Full contact fighting is inherently risky, especially when you consider the traumatic brain damage that’s so common in boxing, kickboxing and MMA.
And competing in sports where head shots and brain trauma is abundant ramps those risks up exponentially.
While I totally support your right to take risks (and have taken many myself) there comes a point when the risk outweighs the reward. So what clues do you have that you’re maybe at that point?
In this video and audio podcast I discuss the number one indicator that I think tells you when you should quit competing in contact sports…
When to Quit MMA, on My Self Defense Tutorials Channel
In addition to my main Youtube channel (Youtube.com/stephankesting) I also have another channel that focusses more on the striking arts and self defense. I posted this video on that second channel (Youtube.com/SelfDefenseTutorials)…
When to Quit MMA, on The Strenuous Life Podcast
1)I’ve also released this on my podcast (The Strenuous Life Podcast) as episode 294 which you can listen to on all podcast players, including the following popular platforms and apps…
2)If you don’t have a preferred podcast player you can can listen on the Grapplearts BJJ Master App which you can downloadfor free for iPhone and iPad in the Apple App Store hereor for Android devices in the Google Play Store here.
3)Or you can stream the audio right here without leaving the page by clicking play below…
Cheers!
Stephan Kesting
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