How long is long enough

[terryl965]

We have had soo many threads about time and working out and I was thinking how long is long enough? What makes it long enough? Why do we need to work so hard to be consider good enough at our art?

The thing that always hits me the hardest is when someone say why have you wasted so many hours for training? People tend not to understand that each and every person that does a MA is in it for there own journey, some is a quicj fix and other are here for a life change, while others love the sport and mant love the art aspect. For me it is about my mind growing and becoming one with the rest of me. I hope your journey is for you and not anybody else.

 

[bluekey88]

I think part of the problem may be one of defining terms. What do you mean by "working out?"

If you are tyalking about a strength and conditioning session, 30-60 minutes is more than enough 9depending on exactly what you're doing). Doing a class focused on SD techniques, you might need about 2 hours.

Just runnign thoruhg some forms opr doing a bit of this and that, anywhere from a few inutes to several hours depending on one's mood/energy/desire.

What are one's goals when working out? I think you're getting at that a bit...workign out becuse one wants to do som4e MA is different than training for a competition which is different than preparing for big test.

Often on this forum 9and in life in general) we use th esame words to communicate, but the words can have very different meaning.

Peace,
Erik

 

[Manny]

For me, enough time training is 3 times per week 1-1.30 hours per training session, yes I would like to train more but work,family and age does not allow me.

For a kid I think the same amount of time is enough but if this kid wants to master TKD and has the time to do it 5 times per week is very good.

I think that we as adults need to focus more on quality than quantity.

Manny

 

[dancingalone]

I hope your journey is for you and not anybody else.

Well, that's the conundrum. One journey is indeed one's own, and we can certainly look at it from the point of "if it makes me happy, who are you to say any different?" That said, it's true enough that if one wants his martial art to be effective for actual usage, there's a certain minimum level of intensity that must be reached.

I look at my niece and nephew playing away in their dojang. They're having a lot of fun and they even possess a modicum of skill for their age, but I have my doubts about the effectiveness of their taekwondo should the time come to use it.

Know what I mean?

 

[granfire]

We have had soo many threads about time and working out and I was thinking how long is long enough? What makes it long enough? Why do we need to work so hard to be consider good enough at our art?

The thing that always hits me the hardest is when someone say why have you wasted so many hours for training? People tend not to understand that each and every person that does a MA is in it for there own journey, some is a quicj fix and other are here for a life change, while others love the sport and mant love the art aspect. For me it is about my mind growing and becoming one with the rest of me. I hope your journey is for you and not anybody else.

People don't get it.

Why do you ride horses, have budgies, work out...

If it's not watching TV, maybe playing golf, they don't get it.

If it's not ready in under a minute, they don't get it.

If mediocre is a high standard, they don't get it.

If it's not what they are passionate about it they likely don't get it.

The art of life - or living well - is to find your own way, march to your own drummer. Like you said, embark on your own journey for your own reasons.