This Journey

I've been fighting for the past 5 1/2 years.  I've had 16 fights.  I've reached a point where I can look ahead and see the end instead of endless possibilities.  That's a good thing really because it means I've done what I set out to do in this sport, I've pushed myself, I've fought the best there is out there, I've challenged myself to be the best fighter and person I can be.  I don't know if my career will end after the next fight or two years from now but I do know that I'm closer to the end than the beginning which makes this time period, however long it ends up being, my final round.  I want to chronicle this time, for myself and for anyone interested in following along.  The fight game, at least for me, can feel like a bad thing at times for various reasons, but it has been a life changing experience that has really made me who I am today.  I am going to use this blog to help remind myself of the beauty in it, the stuff that's easy to forget like the power you feel in pushing yourself harder than you thought you could in training, the bond you develop with your teammates and other fighters/coaches you meet along the way,  the joy of having a goal and a focus, the challenge of standing in that ring across from your opponent, the courage it takes to lose and climb back in ring again.  Before I took that first BJJ class six years ago I never could have envisioned that this would have become my life, that I would become a fighter and a coach.  I wouldn't trade the experience for anything in the world.

Comments

[antonius blovk]

hello amanda, precious blog,i think i seen all your fights you are a real fighter and you have a beautiful dogs, sorry my English, greetings from barcelona,KEEP THE FIGHT!