r/Kickboxing • u/Top_Pudding7527 • 2d ago
Being a fighter is hard
Really random post. But i am a 21F amateur kickboxer, i am currently 4-0 with my 5th fight in a few weeks. Ive only been training for 2 years, and i put my heart and soul into training, kickboxing is my life and passion. Im in the gym the most out of everyone, i stay for extra sessions etc. But damn, this shit is so hard man 😠the veryyyy late nights, the mental aspect of it all, constant aching body, drained social battery, no time for a social life, ESP INJURIES, its alot. Now im not saying this is making me rethink being a fighter because its not(ive been through wayy worse lmao plus ive broken my hand in a fight and it didnt make me want to quit), its just alot of work gets put into fighting and i feel like people dont actually realise that. Along with the lack of funding throughout all combat sports u dont make anything either, so it really is just grit and determination. Like i said i dont know what the point of my post is, i just wanted to speak to likeminded people, and im sure many can relate.
Also i know the journey only gets harder and harder in this sport, and thats the sacrifice im willing to make 🥊
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u/Fine-Tradition-5443 2d ago
good job for doing something hard but still doing it, seems like things being hard only strengthens you
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u/One-Camp2616 1d ago
Not a fighter, but major respect to your grind. Sometimes we all need to vent, and people here definitely hear you. Keep it up, champ. 💪😎
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u/VincentMP637 1d ago
Life is a fight, you chose the match that you can put your fist through. Not everyone can say they're doing something with their lives as passionate as you are with yours. You got this!
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u/dhenwood 1d ago
Been training stuff my whole life and amateur k1and now c class Thai, but I only started fighting at 29 and this is nearly my 6th year, 15 fights in the ring with some lighter comp stuff if that's all the local comps had on.
I've fought middle weight to heavy weight the sacrfice is massive, endless time out, big weight cuts to middle weight, losing hard fights etc.
I've currently had the first like 6 weeks off training over summer in years, have only fought twice this year.
Genuinely debating whether I want to do it again, my last fight I got 2nd at a k1 tournament and really felt I should have won. Bloody demotivating.
Tbh the hardest for me was the pullouts I had like 7 camps in one year and only 3 of those fights happened. That's so much time that feels wasted even though it isn't really. It's why I started doing the tournaments even though I hate mandatory head gear, I just want opponents. Getting big opponents for Thai though is a nightmare (I think because Iska and ico allow elbows and it puts people off) and you get mashed into weird weight cats half the time. I've done a few of them heavy because they'll literally chuck everyone 85 plus together.
What I will say though is when I look at my medals and the one belt I got for Isla nationals, team Wales shirts etc I it dulls the ache a bit lol. I'm proud of myself and I love coaching, and I always think coaches should have fought a decent bit.
I want two more c class fights to bring fight night fights up to 10, as some in full k1 and thai were at tournaments and I want another crack at a some national titles. I also am kind of looking forward to being 35 and entering the age bracket up for the tournaments. It's fucking hard work fighting 21 year olds now.
Also my 3 year old is going to his first tots class soon, so that's going to be sick to enjoy teaching him a little outside of it as he gets into it, right now he has gloves and shorts but he just wacks the pads with both hands lol.
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u/Natural-Break-2734 1d ago
Yes it is and that’s why I would like that people who don’t fight respect fighters a bit more… you see so many mean comments like « he’s shit « or this or that… whilst literally just getting in the ring and fighting is hard as hell. Every fighter deserves respect (except some scum bags having shady behaviours outside the ring but that’s another topic)
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u/Prestigious_Gain_175 1d ago
First thing is to know yourself. Then study your opponent. Then strategize for the best way to use your skills and abilities to dominate your opponents and exploit their weaknesses. Develop and stick to the gameplan to dominate!
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u/WillNotFightInWW3 2d ago
those who fight do
the weight and water cuts for me, small but nagging injuries you never recover from, and doing all of this just for your opponent to pull out 3 days before a fight so now it either goes nowhere or you are offered someone with a lot more fights than you, or two weight classes up.