Juve
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I've been into Karate for all of my child and teenage life. Got up to brown belt, but had to hit pause because of clashes between school, work, and karate schedules. Tried my hand at various combat sports later on, but had to quit due to a couple of concussions that weren't even from fighting. Thought I might never get back into the combat sports scene.
I got into Karate because I was obsessed with The Karate Kid and Johnny Lawrance. I was chanting "Strike first, strike hard, no mercy" leading up to my first class. Here's this little 7 year old girl trying to challenge a black belt who was 20 times my size. Looking back, this guy could have kicked me into the next 4 decades. Then, Cobra Kai happened. It was killing me on the inside, so I started training with a friend, and things were going pretty good. Now, I'm thinking of joining a gym that does martial arts, Jiu-Jitsu, and another combat sport like Maui Thai, karate, or TKD. Found a few options: one with Karate and Jiu-Jitsu, another with Jiu-Jitsu and Maui Thai, and a nearby one that does Kickboxing (still need to check if they do Jiu-Jitsu).
Now, here's the snag. I'm not sure which discipline, other than Jiu-Jitsu, I want to dive into. Should I go back to Karate and go for the black belt, or try something new? I could use some advice on this one, please.
I got into Karate because I was obsessed with The Karate Kid and Johnny Lawrance. I was chanting "Strike first, strike hard, no mercy" leading up to my first class. Here's this little 7 year old girl trying to challenge a black belt who was 20 times my size. Looking back, this guy could have kicked me into the next 4 decades. Then, Cobra Kai happened. It was killing me on the inside, so I started training with a friend, and things were going pretty good. Now, I'm thinking of joining a gym that does martial arts, Jiu-Jitsu, and another combat sport like Maui Thai, karate, or TKD. Found a few options: one with Karate and Jiu-Jitsu, another with Jiu-Jitsu and Maui Thai, and a nearby one that does Kickboxing (still need to check if they do Jiu-Jitsu).
Now, here's the snag. I'm not sure which discipline, other than Jiu-Jitsu, I want to dive into. Should I go back to Karate and go for the black belt, or try something new? I could use some advice on this one, please.