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I signed up for an MMA gym membership in March, and showing up is honestly the best part of my day.
Of course, training is excellent and fun physical exercise. Classes start with 10-15 minutes of warming up which can include rounds of jump rope, calisthenics, and shadowboxing. Then for the remainder of the hour, it's partnered drills. What can I say, it's fun to punch and kick lol.
The drills are an excellent mental exercise as well, especially if you are new. It feels like learning how to walk or ride a bike all over again. I remember feeling so lost and like a fish out of water for a couple weeks, but you just keep showing up, you keep getting those reps in, and you get better. Noticing and feeling that improvement is such a goddamn high, oh my goodness. There's nothing like practicing a new drill or combination that the coach demonstrated, and finally nailing it when it feels natural. Even better when you get approval from the coach!
I haven't done full sparring sessions yet, but in the few short technical spars I've done, the importance of fight IQ and making the right decisions and reads is so evident.
This is just my experience with my gym, but it has been incredibly positive, supportive, chill (but not TOO chill), and judgement-free. Everyone is there to become better versions of themselves, and you can just feel that energy in the gym. I always feel incredible when I walk out after a session.
May 15, 2025
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@BOBBY-DIBBLE ahhhh yay! Ngl I was inspired after rewatching Avatar: The Last Airbender lmao. But you should try it! Gyms usually have some sort of free trial :)
@BOBBY-DIBBLE I am obsessed with Avatar! I usually just practice the bending moves in my room, which I think is toootally normal
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Since it wasn't at a place specialized at fighting it wasn't so rigorous, the class was small, mostly women of different ages, that managed to laugh if any of us got anything wrong.
I'm now very tired and felt my body challenged, but I'm coming back Tuesday 🏃 🏃
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i’ve never tried a martial art before but i decided to try one and it’s so fun…….would highly recommend trying a martial art
if you‘ve never heard of it soo bahk is kind of like karate or taekwondo. it focuses heavy on the weight of your waist/hips. it’s interesting because you have to learn how to just….do things off muscle memory?? like instead of thinking about it deliberately, you need to learn to just let your body do what it’s been trained to do without your brain interrupting going “wait what was i supposed to do”
it’s something new that i’ve been having fun with, not to mention it’s good stress relief when i’m allowed to actually hit the punching bag as opposed to just shadowboxing my classmates. give it a try if you have the opportunity 🔥
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