That is kind of a hard question to answer. Its like asking youself why do you like choclate ice cream or why do you like baceball? What one person likes another one hates. Well my answer would be it's kind of like that movie fight club, when I spar it sets me free. It is like I am fulfilling my destiny as strange as it may sound.

I´t may sound odd, but I don´t know. I just like it and it makes me feel good.

Well I have asked my self this for years. And to be honest i've not come up with a solid answer yet. It's been going on almost 19yrs of my study in the arts and I guess at this point its kinda redundant to just give up and quit after all these years. I don't just study one particular art anymore, I try to get soemthing out of them all....mainly because life is too short to study just one martial art. I feel I may miss out or not learn something that I could gain from another system so I dabble and intrigue myself with the whole realm of martial arts.

But the question still remains why do I like the Martial Arts? well the only thing I can think of is, because it gives me something to do, and it keeps me out of trouble and I get to meet cool people and somewhere deep down I keep thinking one day I may just learn enough to be a big hit in the movie industry. Okay that was just a joke..I used to think that as a child growing up but i have sense grew up and reality has set in...now its just a past time hobby. I dont' plan on fighting or having to protect my life in the mean streets of my crap hole of a town. I carry a gun for that. I also think that for the sake of just learning and passing down what I have learnt to someone is the honesty I gain anymore. If it wasnt martial arts for me, I would probably spend my time and money on GOLF, BIKING, TRAVELING, HIKING, PAINTBALL, or other stuff like that. I think one day I'll eventually leave the martial arts world behind me. I see it happening soon too im really getting that burn out feeling too. If anything else I may just give it a break for a while and try to do something else and see how I react then, if I go into martial convultions then I will realize its meant for life.

Seriously though does anyone else feel they go through withdrawls when they dont study for a while? Is that a bad sign? Im addicted....I need help! is thier an Martial Arts annanymous or MAMA Mothers Against Martial Arts?

I like Martial Arts training because it's a great work out, it keeps me healthy. Instead of just going to the gym, I perform exercises in the form of Self Defence training. It's functional exercise.

Heres a list (Not in any particular order) of the reasons why I like Martial Arts...

1) Great Exercise
2) Good place to meet friends with similar interests
3) Learning about differert cultures
4) I like testing what I have learned, thru sparring
5) Stress Relief
6) Anger Managment

That's all I can think of, right now. But these were the Idea's that came to me quickley, so they must be the most important, to me.

Phases ®

When I was a kid I had all the movie aspirations and stuff too, but now I like martial arts just cause I feel great after I'm done sparring or even just training. I also enjoy the confidence boost that it gives me, you feeling that I might actually be decent at something.

yes, it does feel quite bad when having a lay-off from ma training. But usually I do atleast something that is related to ma everyday, like reading some stuff

Hello Everyone!

The martial arts have pretty much been my life, considering that I started when I was 10 and will soon be 47. There are many reasons that I love the martial arts. Among them are:

(1) It keeps you in great shape.
(2) It helps you have great self discipline.
(3) It keeps you looking and feeling young (someone recently guessed my age at 32 or 33).
(4) It develops great self confidence.
(5) You can go into that "protective mode" and everyone around you feels safe.
(6) Boosts your awareness.
(7) Keeps you flexible and ready for action at all times.
(8) Gives you something to do when no one else is around.
(9) There is always more to learn about a technique and the ways it can be applied!
(10) I LOVE JEET KUNE DO!!!!!!!

Keep Blasting!
Sifu Lamar M. Davis II
Certified Full Instructor
Jun Fan Gung Fu/Jeet Kune Do
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I can not remember not liking combat, so I guess it is in built i.e. I am programed to love combat. Other things people have mentioned have helped me justify continuing to do it. Fear is one such example, but I honestly think it is a madness in my head I have had form birth lol.

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