Originally Posted by Infrazael
Eric, are you currently doing boxing, MMA, or something different? Just curious.
I hope life is going well for you out East.
It's good to see you here again.
No, I'm not doing any training right now. Since I went into grad school I had to cut back on some of my extracurricular activities. And also, having learned the better part of Sifu Mak's system I was having trouble figuring out my next goal in martial arts. As you know, I started moving towards teaching and competitive fighting but I don't think either of those is why I got into martial arts in the first place.
I still do alot of martial arts-style conditioning and when I graduate this winter I will probably start practicing my Chen Taiji again. I would eventually like to learn some BJJ because I think it would fit really well with the principles of Chen Taiji.
Finally, contrary to what some people might think I'm not really bitter about my experience in martial arts thus far. I owe alot to kung fu as it initially helped me get out of a couple of poor lifestyle choices and made me more self confident. But I think that eventually, mostly because of the people involved, it became a more negative force in my life, rather than a positive.
Take care,
EO
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