Fitness for 2014

[cpslashm]

Ooof any video of that

Hope the wood was ok

No pictures that I know of!

The wood was from the next farm, wet and riddled with rot and woodworm. So were the other two tons. It's now lugged home, dried out and mostly chopped up so I'm getting my own back.

[nickdutch]

I've realised that when I'm working at my desk, I get the munchies.

When I'm working physically, I don't.

I guess my brain demands more food than my body does.

Even when it's not needed.

Maybe when my desk job ends in a couple of months, I'll lose weight.

Thats ok, just increase the veggies in the diet and cut back on all the carbs. maybe just eat steamed veg for lunch and dinner and have sprouts on rice cakes, or home baked low fat crisps for snacks

[PreppingPingu]

... My son, on the other hand, has been learning judo for years and hates it (daughter hated it too and gave up years ago). We're going to let him give it up, but not just yet. I'm sure it'll come in handy at some point, but he'd struggle to know what to do if the other guy wasn't wearing a grab-able judo suit. I think we need to find a class that gives you effective, usable skills when you're not wearing any special gear and you don't have to bow to your opponent .

My daughter does Taekwondo and they do a lot of self defence in that, and it keeps you very fit too! She's been taught what is acceptable and what is legal, and she now has an idea of how defend against multiple opponents to give her the time and space to get away. Kicking and blocking, a fair smattering of boxing, are all involved in the sport itself. You still have the similar martial "art" manners of courtesy and respect etc but quick reactions and how to avoid become second nature now. Her reflexes have improved dramatically, from catching things that drop to instinctive blocks when messing about - she is impossible to get the jump on now! In all honesty and imho, any martial art, from the gentle to the aggressive will all help physical and mental fitness. Do which ever one take your fancy and that you feel comfortable with. Try several types - most places offer between 1 and 3 taster sessions. (Sorry I get a bit over excited at things like Taekwondo - I just see such all round benefits and improvements with people I have known who take them up! *looks sheepish* )

[J23]

My daughter does Taekwondo and they do a lot of self defence in that, and it keeps you very fit too! She's been taught what is acceptable and what is legal, and she now has an idea of how defend against multiple opponents to give her the time and space to get away. Kicking and blocking, a fair smattering of boxing, are all involved in the sport itself. You still have the similar martial "art" manners of courtesy and respect etc but quick reactions and how to avoid become second nature now. Her reflexes have improved dramatically, from catching things that drop to instinctive blocks when messing about - she is impossible to get the jump on now! In all honesty and imho, any martial art, from the gentle to the aggressive will all help physical and mental fitness. Do which ever one take your fancy and that you feel comfortable with. Try several types - most places offer between 1 and 3 taster sessions. (Sorry I get a bit over excited at things like Taekwondo - I just see such all round benefits and improvements with people I have known who take them up! *looks sheepish* )

as about fighting few opponents - please explain your daughter that real fight with few ppl may get out of control quite easy and fight against few guy who really want to harm you is not same as fight with few wimps who don't know how to move or hit. best fight against few opponents is to run

same with defence from knife - I've seen classes of kung fu for 10 years old kids - the "master" was teaching them how to defend from knife - without explaining how deadly weapon it might be. and it seemed so easy for kids to defend from knife. the point is it was bullshit - kids are overconfident about knives and some day something wrong might happen as knife attacker will not stab you the way "master" showed on classes - again - fight with imbecile who wants to harm you with knife is not same as fight with wimp who thinks he can threaten you just by holding a knife. best fight against person with knife is to run

and as it is good to know how to defend yourself sometimes it is better to run for your safety than die as a "hero"

I was attending self defence classes where we were training real situations like fighting in toilets, fighting against few and so on, and it is not as easy as the guys "attacking" were doing it all at once, shouting, insulting, pushing you like bullies do - great training and opens eyes, and you may be MMA champ and you won't defend against 2 random guys who really want to harm you and jump on you like crazy.

overconfidence can kill

[PreppingPingu]

Oh yes - over confidence kills. No doubt about that!

I think maybe you misunderstood my post - sorry if you did. I was talking about physical fitness. I said"...any martial art, from the gentle to the aggressive will all help physical and mental fitness" - I was talking about the OP's talk about being fit.

I was also trying to say, that a martial art gives you confidence in the respect of if someone jumped me for my phone/can of beans etc, I am more likely to freeze where as my daughter now is developing instincts that means she is less likely to freeze. It can make the difference of the rabbit in the headlights or not. As I said in my post its about "...the time and space to get away..." From my understanding, no martial art trainer worth his or her salt, will tell you to go head long into a confrontation. It's about avoiding first then if you can't, about finding space to get away. In regards to your question about several opponents, I was saying "...she has an idea.." - not that she can!! Again - its the difference between panicking and doing something. She has only been learning a martial art for 20 months - she is still at least 2 & 1/2 years and a hell of a lot of training and dedication to getting to her black belt in her chosen art, and even when you get that black belt, the training almost begins again from what I understand. Yes getting a medal or becoming a champ in one of the multitude of tournaments out on the circuit is one thing but that's why I was talking about the self defence aspect, rather than the patterns/theory/sparring side of her art. And yes knives and guns do change things. It takes a certain type of person to be able to deal with that threat, but that is not the only threat out there - where I live I am lucky in that there is not a huge amount of gun or knife crime - or course it can happen but it is unlikely. I am far more likely to be jumped by someone using their hands.

Back to the OP - I was trying to say that any martial art is good for physical AND mental fitness.

[J23]

Oh yes - over confidence kills. No doubt about that!

I think maybe you misunderstood my post - sorry if you did. I was talking about physical fitness. I said"...any martial art, from the gentle to the aggressive will all help physical and mental fitness" - I was talking about the OP's talk about being fit.

I was also trying to say, that a martial art gives you confidence in the respect of if someone jumped me for my phone/can of beans etc, I am more likely to freeze where as my daughter now is developing instincts that means she is less likely to freeze. It can make the difference of the rabbit in the headlights or not. As I said in my post its about "...the time and space to get away..." From my understanding, no martial art trainer worth his or her salt, will tell you to go head long into a confrontation. It's about avoiding first then if you can't, about finding space to get away. In regards to your question about several opponents, I was saying "...she has an idea.." - not that she can!! Again - its the difference between panicking and doing something. She has only been learning a martial art for 20 months - she is still at least 2 & 1/2 years and a hell of a lot of training and dedication to getting to her black belt in her chosen art, and even when you get that black belt, the training almost begins again from what I understand. Yes getting a medal or becoming a champ in one of the multitude of tournaments out on the circuit is one thing but that's why I was talking about the self defence aspect, rather than the patterns/theory/sparring side of her art. And yes knives and guns do change things. It takes a certain type of person to be able to deal with that threat, but that is not the only threat out there - where I live I am lucky in that there is not a huge amount of gun or knife crime - or course it can happen but it is unlikely. I am far more likely to be jumped by someone using their hands.

Back to the OP - I was trying to say that any martial art is good for physical AND mental fitness.

I get your point and fully agree