karategirl06 Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Ok, I really LLOOVVEE karate but I moved and I havnt got to join ne karate in 6 months. But I still train at home, like I practice my katas, one steps, kicks and punches...My mom said we were going to move back so I could do karate again but now shes changes her mind. And I was going to go to summer karate when my dad got me (b.c he would take me, but my mom wont) but now hes going to move in the middle of May. So I wont be able to go. Even if I did learn the new katas and stuff...what the point? Should I just give up? I need advice!! PLZ, I mean karate is my passion but im about up to here with it and thinking about quiting it all...also I have been in karate for 6 1/2 years and I am in 2 different styles..IM a black belt in one and a red belt in another... What should I do?!?!? Determination + Disciplin + Strength - Fear = ONE BLACK BELT! Do the Math!join this site!!http://www.getphpbb.com/phpbb/index.php?mforum=senterforge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fallen_milkman Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 You could always find a new school in your area. Even if it's not the same style as before, it is better than nothing. Maybe you can continue your chosen art later in life. 36 styles of danger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiji fajin Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Try to find one closer, even if it is not the exact same. If that isn't an option, find a different ma so you can still be learning ma's (it will help with your karate too), and keep practicing your karate at home until you are near a school again. Fetch Daddy's blue fright wig! I must be handsome when I unleash my rage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenpo man Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Ok, first off you sound old enough to NOT be completely dependant on your parents to not only take you to classes, but pay for them, if they will not.Second, it also sounds like you are going to have to find a different school to study at. Hopefully you have one close enough to you that is the same discipline you were studying before. If not, you will have no other choice but to find a different dicipline to learn. Third, over coming this obstacle will define who you become later on in life. If you give up now, you will regret it later in life (Because you said it is your "Passion" now.), and it will also set a very bad presidence for you to cultivate throughout your life. Giving up is very easy to do, gets you nowhere in life, and if you give up this time it will make it that much easier to give up on something important to you next time.... Like a child, a career, a degree, a wife, a mastery in martial arts, and so on, and so on, and so on.Fourth, just by you coming here and asking our advice shows that you are already thinking for yourself, and are trying to find ways to make your "Passion" live on as long as you possibly can. Not to mention still practicing at home.I do not know if this is the hardest thing you have had to overcome in your life to date, but you MUST do whatever it takes to make it work out possitively for you now.Fifth, Take it from me, I got a late possitve start in life due to giving up at a very young age and doing drugs instead. It was not until I went through a divorce that I decided to go to school and make a career for myself (Age 27)... And it was not until very recently (Age 37) that I finally realized that drugs are not as "Cool" as a way of life as I had once thought.Now I am not only monetarally able to do just about anything I want to do, I am also physically able to live out a couple of long lost dreams of mine... Earning a black belt in martial arts (5-6 years to go), and owning my very own Harley (Have it now).Just think of how much I could have accomplished in my life by now, if I had not given up on "Real" life way back when (Age 12).Sixth, no matter what you decide to do, remember this one thing for the rest of your life..."Showing up is 90% of the game of life." - Keanu Reeves: "The Replacements"Sorry for the preachey post bud, but I just wanted to try to get you to see how important it is to NOT give up on your dreams, EVER!Take care, and good luck to you man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karategirl06 Posted April 29, 2005 Author Share Posted April 29, 2005 Well thanks to u yall! Determination + Disciplin + Strength - Fear = ONE BLACK BELT! Do the Math!join this site!!http://www.getphpbb.com/phpbb/index.php?mforum=senterforge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiji fajin Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Not that this is really relevant to this thread, but in 24 hours you managed to post 151 times. . . . . . . . . . . . I'm impressed. My hat is off to you. Fetch Daddy's blue fright wig! I must be handsome when I unleash my rage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karategirl06 Posted April 29, 2005 Author Share Posted April 29, 2005 lol....I was VERY bored and have NOTHING else to do. Determination + Disciplin + Strength - Fear = ONE BLACK BELT! Do the Math!join this site!!http://www.getphpbb.com/phpbb/index.php?mforum=senterforge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusticeZero Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Have you done research into what arts are in your area yet? "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." - Baleia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aefibird Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 I'd say stick with Martial Arts and try and find another club in your area. You obviously have a passion for MA, so you'll soon settle into a new club and a new style. If you have to choose a new style, then don't worry about it - at least you are training. Plus, a good instructor is the most important thing to look for, not what style it is.Good luck! "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenStar Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 1. find another club in your area2. continue to train on your own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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