my martial arts training has been an amazing journey for me. for every phase of my life there has been a corresponding art form. i want to know how to hurt people (but not necessarily do it) so i study judo & jujitsu. i was terrified of getting hit so i kickbox. i love the concept of absolute focus & self-mastery, so there was tai chi (which i will return to someday) & now kendo. when i was 16 i saw a neighbor kid in his backyard breaking cinder blocks & i asked him how he did that. he studied tkd so i started to also (i never got around to breaking a cinder block but it doesn't seem important now). i could go on.