Wow!!
Two post in one day!
Anyway, I was having a discussion with N the Pirate and I expressed some regret in the way my martial arts journey has gone to date.
The lapse over the last 4-5 years, although in my mind being justified, makes me wonder where I would be if I had continued training and juggled the other aspects of life at the same time. Knowing my tendency to be deeply absorbed in my training and train as often as possible, it was probably a good idea for me to focus on studies instead of allowing myself to be distracted by training, but if I had continued training in anything be it being more serious with my Kung-Fu, or continuing in Iaido I would have somewhere in the range of 8-9 years of training under my belt. Even had I started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at that time, I would have had 4 or 5 years under my belt there too.
I could be really progressing along reasonably well… I could maybe be monstering people on the mat… *sigh*
To quote Brando, “I coulda had class… I coulda been a contender, instead of a bum, which is what I am – let’s face it.”
Well, maybe that’s a little melodramatic.. hehehe…
Anyway, I wonder if I have wasted the time and opportunity. Maybe I should have continued and just had the mental fortitude to know where to draw the line between study and training?
I guess we’ll never know, unless Amph builds that damn time machine.
