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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Darius101" data-source="post: 674769" data-attributes="member: 9466">Huh?   ....what was that all about?  This part will be deleted in 24hrs unless you guys feel it should stay.... First I chose to train that way ..hell i asked for it. It tested my mind, body  and spirit. I wouldn't trade that for anything. I never got sick in the training area because to me that would have been disrespectful to my teacher. He NEVER NEVER asked me to train that hard I just did....He also used to joke about me doing sword cuts everyday and said one day we will do them for 8hours or 10,000 cuts whichever came first. I used to do 1000 thats 1000 cuts a day at one sitting, after doing 500 cuts you feel pain until about 640 then your endophenes kick in and you feel nothing. I worked up to that over a period of 1 month and started with 100 cuts a day increasing to 200 the second week then 500 the third then 1000 on the fourth week. Was it worth it?  Yes , when doing Tamishigiri it helped tremdously. I was able to test cut with a live blade without ruining the cut or the blade. Many people paid $600 for a blade to use and ruined it their first or second try at a cut. I felt that I couldn't afford that and trained for it like a marathon. Now I am telling you this...not to create more discussion but to show you what you can acomplish with patience. Patience is a  true virtue and one that is sorowly lacking in today's society. Be patient, have your own mind....don't take anybody's word for anything check it out for yourself. This will make you appreciate your decision all that much more. Experience is the best master. I believe that Kail explained it quite well and although your name was in there it was directed at the general audience, but that was just my intreptation and I am sure Kail will speak up. The more I learn the less I know......----END---- To all new martial artists I say again...do your research and check out your shcool before hand. Be dubious about a school that will not allow you to: #1 Watch how they train to see what they teach#2 Will not allow you to try out a class or two for free Why?  Because by allowing you to train you help the school and you help yourself by learning if you like them or not. If they ask you to sign a contract off the bat then you should walk away...all they want is your money. If you walk in and get a bad feeling about the place ...walk away. After training for 20+yrs I have still got the  desire to learn more, not just in my art, but I feel that all of them can teach me something. Sometimes you must empty your knowledge before you can begin to learn something new. Empty your cup then you can truely learn. If you can't empty your knowledge then you will limit your learning in the long run. At least that has been my experience...Darius101</blockquote>

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