So how's everyone doing?

Not sure if I'm allowed to post this but I'm just curious how everyone is doing here?

To start off myself.

My school is growing, still teaching and learning.
Started picking up Pekiti Tirsia which is so simple and basic, I'm loving it.

My kids are growing fast, the youngest is 2 already, the oldest is almost 9 and still going strong with Kickboxing (2 years now)

I hope you all are doing well.

 

What a nice topic for a thread.

Personally I feel as though my life is whizzing by, I struggle to find time to fit everything in and consequently feel like I'm failing to be good at anything. Never have enough time to give to my kids, my wife or myself. I'm putting on weight and getting stiffer and less fit every day. Aren't I Mr Happy?

 

2 kids here also, my eldest is 9 and also Kickboxing for just under 2 years. The youngest is 4 and is keen the join in, but it's not time yet for him.

I also go through waves, some weeks I still feel young and energetic, others I feel the pain and stiffness, but still making some progress on the 1 lesson a week

 

Nice thread!

I am working on my karate and trying to improve my fitness via CrossFit (successfully in at least some ways I'd say). I really enjoy exercising these days, although I am not sure if I am progressing in my karate these days.

I am quite busy by all of this and have a lot of things to work on, so I would really enjoy having more space to fit more free time or actually any time in Like this I have to keep posponing my personal project - to try to write and draw my own fantasy-martial art comic One day, though!

 

Oswald the tortoise woke up from his winter nap on the weekend. This marks the official start of spring. The sap is once more beginning to stir.

 

Loving your work sir!

Life is G-G-G-Great...

After making the decision to 'semi-retire' in 09', my life (at almost 43) is now made up pretty much entirely of family time and training (Karate and fitness)

The family portion of my pastimes being made up of my long suffering wife (19 years this Tuesday) and my 2 beautiful daughters (7 & 2 years old) - The eldest has been training under me (and my instructor) for coming up on 4 years now, but the youngest, whilst absolutely itching to get started, (understandably) has still got a little while to go.

Travess

 

+1. Mostly training and family time sounds ace!

 

Wish I could say that it was due to hardwork, focus and keen foresight, but unfortunately it came about from the inheritances from the passing of a couple of great men, (my grandfather, then years later my father-in-law) so it had its price.

Still, they were both great dads, granddads and friends, and thanks to them, I now have the time to try to be better in those departments too...

Travess

 

If I'm honest, if it wasn't for my change in circumstances, I doubt I'd be training at all - I was only able to return to training, following an 18 year hiatus, thanks to cutting back my hours. (and my wife cutting back hers)

Travess

 

I've been training regularly in a Tang Soo Do offshoot for the past nine months and having a blast. It's good to get back to regular TMA training, especially at a school with this much pad work and free sparring. And I'm finding that my background in Shotokan and TKD is helping me pick it up pretty quick, even though it isn't identical to either. You can tell they have common roots.

My kids have been here for over a year now too and are doing well. My wife isn't interested in the TMA scene, but just started with the school's Krav Maga program and really enjoys that. So our family is all in at the moment.

 

Finally landed a steady job last September - teaching English in an elementary school and kindergarten - after a few years of just barely scraping by giving private lessons; nothing too crazy, money-wise, but I'm glad to have a steady paycheck and frankly just love what I do.

Training was more or less put on hiatus as I was getting settled into my new routine, but I've been getting back into it since the second half of December.

The only downside is that my car became the casualty of the first half-decent winter my country has seen in a couple of years. But on balance life's going pretty well.

 

I think this is a great topic, and I have enjoyed the responses here.

December of last year I stopped the Muay Thai I had been doing for 4 years, and Jan this year started going to a Kung Fu school. I had attended this school years ago, but mainly went to kickboxing/sparring and conditioning type classes, and avoided forms. Now a goal of mine is to focus on learning forms, and I am enjoying being a Kung fu beginner there.

In parallel with the above I also have been doing Karate for a few years in a very small parks/rec group 2 X a week, and I am still keeping up with that. I really think the Kung Fu will help my Karate.

 

I agree with those who've said this is a good discussion. I do kung fu and tai chi classes and weight training. I went through a phase of thinking I was too old - at least for kung fu, but I got over it. I'm aiming to do tests in both this year. Weight training has been a real revelation. I started about 6 months or so ago and have been sticking with it. Low weights and lots of reps and for the effort I put in, I feel much sturdier. I've been doing a bit more weapons training recently which I have been enjoying and want to do more of.

My partner cycles and my older son does a class a week because I make him - he is 15 and doesn't do exercise outside school otherwise. My younger son is the opposite and is enthusiastic so does the full 3 hours on a Friday and trains in parkour as well.

 

@Guitar Nado , the same, I'm love reading all the responses here and thank you for having this normal conversation with eachother

Please do continue.

For me it's time to to train now

 

Wow, seriously, not a single one with a "life sucks"like answer?
I'm doing something seriously wrong

 

I'm sorry to hear that. What is going so bad for you? It at least isn't training, is it?

 

I wouldnt say "life sucks" its a broad term. I would say "Im not progressing as much due to time constraints" but didnt wanna bring the thread down

 

I played down how much life is getting to me to be honest. I thought about doing a "life sucks" post but tried to be a little bit positive as this thread is a positive one and I didn't want to bring it down.