My Romance with Martial Arts

The Martial Art way: I started practicing Karate in the late 90's and and later I was into practicing serious Kickboxing, though I tried out some other forms of Martial Arts I decided to stick with Kickboxing since I felt it very realistic compared to other arts which I was into. I practiced Kickboxing for nearly 7 years out of which I attended 2 years continuously that is almost 730 days non-stop kicking, punching and horning , receiving a black belt in Kickboxing was a major boost to my confidence level but black belt is a double edged sword cause it was tough to retain your position as a Kickboxing practitioner because you slowly sense that you have mastered the art and now its time to teach your juniors. Though teaching juniors only does improve your skill its equally important to keep on practicing, a zen story says that once the that the dust settles on the glass and it stop reflecting, it only by practice we can keep the dust at bay, practice is a never ending process and no one can run away from it, its much like an up rowing boat, once you stop rowing you don't stay there, you will hit the floor, your idea should be to go as much as possible because in a art only sky is the limit, late I decided to practice Muaythai, actually getting into muaythai was a pleasant surprise because it was not pre planned. One of my senior members in the club went to Thailand to learn Muaythai and I was supposed to practice with him, to be frank Muaythai is its too tough and so raw, I couldn't practice it on a regular basis in the initial stages, as far as I am concerned Muaythai is the best in stand up fighting, other than jumping to your favorite song nothing drains you and refreshes you as much as a muaythai session so I am very happy and eager to learn some lessons in muaythai, the things which you practice is so real that there is no need to switch gears one you are into a real life fighting situation even today I practice Kickboxing which has tuned by flexibility and my confidence to great extend and I am also looking forward to learn Taichi, Taichi is more of a martial art to the soul than to defend one self and I also looking forward to learn Kobudo but after nearing my 10th year in Martial arts which I am so proud of I think should be firmly rooted before trying out anything different. One of the things which I am really concerned about is the fakes in Kickboxing