Hey guys and girls!
My name is Max, I'm 31, and I just started training at Killer B Combat Sports Academy after taking an 8 year break from martial arts due to elbow injuries, shoulder injuries, and several back injuries (not all at once! over the span of those 8 years).
I did TKD from 9 - 19 years old, and then I did Aikido from 19 - 23 years old while I was at college. While at college I also met regularly with some folks for weekly sparring and training sessions. I had a chance to try my skills against boxers, kickboxers, wrestlers, and a few BJJ guys. Having come from a point-sparring TKD background, I'm sure you can imagine how some of these training sessions went. The cross-training really opened my eyes to the wider(er) world of combat sports.
During my 8 year hiatus, I continued exercising in the gym with weights (one of the causes for several of my injuries...). For a while, I focused pretty heavily on getting my bench, squat, and deadlift numbers up. I have a few achievements in that area that I consider note-worthy:
Low-bar squat 500lb x 1:
Low-bar squat 235lb x 30 for my 30th birthday:
Starting martial arts training again, I'm finding that the biggest area I need to improve is my cardio and conditioning. Thankfully the technique and other aspects are coming back a bit more naturally!
See you guys around!
My name is Max, I'm 31, and I just started training at Killer B Combat Sports Academy after taking an 8 year break from martial arts due to elbow injuries, shoulder injuries, and several back injuries (not all at once! over the span of those 8 years).
I did TKD from 9 - 19 years old, and then I did Aikido from 19 - 23 years old while I was at college. While at college I also met regularly with some folks for weekly sparring and training sessions. I had a chance to try my skills against boxers, kickboxers, wrestlers, and a few BJJ guys. Having come from a point-sparring TKD background, I'm sure you can imagine how some of these training sessions went. The cross-training really opened my eyes to the wider(er) world of combat sports.
During my 8 year hiatus, I continued exercising in the gym with weights (one of the causes for several of my injuries...). For a while, I focused pretty heavily on getting my bench, squat, and deadlift numbers up. I have a few achievements in that area that I consider note-worthy:
Low-bar squat 500lb x 1:
Starting martial arts training again, I'm finding that the biggest area I need to improve is my cardio and conditioning. Thankfully the technique and other aspects are coming back a bit more naturally!
See you guys around!
