04/05/2010

Mental health and martial arts. I have been training Western style kick-boxing for a while now (just switched to Sanshou Kung Fu, Chinese style kick boxing). In the beginning it was to able to kick arse, and for physical benefit. I am a reasonably strong and fit guy, so would be able to handle myself in most situations. I guess trying to be better than others and my general competitiveness means that this is still the case. But these days, I also appreciate the philosophy behind it. But let me into a ring, and I'll thirst for blood, which in many cases makes me a worse fighter. So yeah, martial arts can help, I just need to appreciate the self control aspect a lot more. Enter "Pushing Hands", an internal martial arts. Like a hardcore Tai Chi, it may just prove the perfect foil for my aggression?