Being Disciplined is NOT Boring
Being Disciplined is NOT Boring, yet so few are! I am putting this article together after a bout 8 hours of work today. And the reason I am doing this now is I have been inspired by the lack of understanding most people have.
To have been in the martial arts as long as I have requires disciple. It is far easier to stay home on a Friday night and watch some ridiculous show on TV, than to go to classes for 3 hours and train.
Being Disciplined is NOT Boring
The only time I was ever home on a Friday night was if the Dojo was closed that day. And yet people consider this kind of life undesirable.
I am in the process of extensive learning of the Romanian language. And I have good reasons for doing this. First I call România home. Second my lady and her family all speak the language. These are called anchors, reasons for doing something, for learning. A way to keep motivated.
So today I spent 3 plus hours in formal study. I finished off with a podcast from the company called the "inner circle" in which the founder of the web company, Innovative Languages, talked about routines for success. Now this man has studied language for a hobby also.
He like to learn one per year to proficiency. And he is remarkable! In these podcasts he discusses the path to success, great! He talks of goals and routines. Perfect.
BUT I have never heard him speak of living a disciplined life. His life, while successful sound chaotic. He would be even more successful if he was highly discipled. Being Disciplined is NOT Boring.
Being Disciplined is NOT Boring
It could because people believe that being disciplined is hard. But in truth everything is equally hard. Let me explain.
It takes a lot of work to be successful in the world. It is hard. But it is just a hard to be a failure. And you would be shocked at how close each extreme really is to the other. Failures suffer because they fail. Hard workers, discipled people also suffer in a sense because they must at some point sacrifice to achieve their goals.
This is very true in the martial arts because input equals output. You get out of the arts what you put into them. And while I stopped running a Dojo in 2015 I have zero regrets for dedicating my life to it!
Being Disciplined is NOT Boring
The same is true of the language learning path. I am at about an intermediate level, and it requires sacrifice to be there. Now my "doamnă" and I speak at about a 30/70 mix right now. 30 Romanian, 70% English. If I know the word in Romanian she uses it. If I do not she uses English. She is fully bilingual. That will increase to 100% Romanian over time.
What is the benefit? I can speak with and understand her family members and friends without translation. Plus dealing in the world requires this. But, I could if I was lazy and undisciplined just hide behind her.
SO what does this mean to the martial arts?
Being Disciplined is NOT Boring in Conclusion
Very simply put. Learn it all! We tend to be prejudice towards certain areas of the arts and avoid them.
I have know many who do not like Kata, therefore they avoid Kata and thus miss out.
Do you know the history of your martial art? Here is the history of Hapkido for me, and Kosho Ryu also. To do it all requires disciple, and being disciplined is NOT boring.
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