Last Updated on November 25, 2023

My experience
When I was around sixteen, I would do kickboxing classes three times a week for three hours each. I loved it and pushed myself to the limit. But then, one day, I stopped going.

I gave up on the sport I got discouraged by family and didn’t have the confidence to keep going. I told myself I would do it when I was older, not realizing there was a time limit to doing martial arts or MMA professionally.

It’s too late.
Before I knew it was too late, I was twenty-seven when I got back into it seriously. I was distraught that I missed my opportunity to go pro. However, I still dabbled in martial arts.

I didn’t understand why till I finally realized I enjoyed practicing it, and the result was not the goal. Sure, I could not be the best in the world, but I could be the best I can be.

The realization
I could not make it a career, but I can make it a hobby. Something I do for fun, So you are never too old to do martial arts. It’s your reason that you do it that changes.

You can’t be the best in the world in everything you do, and no life is a perfect life. There are mistakes you are going to make along the way and regrets you are going to have.

What matters is that you eliminate the things you don’t enjoy doing in life and arrange your life so you do more of what you do love doing. That is how you become a better and more fulfilled person.


The why
The reasons you do something are essential, and they can affect the outcome of the activity, whether you keep doing it or give up. If you were running to save someone’s life, you would run much faster than you run for exercise.

The reason why you do martial arts is critical. If you do it to beat someone up and don’t enjoy it, you will quit; however, if you do, because you love and don’t care about beating someone up. The result will be very different, and you will do it for a longer time.

So before you start doing anything in life, whether it is a job or a hobby or starting a relationship. Think long and hard about the reasoning for it. It will make you a better and happier person.