Well as of last week i've been training with team Roc out of Eden, NC to see if I can't start to pursue my passion, fighting. I'm pumped to be working with quality trainers that can direct me and push me the proper way. I don't have much martial arts history. I wrestled throughout military school and won are conference state championship my junior and senior year. I've messed around with a little bit of judo but nothing to serious. Besides that I'm a blank slate and ready to take this seriously....So wish me luck

 

Go kick some Chevy guys' butts.

 

Cool. Good luck man!!! So I guess we will see you in the UFC shortly.

So whats your specialty?? Ju Jitsu??? etc...

 

My brother started training in mixed martial arts and is going to start fighting after the first of the year. Sounds like fun and has even crossed my mind a time or two too.

 

Me, too. Then... I come back to reality. 41 years old might be a little too old.

 

I dabbled with MMA for a little bit, fought twice, it was pretty fun, but insane amounts of work........Never really realized how much energy those fighters expend in that octagon in just a couple of minutes till i stepped up and did it.......

Im now 23 and have retired from the fighting......but i went out undefeated

 

Cool...I suppose...while I support your following your dreams and doing what makes you happy, I've just never understood the idea behind going out and pummeling someone or getting pummeled yourself but have fun!

 

 

Good luck with it.

 

I'm 32.... experience has to count for something... right?

A wise man once said.. "I'm not as good as I once was, but I was as good once as I ever was!" LMAO

I may be a little slower than I was 10 years ago....
I maybe a little less agile than I was 10 years ago....
I may have lost some muscle tone and added some fat from 10 years ago......

For everything I have lost, and still better than most that are 10 years younger.
But for everything I have lost I have gained in 2 areas.
I now have a stronger desire not to be hit or injured.
Which gives a stronger determination to do what ever it takes to prevent it.
and
I have learned a lot in the last decade.

But not enough to keep me from doing stupid stuff like fighting.

 

I was referring to injuries not healing as quickly as they used to. I'm in as good of shape as most people 20 years my junior; but, fighting trim is a whole other level.

 

I haven't noticed that phenomenon yet.
My tolerance for pain has dropped considerably though.
I think before I was just to stupid to realize how bad it was suppose to hurt.