5. STICK WITH IT!
No martial art will offer you the benefits you seek, whatever they may be, unless you attend classes regularly and come with a commitment to work hard and do whatever your instructor tells you, short of drinking the Kool-Aid in the little paper cups. You'll want to establish a regular schedule so that conflicts involving work and social events can be scheduled around your training sessions. Attend classes or lessons at least two to three times a week if you expect to see measurable results. If a vacation, business trip, family matter, or Doobie Brothers reunion is going to take you away from your training, make sure you let your instructor know ahead of time so you can reschedule makeup lessons or find other ways to stay on track. Finally, have fun with your martial arts. Don't get down on yourself if you're not making the progress you'd hoped for - remember, the journey is as important as the destination (particularly when you are traveling to Cleveland).And that's all there is to it! Before you know it, you'll be screaming Miss Piggy-esque "hi-yah!"s and scaring children by telling them you can kill them with the fearsome Pinky Death Grip of Confucius. So go ahead. . . have fun!
