The Number One Reason You Should Stick With Your Karate Training
There are many reasons that people first get started in the martial arts. Usually the reasons are for self-defense, health and fitness, discipline, confidence, self-control and spiritual growth among others. Most of us have heard about these benefits of the martial arts, yet despite knowing the potential rewards of karate, it is not always clear why we should stay on the path for the long term.
I would like to let you know what I believe is the number one reason for you to continue with your karate practice. Before I do that let me give you a very quick rundown of my own personal karate experience.
I have been practicing the martial arts, specifically traditional Japanese karate, for more than 25 years. Initially my reason for enrolling in my first karate class was to learn self-defense. For the first 6 or 7 years of training my reason for practicing karate was physical strength and fitness.
Then after about 10 years of training (around the time that I was entering the adult world) I began to appreciate the deeper philosophical insights of the martial arts. Later on in my training...