income while training?

[webb]

im an avid ma's fan and i have no worries about devoting my life to training, but i told my family and my brother said "thats all good but it doesn't earn a living" so i said "its what i want to do"

 

its stuck with me now, but i still want to do ma's but i need a source of income to provide for my equipment, diet and such things......

 

so what sources of incomes do people recomend for someone wanting to train for ma's?

[Northren Ogre]

A job.

[Shorinryu Sensei]

A job.

 

The obvious is sometimes so hard to see.

[SevenStar]

yeah, what they said. Unless you're gonna be living in a monestary, you won't be devoting ALL day, to MA, and heck, even if you were living in one, you still wouldn't be spending all day doing it.

[Bad_Vibes]

It depends on how you are willing to live and what your future goals are.

 

If you plan to be single and live modestly then there are numerous ways to make a stable income. A good example would be working security overnight. There is very little labor mentally or physically involved. So you would be able to devote yourself to MA fully.

 

A bad example would be working at say UPS loading trucks. You would have little physical energy left to devote to training and the hours are usually during the times when classes are taught.

 

Now if you plan on having a familly someday, then you better marry a girl that likes to work a lot, or plan on working you azz off like many of us and try to fit your MA somewhere in there.

 

Oh, and whatever you do try to get a job with good health insurance. Having to pay medical bills out of pocket is just about the quickest way to finacial ruin.

[aefibird]

If you're into martial arts then combine your training with instructing and try and earn money from teaching martial arts to people. Or, you could work for a full-time MA club and be paid that way.

 

Alternatively... try and fit in a part-time job around training.

 

However, it depends how you want to live. If you're willing to grow your own food, live in a small house without any heating (no fuel bills to pay!), walk everywhere and wear clothing from charity shops then you'll not actually need much money anyway. But, if you like your comforts in life then you're gonna have to get a job to pay for them.

[webb]

thanks guys for the replies.