Peaty fighting sports...
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You can raise your cortisol temporarily and not instantly die. So this topic is just "what sport do I enjoy" which is actually kind of a "peaty" concept. Do stuff you enjoy.
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Getting hit in the head is always bad and should be avoided at all costs. Especially with head gear, where people think they are safe. Your skull doesn't matter, your brain is floating in a fluid inside your skull and every time it dings against your skull is damaging. Headgear makes people believe they are protecting their head, but they are actually loosening their natural safety response. I would recommend pad/bag work for striking and Jiu Jitsu a couple hours a week for any average joe on here.
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@bolditinerary
Maybe kendo? I haven't done it myself but it doesn't seem very stressful compared to other fighting sports where you get punched in the head, knocked over, etc.
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If you want to get better in fighting then get bigger, more muscles, more fat. The only reason fighting sports have such a wide range of combatants weights is because of the weight class splits, without it the heavier combatants would just pummel everyone else.
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@LinDaiyu *Boksburg knife fights
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@bolditinerary if you can find an aikido dojo that tries to mirror hombo dojo in Japan. For the most part, US aikido is too brutal and competitive and rife with no pain no gain mentality.
Some HEMA arts are very nice. Just pretend to be decrepit and train at your own (Peaty) pace. If you can find a good teacher. Spanish Rapier is really cool and gentle; but it still teaches you grabbing the line which is essential in martial situations. Smallsword is fabulous, but you'll have to wear a fencing mask. There are many HEMA teachers who really get into the history, fine arts and culture and are less about trashing each other. Even Longsword and Italian rapier have scholarly teachers that are equally interested in the history as the fighting arts. -
I had forgotten how fun it was to play king on the hill in the snow as a child. Great memories. The most critical part of training is to avoid injuries and stress. I think combat sports are a bad choice of hobby. If you want more confidence, then HIT weightlifting is a superior option. If you want playfulness, then activities like climbing, badminton, sand volleyball, and table tennis are assumably better in terms of enjoyment and health.
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@Regina Thank you for your input. I've always considered Asian martial arts fake but aikido seems interesting and fortunately there's a dojo nearby. I'll give it a go. Not really into HEMA but I did fencing in school, which is I guess kind of similar, will get into it again if time allows.
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@bolditinerary Neat! If its a good teacher/dojo, you will quickly learn that aikido is not fake.
Lemme know how it goes.
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@Regina I will.
