Training is Heating Up

Warmer weather is upon us once again. This is where we really test the determination of Martial Artists. We train all summer in a hot room with a bunch of sticky, sweaty classmates who are generating yet more heat. We are faced with a series of serious mental challenges that threaten to restrict our training. These are the days that I want everybody to stop breathing my air because it does not feel like there is enough for all of us. Let's face facts. There are a lot of other things we could be doing:

1. Sitting on a patio somewhere with a cold drink.
2. Hanging out in our air conditioned houses.
3. Cooking on the barbecue.
4. A wide variety of outdoor activities.
5. Spending time with the kids who are off school for the summer.
6. The list goes on.....

This is where we really need to motivate ourselves to be in class. We need to be mentally strong. We need to continue towards our goals that we set out for ourselves when we began training with our instructors. It is too easy to be tempted by the nice days. Keep training and keep progressing. Any break will not only hamper progression in new things but also cause you to decline in the things you have learned in the past.