Sunday 11 January 2009

Parkour is not enough..

I found myself lying down on my sofa half asleep, half awake, trying to get the energy for Intense Cardio night at MMA. My dad (transport for the night) came into the room and suggested I take the night off. I became angry within myself for being so weak, so i got up went to MMA and as usual gave it my all.



It's this moment that I reflected on the amount of things I do and there connections. I go to two MMA classes a week, four gym sessions and two parkour sessions. This allows me (as I stack days) one rest day per week although every month or two I take three to four days to allow my body to recover. I take protein supplements and eat clean to allow myself to recover fast enough to allow so much activities.



I was discussing my weekly regime with some friends and one asked me "Whats the point in doing all that. Why not focus on one thing and try to be the best." Basically he couldn't understand why on earth i would want to be the jack of all trades when I have the potential to focus on one thing and become amongst the best. I realised that I've became almost obsessed with trying to become the best at everything. I don't see this as a negative thing though, I'm always growing this way. I've began studying survival and have already put into practice make shift fishing, gutting a fish and skinning an animal. I hope to gather a wealth of survival skills for no more reason than I feel it essential to feel free. I will continue to buy my food from shops and live in a house but I think that if am dependent on such a system then inside i feel like a lesser human to those who live off the land, for this reason I would like these skills if only for the confidence that should society fail in such away were living in the wilderness that I will be fine.



I'm beginning to rant so I'll close this up. Parkour allows me to escape and reach, MMA allows me to defend and attack, combine this with the ability to live off the land then yes.. I will be free.


(Example of our coach pleased because he wrecked us all so badly he created a steam room...)