You must enjoy you training, as I have said before, life’s short, make the most of it! I do not practice karate just for fitness, fighting, character building, socialising, a hobby, or any of the many advertised reasons. I love karate, I practice karate because I want too and because of a combination of all the above reasons. Why do you eat chocolate? It’s not because it’s healthy, it’s not because you have to, I would hope, it’s because you like it, well, that’s the same reason I practice karate.

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