👩🍼Psychotherapist 🤼♂️🤺Martial Artist 🙋♀️🔈*Motivational Speaker 🥊Boxer 📘Author 🙋Counsellor 🙂Be Your Best Self
Preparing for my first fight was one of the hardest things I had to do. Three months of preparation. Although I should've started much earlier, as I struggled to drop the weight. I was fighting at 55-60kg, so I had to be under 60kg. Many hours of training, which included sparring, running, weights, sauna, diet, etc. Towards the end, I was literally living on tuna. It took me two years to eat tuna again...lol.. I was in my early thirties, where most started in the teens or early twenties. Some much younger. There were also many tears, actually lots of tears, but I persevered. Although I didn't win the fight, I learned a lot. Firstly, getting in the ring is not for the light-hearted, especially when 1000's are watching. You can train for hours and hours, but nothing truly prepares you for getting in the ring. It all comes down to the night. 1 round feels like 3. It's a solitary sport. It's just you and your opponent. You have to be super fit, but not only physically, mentally as well. You have to be willing to take punches. You have to give it all. Leave nothing in the tank. You really have to believe in yourself, which is something I never did. Different story now! You have to be present, avoid listening to others and the negative voices in your head. Like I did! You have to really want it! You have to be willing to sacrifice nights out, functions, events, etc. Lastly, you have to do whatever it takes. If you can do that, you can do anything. Note: My nose was broken in this picture. www.theloactivetherapy.com #theloactivetherapy #theboxerwithin #boxingring #figher #sacrifice
