El. Mar - 3MR Fit<p>what´s Martial Arts for me - ..in this i could not go by usual normal path. <br>25 years ago i started from learning how to break. break an arm in three places with one easy move. i learned the mechanics. <br>now i learn how to not break. to stop just on the edge.</p><p>my first teacher wore a white belt. he was cool. <br>He said "belts are commercial, you pay - you get". <br>i never went for the belts. never had money or wish.<br>for me the first grade started from 1 dan. <br>I had no idea that in aikido there are lower ranks. <br>i thought colourful belts are for karate kids to stay motivated.<br>how surprised i was to find out. a lot later, suddenly.</p><p>i started with one style, continued with another one. with lots of other things in between. <br>mixed with lifting, calisthenics, arm balancing, running, Buddhistic and yoga philosophy.</p><p>some things took long, left "scars", i´d like to get back. <br>some things passed casually, just to check how it feels. <br>aikido, kickboxing, capoeira, bujinkan were the main. and kung fu - in the very beginning.<br>my basics were aikido yoshinkan for techniques and kung fu for the kicks and punches. <br>and now when they tell me - go to basics, i don´t know where to go to. my basics happened 25 years ago with the disciplines which i don´t practice anymore.<br>and in each discipline they think their way is the best. <br>i saw so many that i don´t care the basics and don´t have it solid. <br>all my "basics" are broken. <br>i don´t understand simple things anymore.</p><p>to some things i go back again and again, as stages of time.</p><p>but something stays permanent. </p><p>wild chaotic mix of styles and disciplines..<br>often my skills shatter into hundreds of shards... nothing works..<br>but sometimes, just sometimes.. it goes as smooth like a hypnotic dance.<br>depends from a partner.</p><p>and then it feels beautiful.. almost like magic.. magnetic..<br>the moment. </p><p>pure stay in the moment...</p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/martialarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>martialarts</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/aikido" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aikido</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/kickboxing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kickboxing</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/bujinkan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bujinkan</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/kungfu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kungfu</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/capoeira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capoeira</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/strengthtraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strengthtraining</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/calisthenic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>calisthenic</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/gym" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gym</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/weightlifting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weightlifting</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/workout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workout</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/running" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>running</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hiking</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/yoga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yoga</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/fitness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fitness</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/fitnessmotivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fitnessmotivation</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/budo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budo</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/lifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/homegym" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homegym</span></a></p>