Muay Thai
Speaking Russian
I do have more and plan to learn more in the future but I wanna focus on these two.

First Muay Thai, I like Muay Thai because it is unarmed combat, the worst thing that can happen if you carry a gun or knife is that you be disarmed and have your own weapon used against you, in unarmed combat that risk is eliminated.

So Russian, I plan to learn a lot more languages because communication is important, very important.

Many skills I have and want to learn are aimed at survival in our modern world. It isn't like in the past where you worry about bears and wolves and hunting food. In our modern world there are things like guns, criminals & other tough situations. The more skills you have that can assist in tough situations in our modern society the better because those skills are very useful on a wide array of occasions. It's only human nature to learn skills that relate to survival and self-preservation. Thanks for reading.

Why'd you choose Muay Thai over other martial arts?

Why'd you choose Russian over a different language? I'd imagine something like Mandarin or a Spanish language would be more useful generally?

I am going through all the UN languages. Next up is Mandarin, then Arabic, then French and finally Spanish.

As for Muay Thai I find it the most useful in a real life situation as it is a purely striking martial art.

What level do you want to attain in each language? How do you keep up that level while learning more and more?
I think languages are a super valuable thing to learn but as someone who is (only) bilingual I know how hard it is to try to maintain my second language effectively.
For multiple languages, unless I was using all of the languages every day in a work capacity or something of similar magnitude I don't know how I'd find the time to maintain my skills. So I certainly would be interested to hear your plan for how (as a casual learner I assume?) you'll keep up with the languages you know while learning more.

If you want a martial art for purely fighting, combat Sambo is by far one of your best bets. Fedor Emelianenenko is probably the strongest fighter in recent history and he was a master of sambo. I would recommend looking into that in particular if that is what you're aiming for.

I may but in my country Muay Thai trainers are much easier to come by in top tier gyms. I like the simplicity of Muay Thai. Use your 8 strike points to deal damage to said opponent/threat. It's up to you to figure out your technique of winning. And RAAAGE that sounds too extreme also possibly dangerous.

@Solax I plan to get to an advanced level in all. I have a very good memory and study Russian regularly and plan to have it at an advanced level before learning Mandarin because at that point it's already set in my mind. I actually know 4 languages counting my 2 native languages which are at a fairly advanced level so I have had no troubles so far keeping them up due to my good memory.

While it's definitely good to know how to kick ass when needed (i.e. assholes looking for a fight), just remember that gun > no gun, at least if the gunman isn't an idiot. Even Bruce Lee alluded to this. :v (though i sincerely hope that none of us will ever have to deal with being at gunpoint)
I rarely find myself in any situations where fights are likely to occur, plus i'd probably just lock up anyhow, so i'm settling for either a disarming personality or a face that's too sinister for people to bother me. Truth is though, i haven't even been close to a fight ever since i left elementary school, and thank goodness for that. >.>

So what CAN i do? UHM, GOOD QUESTION. I guess i'm basically danish/english bilingual, but given how almost every dane knows english, that's hardly special (though i guess i speak it better than average).

One kind-of-special thing is that i can both draw and code, although drawing interests me a lot more than coding (which also reflects in my respective skill levels at both). Even if i still have a lot of unresolved anxiety about drawing, it's still one of the best additions to my life since i first sat at a computer. There's just too many good things about it to list down in one post, but suffice to say, even if i'm in a slump right now, i fully intend to become a magic-tier artist at some point in my life. Even after having made several hundreds of drawings does my brain keep coming up with more or less stupid ideas, and well, if i don't get them out, they clog the system. The fact that some people seem to like these ideas is a great bonus. :v

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And just to rub it in further, the dream keeps being further away than we think because of the CREATOR'S CURSE(tm). Learned a lot during your last study? CONGRATULATIONS YOU CAN NOW SEE A NEW SET OF MISTAKES YOU'RE MAKING. But hey, i guess it wouldn't be special if anyone could learn to draw perfectly within a few minutes of trying. :v

i learned music for a few months and now im teaching myself, i am not very good but decent enough to feel good about myself most of the time


i've heard a good way to combat the slump is to surround yourself with different stuff, doesn't mean you have to go to another country, sometimes just going for a walk is enough, but yea going to different environments and breaking your routine occasionally supposedly is very healthy. Plus being in a slump makes people feel useless because they're not making anything, so they feel more pressured to make something and it usually ends with something crappy being created. it's hard to not feel bad for taking a few days of not working to gain inspiration though.

Endurance and speed

I run track, a very demanding sport. I constantly set goals for myself, not in meets but in practice, like running extra when practice is over, or walking/jogging home. I like the hard work because I know that it will pay off. My first track meet I was terrible, running 400 M in 1:09, but that following week I started the extra training and all that good stuff. I don't know if its the feeling of being faster than others or just feeling so free and fast (How cliche is that?) is what keeps me motivated but I just really enjoy it.

Now I am running 400 M in 55 seconds or under. 14 second off in that race is pretty good, even though I am still no where near where i want to be.

I am 5"8'1/2 and 130 LB (Just so u can get a general idea)

But yeah, I'm a fast little fuck.