Truth

[2007]

Now be truthful...

Has anyone ever woke up or thought some time " it's training tonight and i'm not in the mood".

i admit a couple of times this has crossed my mind, but never told anyone or admitted it to anybody.. But i'm still hungry for martial arts..

sometimes thankfully not often at all i think "god i have to teach these little rascals tonight" is this a normal experience teachers / students go through..?

[HG]

Yes, I think any martial artist who has been at it for awhile has felt like this from time to time. It's important on those days to contiune with training and push through the malaise.

[username8517]

We all have those days.

The reasoning behind of lack of desire can come from a number of things--stress at work, fight with the spouse/significant other, fatigue (mental, emotional, or physical), burnout, and so on.

Last night for example, after a nice long very stressful day at the office I was ready to head to class and unwind. But with less than an hour before class I got a call from the head instructor at the dojo saying he injured his back and couldn't make it and that I would have to lead class. Definately not something I wanted to do and in all honesty, after work, it really just angered me that now I had to critique everyone else rather than actually work out my stress.

But I went anyways. I really didn't want to, but I did. And by the end of class I was completely destressed and in a completely different mood than when I went into class. So the point of the story is, as HG put it "It's important on those days to contiune with training and push through the malaise." regardless of whether you'll be teaching or training

[lordtariel]

The hardest part of training is always the trip from the couch to the dojo.

[Ace2021]

Only time I'm ever reluctant to go is if I'm sore.

[Fish]

Yes I've had those days. But its making yourself go when you're not in the mood that builds the discipline needed to achieve your goals. Every time you go when you don't feel like it, your ability to control yourself gets a little bit stronger. Also, I've had some of my best sessions on occasions when I haven't felt like going beforehand!

[bushido_man96]

Yes, I think any martial artist who has been at it for awhile has felt like this from time to time. It's important on those days to contiune with training and push through the malaise.

I agree with this notion. It is on the days when I am tired and burned that I always feel good after I get back from training.

[patusai]

The hardest part of training is always the trip from the couch to the dojo.

I always had those thoughts about not wanting to train. Once I got there things were fine. It was everthing before entering the dojo that was the problem.

[Shotokan-kez]

Yeah i totally agree with the couch lol. Mine is mainly because i cycle and sometimes i just don't want to do that trip and then wish i had a car lol. I never miss a lesson though unless i am ill or don't have the spare cash. Once i get there i'm fine and train as hard as i always do. Only at the end i have to cycle home, and then wish i could fly like superman lol.

[jaymac]

More now than in the past I have had that feeling. I think it is because I teach alot and do not get to work on my own training very much. Don't get me wrong, I am constantly fine tuning my techniques from white belt on up because I teach ( and that is great ), but just once in awhile, I wish my instructor would take 10 - 15 minutes to work with me on my Nidan to Sandan requirements. As with everyone else though, once I get to class, I usually have a great time.