time is passing me by

life is short and if you feel like you want to try something new, search it out and try it. Last night I attended my first mma class just a few blocks from campus. This is something that has been building for around a year or so now and last night was the first step in seeing it through. Before arriving at the gym, it is safe to say I was nervous and not so much because of the combative nature of mma but because of the other people training there. Would they be meathead punks or humble normal guys who happen to persue fighting as a hobby. Thankfully, it was the latter. The guys at the gym were outstanding fighters who welcomed my novice arse into the class and were happy that I was there. Hell, I even garnered a couple of small compliments on my grappling towards the end of the night.. hehe sweet. So Thursday is the next class night and the rest of the mma team should be there. They had traveled to a competition in Hawaii. Thursday promises to be an even better experience as I am expecting to work with the boxing / kickboxing coaches as well as get some more mat time working on submission grappling / jiu-jitsu. I must say as great as it was, I woke up a little bit sore this morning in the back and knee areas.. apparently I wasn't used to that type of activity.. go figure.

So all in all, the bottom line is that if you want something bad enough you will seek it out and make it happen.. no matter what other people will say or think of you. life is to short and time is passing us by.

Jason