Personal Training

Alan Armstrong · Black Belt

Happy to have helped you Capella.

The Dojo can at times be a place where feeling inadequate can feel disconcerting compared to other students.

Yet it is the (Dodo) being the right place to overcome difficulties in hopefully a safe and nurturing environment for self development and improvement.

Where push ups is difficult for one person, while flexibility is for another and so on... just try to strive at being the best version of yourself as this is what really counts.

This might sound very harsh to say but personally I am grateful to have two arms, even with or without being able to do a single push up.

Whilst having two working legs is very much appreciated also, no matter how good my splits are for kicking.

This viewpoint has come about due to my brother having both of his legs amputated and this has heightened my appreciation very much on having my own two legs, no matter how my flexibility is and kicking capabilities are.

Whilst having the luxury at this moment in time to compare myself to strive in practice to kick like the best kickers in the world, I will forever appreciate from now on having the opportunity to do so.

Where 10 years ago I couldn't walk to the corner store due to serious heart issues.

As martial artists we are fighters at heart, with many battles in a lifetime to overcome, some might be seem trivial like doing a pushup but everyone started with only one pushup in the beginning.

Wish you all well!

Seamas · White Belt

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