Feels impossible

[Goldleaf]

The gym that I go to has a boxing class. They do all of the boxing drills and mit work but they don't spar unless they ask the person who is running the class to spar. Then they pay a separate fee for sparring. They refer to it as personal training and not part of the actual boxing class. If people want more than the boxing class, then it's extra. The extra part is hourly based, which could be expensive to get in enough sparring time.


wow only 2 hours a week? Is iit one hour for training and one hour for sparring? There must not be a lot of interest for martial arts in that area.

Yes, just 2 times a week dutch drills Technique classes. Once a week it doesn't because no interest. Indeed, a lot of people like hockey/football and other stuff. Small numbers like martial arts unfortunately.

 

[isshinryuronin]

It feels like very exhausting and it feels like i learned a tiny little and there is 99% ahead. It feels like an depression. Can someone relate or had this and why is this so?

A big part of the time you've spent learning is likely on just a few fundamentals. Without that first 10% getting drilled into you, the other 90% will be worthless. There is no shortcut. Time on the bag will allow you to feel how some of those fundamentals work and the conditioning it provides is needed to prepare you for more intensive training later. Many people train just with conditioning as their main goal, but if you wish to apply this to combat, perhaps that gym is not the best place for you. I train 4 hours/wk and I'm 73. Give it another 5 months and evaluate if you're getting what you want. If not, move on. Regardless, the time you are spending now is not wasted.

 

[Goldleaf]

A big part of the time you've spent learning is likely on just a few fundamentals. Without that first 10% getting drilled into you, the other 90% will be worthless. There is no shortcut. Time on the bag will allow you to feel how some of those fundamentals work and the conditioning it provides is needed to prepare you for more intensive training later. Many people train just with conditioning as their main goal, but if you wish to apply this to combat, perhaps that gym is not the best place for you. I train 4 hours/wk and I'm 73. Give it another 5 months and evaluate if you're getting what you want. If not, move on. Regardless, the time you are spending now is not wasted.

Thanks, you good going and keep it up. How long are you Training?

Honestly i am lately also thinking that it is not maybe the best gym. At least once a week sparring is important and there is gym who offers that.