What motivates you to train

[Budderfly]

The fun of doing it. This is the first thing

 

And also the health benefit, the fitness, the self-defence skill the mental benefits.... but above all

 

there is the fun.

 

I agree

[Kevin K.]

There are several reasons I train:

 

1. it's fun. I played contact sports when I was younger and since I can't do those anymore, MA feels the void. Simply put, I like to hit people and having a willing opponent and someone who will hit back makes it a bit more fun.

 

2. I like knowing that if it comes down to it and I have to fight, hopefully I will be able to handle myself better than my opponent.

[Jinxx0r]

fun, fitness and self defense.

[Beiner]

.Because he's after me....

[Mischievousjoe]

Honestly for me It's transformed me so much that It's like reading a pageturner - I can't put the book down until I know what comes next

[HumanTyphoon]

I do it for myself....and then maybe for the ladies!

[ncole_91]

the ladies, lol oh yeah

[Shorin Ryuu]

First and foremost, I do it to be able to protect myself and others should the circumstance ever arise. That is the reason I took it up and the reason I am still doing it.

 

Secondly, I enjoy it immensely. I love being physically and mentally active.

 

Apart from the actual training, there is a community of traditional martial artists that for the most part, are all wonderful people (not looking down on modern martial artists, I'm just talking about the people in traditional circles that I have met).

 

A more specific motivator is that I have/had excellent teachers that motivate(d) me to become better by their example of continual learning.

 

Another one is that after parting ways with my best friend (who trained with me in college) after graduation, there's no way in HECK I'll let him be better than me when we meet up again (a friendly rivalry thing).

 

I also tend to be a bit of a perfectionist in things that I care about deeply.

[AngelaG]

I do it because I love it. I get enormous fulfillment at the end of every session. I love the people I train with there, I love the fitness aspect, I like being in control of my own body, I like having something to do in the evenings instead of spending another mind-numbing evening in front of the box.

 

I have invested a lot of time, money and energy into my Karate, I'm not about to give up now!

[Hudson]

Because I have some silly sense of honor!