Whistlekick Martial Arts Radio Podcast #129: Dealing With Setbacks
Channel: whistlekick
Date: 2016-10-20

Advice on how to handle martial arts related setbacks.

Well, here we are. Episode 129 of whistlekick martial arts radio is about to roll. On this episode we’re going to talk about how you can better handle those stumbles, those setbacks, that you’ll inevitable experience in your martial arts training.

First, let me introduce myself. I’m whistlekick’s founder but I’m better known as your host for the show, Jeremy Lesniak. whistlekick, I am proud to say, makes the absolute best sparring gear, apparel and accessories for practitioners and fans of traditional martial arts.  I’d like to welcome all the new listeners and thank everyone that’s come back.

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Everyone stumbles, everyone falls. Sometimes, as martial artists, we fall, literally. We take our shots… man, there are a lot of clichés that apply literally here.

Which is why the best martial artists seem to be the best with handling adversity. It’s impossible to live a life that doesn’t deal with setbacks, and there’s a lot of advice on how to handle that – but how about handling setbacks that occur within your training or your martial arts school?

While there are a lot of different things that you could experience, they really come down to only two types – setbacks by your definition and setbacks by other’s definitions.