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[_Simon_]

You might want to pay your bills....most bill collectors don’t take martial arts advice as payment. Lol

Haha, meh bills shmills! ;D

Ah yep after bills, rent etc of course, sorry I should have phrased my post better [emoji1787]

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

One of my Facebook friends who needs new glasses told me he thought it was a facehugger on a wookie at first. I had to respectfully point out to him I wasn't anywhere near big enough for a wookie. An ewok maybe.

...i thought the same thing...took me a few seconds to realize.

 

[Xue Sheng]

I don't know - so far, we've only gotten into dealing with piles of leaves. That plot seems very direct-to-DVD.

Well, we got bugs, kids "GITTIN' off a my lawn....we got conflict, fun, fear, and of course action....chasin, them dang kids off a my lawn....and of course raking leaves.....what more could one ask for in a block buster film.....you can even fit mud in somehow......

 

[Xue Sheng]

Has anyone here ever had a job solely just so they could pay for their martial arts training? What I mean is, going for a job that they're not necessarily passionate about, but one they got in order to pay training fees?

I left my job a couple of weeks ago, have absolutely no idea what I want to do or where I want to go... but feel such a burning drive for training (have had to stop training due to funds, and still in my trialling-of-different-styles period)... I feel like strangely I want to prioritise martial arts and focus on that, as it feels like my heart is really just certain on that at the moment. I feel like that's the only certain thing I want right now haha...

Anyone had a similar situation? Am sure there are pros and cons here.. XD

I'd love to quit my job to train..... but that simply is not possible....technically I am about 7 years from retirement but have 1 in college and one not there yet so I have a while to work.

Quit just to train
Pros: you enjoy your day and you are physically fit....for awhile
Cons: You get evicted, end up on the street and starve....and training stops

You could look into a career in fitness....you can train, one way or another, all the time.....

 

[AngryHobbit]

...i thought the same thing...took me a few seconds to realize.

Apparently, you too need new glasses.

 

[AngryHobbit]

You might want to pay your bills....most bill collectors don’t take martial arts advice as payment. Lol

Although one MIGHT need good martial arts training if they show up at the door.

 

[AngryHobbit]

Well, we got bugs, kids "GITTIN' off a my lawn....we got conflict, fun, fear, and of course action....chasin, them dang kids off a my lawn....and of course raking leaves.....what more could one ask for in a block buster film.....you can even fit mud in somehow......

We don't get any kids on our lawn. Because of our precipitously inclined property, no standard American child raised on a steady diet of Cap'n Crunch, burgers, and chocolate milk has any desire to invade our lawn.

 

[AngryHobbit]

I'd love to quit my job to train..... but that simply is not possible....technically I am about 7 years from retirement but have 1 in college and one not there yet so I have a while to work.

Quit just to train
Pros: you enjoy your day and you are physically fit....for awhile
Cons: You get evicted, end up on the street and starve....and training stops

You could look into a career in fitness....you can train, one way or another, all the time.....

I know in our area YMCA is CONSTANTLY looking for fitness instructors - full and part-time. So, if you have enough saved up to get a fitness certification, that is an option. It also depends on where you live. We are very lucky in this area - Asheville is very health-crazy, so there are tons of gyms, exercise clubs, various health groups, and the Y, of course. Some instructors double-deal - keep their own little studio or gym somewhere AND work at the Y.

 

[donald1]

Happy Halloween!

 

[_Simon_]

I'd love to quit my job to train..... but that simply is not possible....technically I am about 7 years from retirement but have 1 in college and one not there yet so I have a while to work.

Quit just to train
Pros: you enjoy your day and you are physically fit....for awhile
Cons: You get evicted, end up on the street and starve....and training stops

You could look into a career in fitness....you can train, one way or another, all the time.....

Ah yeah I didn't mean quit my job and train, but get a job (that I may not particularly be passionate about, but one that allows me to pay for training) in order TO train. I should've rephrased my whole post really hehe.

 

[_Simon_]

I know in our area YMCA is CONSTANTLY looking for fitness instructors - full and part-time. So, if you have enough saved up to get a fitness certification, that is an option. It also depends on where you live. We are very lucky in this area - Asheville is very health-crazy, so there are tons of gyms, exercise clubs, various health groups, and the Y, of course. Some instructors double-deal - keep their own little studio or gym somewhere AND work at the Y.

Ah yep cheers, I already have my Certificate 3 in fitness instructing (got it about 11 years ago), but Cert 3 apparently is no longer good enough and most places now want Cert 4 minimum. But really not interested in getting into the fitness industry to be honest... it's... complicated haha

 

[AngryHobbit]

Happy Halloween!

The epitome of evil!

 

[AngryHobbit]

Ah yep cheers, I already have my Certificate 3 in fitness instructing (got it about 11 years ago), but Cert 3 apparently is no longer good enough and most places now want Cert 4 minimum. But really not interested in getting into the fitness industry to be honest... it's... complicated haha

My point was - most places require the certification even if you just want to teach martial arts. So, if you want to gather a group and train someplace that is formally a fitness establishment (the reason being - they usually have a big enough space for stuff like that), that certification is useful.

 

[AngryHobbit]

Blessed Samhain, witches! Of course, we know witches and the dead roam the earth year-round, but this is one time we are allowed to come out of the closet.

P.S. Non-witches and the living are welcome to join in, but only if you promise to be nice. No burnings, no hangings, no drownings, no crushings, no exorcisms.

And, of course it wouldn't be Halloween without Teddy Bear, the talking porcupine, and his pumpkin!

 

[CB Jones]

Cons: You get evicted, end up on the street and starve....and training stops

You dont want to end up living in a van down by the river....

 

[AngryHobbit]

You dont want to end up living in a van down by the river....

Oh... I don't know. Depends on the van.

.. and the river.

 

[Xue Sheng]

We don't get any kids on our lawn. Because of our precipitously inclined property, no standard American child raised on a steady diet of Cap'n Crunch, burgers, and chocolate milk has any desire to invade our lawn.

We would have in my day

 

[Xue Sheng]

Oh... I don't know. Depends on the van.

.. and the river.

True...but if one quits there job just to train the van would likely look more like this

and the river more like this

 

[Xue Sheng]

Oh and 万圣节快乐 (Wànshèngjié kuàilè)

aka. Happy Halloween

 

[AngryHobbit]

True...but if one quits there job just to train the van would likely look more like this

and the river more like this

Is it completely necessary to destroy my fantasy?