why do you train?

[alexgncw]

whats ur main reason for training ... ex: mma, self defense, to loose weight/get in shape, fun, etc

 

[Gsoares2***]

to beat the guy that is beating me.

slowly being able to get closer and closer to beating the guys that beat my ass the first day i came in is what keeps me going.

Each one i surpass gets me more pumped for the next one in line........ Its such a long ass line though.

Plus i love the anarobic work out, and i love the feeling of clean technique.

 

[RobT]

My main reason is that I enjoy it (BJJ). I love every part of the training.

I also want to get in really good shape (hence the additional training I do) and would like to try for at least one pro-MMA fight eventually.

 

[chopperj]

to beat the guy that is beating me.

slowly being able to get closer and closer to beating the guys that beat my ass the first day i came in is what keeps me going.

Each one i surpass gets me more pumped for the next one in line........ Its such a long ass line though.

I completely agree with you. I used to go into class and get schooled by every one I rolled with. I just keep working and working eventually most of those guys stopped and I kept training, caught up to them and started schooling them, My thinking is there will always be someone better than you and I plan to get though everyone of them. Thats why I train.

 

[Col. Angus]

*edit*

to try to learn bjj

 

[aaron_mag]

It is fun...

 

[DKM76]

I hate training, but I keep going to get better.

 

[vanguard_anon]

I keep going because I enjoy the people I train with, I like to stay in shape, and I feel good about my improvement.

I started because playing sports is more fun than working out and it's a good way to stay fit. I picked BJJ because the price is reasonable (compared to ice hockey) and my buddy convinced me it was a cool thing to learn.

 

["Dangerous" Dan]

because it's FUN!!!

 

[johil d'o]

Fun, fitness, comradery with other guys in class, appreciation of the art/technique. Very little of it is self defense. I haven't gotten in a real fight in decades.

 

[Rip Van Winkle]

fun, exercise, self-defense...keeps me busy so I'm not drinking 5-7 days a week.

 

[wOg]

I just had my first BJJ class last night (Gracie Barra Mamazinho in Seattle). It's an incredible fighting art, and a great workout.

Over time, I'd be happy just to be known as a great sparring/training partner. I'm getting a little old for serious competition since I'm just starting. But I've kinda got a trainer's mentality, and would love one day to be part of the crew that helps our club's best fighters prepare for competition.

 

[jpark4]

it's fun, that's about it.
-Jon

 

[Enron Exec.]

I train for fat chicks.

 

[Dominic Kihlstrand]

Money, women, fame and influence.

 

[Mirada]

It keeps me sane.


Being injured again has driven me completely batshit already. It's ugly.

 

[Warchild10]

The Chinese Connection. When I was 4, and I have been training ever since, I knew then I wanted to fight it was what I was suppose to do, and I love it. From my first Karate Class to Training People these days. Soon enough you'll see me in a Ring or Cage Near you or from the comforts of a your couch watching PPV. I want to kno how good I am.

 

[Darwinist]

Because it

 

[Soid]

I train because I love the people I train with, and love the fun that comes with it. Plus you can only get better.

 

[I-Shoji]

Various reasons.

-To compete
-To stay fit
-To pwn my sparring partners and feel good about improving
-To know I could handle 90% of the physical confrontations I might get into, and to make the other 10% regret it.
-To pass on knowledge and techniques. I love to teach.