental break from something you've been doing for a long time. Sometimes, a time off can give you the burning desire you may not find if you are in the middle of the same routine.
I've been there. I took around 9 months off from karate a couple of years ago.
It helped me keep the proper frame of mind (even though I wasn't actively training) to read some of the philosophical and tactical texts of China and Japan. Things like The Art of War and Book of Five Rings. Whatever grabs your interest and keeps at least part of your mind focused on the martial arts will help in the long run.
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i am in a bit of a rough point too. i just transfered departments at work and when ever i get home i am so exhausted that i usually fall asleep instead of going to class and then not going and releasing my stress makes the next day even more stressful and exhausting..... i am stuck in a cycle until things calm down at work.
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that happened to me when i came back to korea from emergency leave.
i thought i was gonna just be able to jump into class after the weekend but the time zone switch messed me up. so i just took a break for bout a week. read some MA mags, meditated, and relaxed.
that helped out alot when i went back to the dojang. doing what the others suggested should help you out
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Ben i'm a simple person so here's some simple advice.
Just relax.
Don't think too much and try and find somewhere quiet and peaceful to sit and meditate.
And don't worry, you'll get back on track soon.
Wish you all the best.
By the way shinobi it won't be there forever but 666 posts seems like a bad omen. Unless you're into that kind of thing.
Yes, I have been there. Sometimes a little break is all that is needed. Don't let your mind combat itself. Find some other areas of interests, in order to alleviate the anxiety.
__________________ What do I know? Since I didn't post my styles or experience, I have no experience, no knowledge, no say.
That post before mine, was that for post counting? How about the one after?
Hey, my post count has the same palaverment tone as anyone elses'
It really is ok to take a break every once in a while, in fact, I might say that is the preferential to trudging through training. I myself usually fall into a bit of a slump during the summer as I lose my classes as well. My slump got especially bad recently because I started a new job at a bookstore where I get a 50% discount at the attached coffee shop.
Godiva Double Chocolate Cheesecake is really good... but for such a small slice to have 700 calories is just sinister... add the fact that it costs less than $2 and you have the makings of a bad slump.
It really is ok to take a break every once in a while, in fact, I might say that is the preferential to trudging through training. I myself usually fall into a bit of a slump during the summer as I lose my classes as well. My slump got especially bad recently because I started a new job at a bookstore where I get a 50% discount at the attached coffee shop.
Godiva Double Chocolate Cheesecake is really good... but for such a small slice to have 700 calories is just sinister... add the fact that it costs less than $2 and you have the makings of a bad slump.
You know what they say about coca/chocolate....besides is this a real slump?
(such anxiey does cause certain binges and different patterns of behavior)
__________________ What do I know? Since I didn't post my styles or experience, I have no experience, no knowledge, no say.
That post before mine, was that for post counting? How about the one after?
Hey, my post count has the same palaverment tone as anyone elses'
Last edited by disgruntled; 08-13-2007 at 12:04 AM.
My advice would be to find some motivational material wheather its books, movies, stories from other martial artists or even a new goal to aim for. Keep things interesting, there's some much to be learned about any martial art, 'a fresh mind won't turn stagnent'.
My advice would be to find some motivational material wheather its books, movies, stories from other martial artists or even a new goal to aim for. Keep things interesting, there's some much to be learned about any martial art, 'a fresh mind won't turn stagnent'.
Nicely posted...I'll give you a rep point.
__________________ What do I know? Since I didn't post my styles or experience, I have no experience, no knowledge, no say.
That post before mine, was that for post counting? How about the one after?
Hey, my post count has the same palaverment tone as anyone elses'
I think it is great to take some time off training now and then, if it is something that you really enjoy and it is a part of your life, you will be feeling the itch to start training harder than ever after a while
Going through a rough patch
and then not going and releasing my stress makes the next day even more stressful and exhausting..... i am stuck in a cycle until things calm down at work.
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