(this may sound silly ) so far jiu jitsu seems have some similarities to motorcycle road racing. Let me tell you - I sure loved racing my moto but it didn't give me everything I needed so i gave it up and switched to mtn biking.
I'm thinking the accessibility to jiu jitsu and the fact the sessions are never more than 2 hours (2 hours is short workout in my book) and i'm not totally fried after a session it will be a nice addition to my mtn biking. I do think my cardio endurance(aerobic & anaerobic) will help me with jiu jitsu. I'm keeping my fingers crossed my body can take both sports at the same time.
both moto road racing and jiu jitsu require
- a calm mind in the face of danger
- quick reaction times
- split second timing
- the ability to quell the panic
- the ability to instantly relax parts of your body while tensing other parts
- trusting muscle memory
- anticipating what is coming up next
- quick mental ability to analyze a situation and ACT appropriately
- lots of isometric strength
- the ability to not panic when things get up-close and personal ("trading paint" as they say in the moto world)
why i gave up motos
The thing I wasn't getting from motos was the anaerobic and aerobic cardio that I so love.
Whenever I mtn bike race - I'll know I get a HEAVY dose of suffering and if at some point I'm not a drooling, snarling, have my eyes wanting to roll back into my head - then I'm not racing hard enough. If my throat isn't raw and sore(due to gasping for air) after racing for 3 hours - then I wasn't racing hard enough.
Besides the beautiful, sweet, singletrack available in Colorado - I love the suffering. The pain of a climb, the exhilaration to a fast, scary downhill.
I hope there's some kind of suffering involved in jiu jitsu...i guess i'll find out.
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