kodora81
Yellow Belt
Hey everyone! I've been lurking at some other MA related forums, but this one so far seems to have the most traffic (it's always disappointing checking on a forum the next day and seeing 1 whopping new post).
My name is Linda, and I've been studying Goju Ryu Karate for almost a year now. I'm still researching and learning about the concepts of style and lineage, so I'm not overly sure where my dojo fits in. I trained at the same dojo over 20 years ago when I was a kid (made it to yellow belt), and somewhere along the line lost interest and stopped going. After many years of being rather "unkind" to my body, I decided to finally finish something that I'd started - I walked in to my old dojo and signed back up. I had no real thought or interest in the "style" of martial art I was about to delve back into, but I just knew that I had to start somewhere and this was the place.
I admit, at first my motivation was a commitment to myself, but eventually I began to really enjoy going. I'd say that I'm primarily interested in the physical and mental benefits of martial arts (the discipline and hard work suits my personality), but as I learn more I'm becoming more confident and interested in the actual self defence skills and real world applications. I'm such a relative newb that I'm sure I have long to go before these things will "gel" in my mind for me. Right now I'm just focusing on keeping an open mind and working my hardest when I'm in class.
I enjoy reading and talking about my hobbies as much as possible (a little obsessive like that), hence why I'm here. I'm looking forward to spending some time here at Martial Talk.
:cheers:
My name is Linda, and I've been studying Goju Ryu Karate for almost a year now. I'm still researching and learning about the concepts of style and lineage, so I'm not overly sure where my dojo fits in. I trained at the same dojo over 20 years ago when I was a kid (made it to yellow belt), and somewhere along the line lost interest and stopped going. After many years of being rather "unkind" to my body, I decided to finally finish something that I'd started - I walked in to my old dojo and signed back up. I had no real thought or interest in the "style" of martial art I was about to delve back into, but I just knew that I had to start somewhere and this was the place.
I admit, at first my motivation was a commitment to myself, but eventually I began to really enjoy going. I'd say that I'm primarily interested in the physical and mental benefits of martial arts (the discipline and hard work suits my personality), but as I learn more I'm becoming more confident and interested in the actual self defence skills and real world applications. I'm such a relative newb that I'm sure I have long to go before these things will "gel" in my mind for me. Right now I'm just focusing on keeping an open mind and working my hardest when I'm in class.
I enjoy reading and talking about my hobbies as much as possible (a little obsessive like that), hence why I'm here. I'm looking forward to spending some time here at Martial Talk.
:cheers:
