tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232825159765940340.post8700295148484518609..comments2023-12-29T22:43:36.136+02:00Comments on Soo Shim Kwan 水心館수심관: The Martial Arts as a Discipline and When It's Time to Stop Doing ItSkryfblokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329458286217107784noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232825159765940340.post-56625078568435099612016-04-21T05:55:03.963+02:002016-04-21T05:55:03.963+02:00It's easier to keep a hobby for life when it&#...It's easier to keep a hobby for life when it's something that provides life benefits. And I don't mean ancillary benefits, but direct benefits like health or flexibility or security. As in, standing straight fixing back problems so you stop paying a chiropractor to fix you, kind of health benefit. People want direct rewards, hierarchies, and linear progression. They can get that in their hobbies as well, if their hobbies actually provide a benefit, besides the fun. It just has to be self structured, and a lot of people don't like doing their own thing.<br /><br />For external arts like TKD or anything that uses speed or size/strength, if a person doesn't use those powers in their normal life, it begins to feel like putting a lot of effort into this car that you never drive. A lot of people have cars that they drive, few have cars that they just look at cause it feels pretty and fun to them working on it.Ymar Sakarnoreply@blogger.com