i’ve never tried a martial art before but i decided to try one and it’s so fun…….would highly recommend trying a martial art
if you‘ve never heard of it soo bahk is kind of like karate or taekwondo. it focuses heavy on the weight of your waist/hips. it’s interesting because you have to learn how to just….do things off muscle memory?? like instead of thinking about it deliberately, you need to learn to just let your body do what it’s been trained to do without your brain interrupting going “wait what was i supposed to do”
it’s something new that i’ve been having fun with, not to mention it’s good stress relief when i’m allowed to actually hit the punching bag as opposed to just shadowboxing my classmates. give it a try if you have the opportunity 🔥
Jan 29, 2025
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Just tried out a muay thai class at the gym for the first time and I really liked it!
Since it wasn't at a place specialized at fighting it wasn't so rigorous, the class was small, mostly women of different ages, that managed to laugh if any of us got anything wrong.
I'm now very tired and felt my body challenged, but I'm coming back Tuesday 🏃🏃
Feb 13, 2025
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Consistency in the sport requires maintenance like yoga lifting and supplements which really keeps me in check regarding my health. In the most healthy way I’ve learned more about my body without the pressure of counting calories & protein intake. Growth is slow & steady but very tangible which I respect the most. When the general public thinks of martial arts everyone tends to stereotype the sport as a sort of Karate or Taekwando. This used to drive me up the wall but recently I’ve adapted the mentality of the girls that get it, get it! (Lol) I’m definitely a part of the minority within the sport as a brown woman but I view it as a safe space to navigate my confidence, my ability to ask questions & learn amongst a multitude of other things that are directly applicable to my outside of gym life. Everyone is both friendly and competitive in the same breath which I found very refreshing.
May 21, 2024
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i’m such an advocate for regular ass people doing art. or anything new that “requires skill” really
we are so scared of doing things because we’re not any good at them. so what.
karaoke with the confidence of a popstar even if your voice cracks and you don’t know breath support. paint even if it looks like a toddler made it. play the same three guitar chords and paint your furniture with a kitchen sponge and try to bake macarons.
it’s so sad that people who aren’t, like, professionally skilled, get laughed at for their art. or like i said, trying any skill that isn’t honed yet
there’s something so important and human in the arts, its such an amazing outlet but people refuse to tap into it because they “can’t draw a stick figure” or “write too cliche” or “have two left feet”.
DO IT POORLY!!!!! DO IT SCARED!!!!! DO THE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO DEEP DOWN IN YOUR SOUL EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU’RE BAD AND FEEL EMBARASSED!!!!! let yourself have fun with things!!!!!!!! it shouldn’t be a competition all the time. you probably are not ariana grande, but you’re allowed to have fun singing and stuff too. if you have a voice in your head that laughs at you when you’re not immediately good at something, learn to gently correct it. tell it you’re learning and you’ll never be any good at something if you don’t have the courage to just….start. somewhere, anywhere
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Jan 30, 2025
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loooooove getting rid of things i don’t use anymore………was borderline a hoarder for most of my life, but something shifted recently and i just wanna get rid of things…….a little tasteful clutter is nice, i’m by no means a minimalist, but i think i just reached a point where my things were overwhelming me instead of comforting me. doing my best now to crack down and get rid of anything that’s just collecting dust
Jan 30, 2025