And those guys are above average. Because they keep turning up, when most people leave when it starts to get tough. Whether they've got a better mindset, or this just happens to be the area that they're passionate about, by continuing to turn up it makes them better in martial arts.
what mtw said, , people with well a above average levels of determination and dedication are just as rare as people with well above average physical or intelectual skillls, coz it a bell curve and that how bell curves work
better doesnt equate to excellence does it ?
At the point that they make that choice and follow through with it, at that point, they're no longer average. It's not really a meaningful difference, but it is a difference.
it generaly isnt a choice, sure lot of people make a "choice" to commit to things, they just generally dont manage it and either give up or are just going through the motions quite quickly
I think his point was that when they excel, they cease to be average compared to the population they are excelling in. So, average as in “the average boxer”.
Yeah, and I’m pretty sure you know that’s not the point if those things are part of good kickboxing training, then they aren’t a replacement activity.
Yes. And that’s kinda the point. Getting a person to add more time to training (even in a tangential activity) is usually good. Getting them to do something else INSTEAD of their core training isn’t likely to benefit their core activity.
That’s the determination and dedication he’s talking about. Often driven by things like personal priorities or just enjoyment.
Just realized you said almost the exact same thing as me, but when I said it, it's failure talk.
no it doesnt you can improve consistently and never achieve excellence
