Can martial arts improve my self confidence and esteem?
I’ve studied the martial arts for the last 20 years. I think a combination of my martial arts training and my Buddhist philosophy has allowed me to weather some very stressful periods in my life, and has endowed me with a solid inner confidence in many different situations. This impact for both my social and my corporate life have been so critical that I doubt I’d be the same person if I hadn’t started my martial arts training. However, gaining confidence, esteem, and self love isn’t something that happens overnight. If you look through the tools available on the downloads section, you’ll see one that helps the beginner overcome mental obstacles during the training. Yes indeed, the novice will also experience a lot of fear, self doubt, and maybe even loss of confidence. The true strength that comes from martial arts will perhaps be a gift when you enter a high level of participation in the program. This will eventually come as the participant understands, embraces, and accepts such thi
