Why did I Quit Boxing and Martial Arts?

[@directionlalaland]

Thank you so much for this video...I just told my coach a few hours ago that I was quitting boxing...one of the hardest things I ever had to do...I hate quitting but I had too many injuries in the space of only a year and a half...3 eardrum perforations, broken nose cartilage, septum deviated, saw black twice and stars too haaa and all the diets to make weight for the fights .... 🤯 started to worry about brain damage too... and all this for what? I’m not gonna go pro...well...your video makes me glad I took this decision...so thanks again!

[@southparkundersecretwisdom3230]

Guys, please still exercise being physically active will always benefit you , just don't go beyond your limits don't be a coder or programmer who is very weak or very over weight, being physcially fit also helps you mentally as well and think more clearer and logical as a coder.

[@StefanMischook]

106% True!

[@Boyarsskiy]

I quit bjj after two years. A lot of injuries and chronic pain in my neck slowed down my progress in programming. I couldn't sleep normally, my memory and concentration was in low level after each choke. Before bjj i ran, and now i return to running, because it improve my productivity in programming.

[@StefanMischook]

Yes combat sports can be damaging.

[@Boyarsskiy]

Yep ) I love programming and i love all, that make better my brain activity and memory. Unfortunately BJJ can't do this for me. I don't want have full set of neck and joint injuries - it's very high cost for simple hobby, that don't bring money.

[@HallPark]

Sparred once and 7 months later still not feeling normal. The sport of boxing is no joke.

[@StefanMischook]

Yep.

[@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

Did for years. Can't remember shit.

[@mosescola4174]

Whoa

[@juliuscaesar8163]

I quit boxing because I was starting to have symptoms of arthritis. I am 37. Basically my arms, my wrists and my hands hurt all the time and I took all the proper precautions. Not once in my life did I spar or hit bags without my hands being fully protected. I will forever be grateful for the good times. My coach was friendly in the end, he said "If you ever feel like working on your cardio you can come anytime". I will probably step by to run on the treadmill because it's silly how cheap the boxing gym is compared to other polished gyms. But a part of me is seeing these 15 year old kids sparring and I think to myself "damn... their brains are still developing and they're getting whacked on a daily basis".

[@StefanMischook]

Yep

[@manteiv]

As for me, I train like I was competing in boxing but have no intentions on getting in the ring and putting my health on the line. I just love the sport and the perks of it. I’ve never been in this type of shape since I’ve been training like a boxer. I’d say boxing is a lifestyle. You don’t have to be a fighter though. Only thing I don’t like and prevents me from competing is the consequences of brain damage. Boxing is no joke, it’s not a game. Train the sport you like but don’t put yourself at harm at any cost if you don’t feel like putting your health at risk. Just train for fitness.

[@toddboothbee1361]

This is good info and seems consistent with your activity as an educational entrepreneur. Life is hard enough without our kids routinely damaging themselves. Thanks!

[@lukescheller7216]

Awesome video. I got into boxing about 4ish months ago and I love it, sparring's great, everyone's cool, confidence boost so on so forth.... however, sparring didn't go so well today and I got clocked pretty good, saw stars and everything. It was at that point that I asked myself whether potentially developing brain damage is really worth chancing, I'm starting to think not....

[@StefanMischook]

I would agree. Also, given you are just starting, your training partners shouldn't be knocking you so hard. After all, you are training to learn, not to get brain damage.

[@1Shiva8]

Wow, I feel what you are saying. It's hard to box as a hobby without getting serious and somehow finding yourself training extremely hard lol. I am also starting to learn more and more about tech instead, very hard and odd feeling

[@cheshire_skatkat9093]

Yeah. I had to quit MMA and sparring. I am 38 and just can't take a hit anymore. I studied aikijujitsu for 12+ years and got plenty of dings from that. Later spent my time in MMA and soon acquired 3 moderate injuries 2 or 3 months apart from each other. I finally said enough was enough. Now I am looking to do Muay Thai just as fitness and for the cultural history.etc. no sparring for me.

[@Sam10707]

Brooooo ik it's 5 years but how do you quit boxing I think I am in love with it rather I was, no bro i am I can't quit 😢😢😢😢 I waanna do it as a hobby but like i am damn serious and all the odds are against me like I can study well and if I work hard in studies I could do really well and my family supports that too and there are too many risks and injuries in boxing it's a lonely sport but I LOVE BOXING SO FKIN MUCH also i watched hajime no ippo and bitch that motherfkin anime it caused me fall harder for this fkin sport where i wanted to pursue accountancy now I want to become professional boxer just because i started it 5 months ago and doing pretty well in it but i have a fear of getting in the ring + i can pursue damn well in studies my family tells me to box as a hobby AND IT'S DAMN HARD NOW THAT I WATCHED THAT MOTHETFKIN ANIME so what should I do bro

[@Nepthu]

Sparring can be addictive. I've learned to spar with only a few people I trust. We can spar and not go all out to create injury.

[@robehickmann]

Competitive sports can be dangerous yes, however you have to find a balance and physical exercise does not have to involve fighting or aggressive contact . I'm inclined to believe that sitting on a computer all the time with no physical exercise causes as much body damage as doing too much exercise. Muscles become tight, the spine freezes into a hunch making it impossible to stand properly, one does not learn to use muscles effectively, muscles don't have enough strength to function effectively placing more load on joints.. Additionally the ergonomics of typical computer set ups are horrendously bad, don't use a laptop for any serious amount of time as the screen is far too low. Looking down all the time only makes the hunchback problem worse.

[@StefanMischook]

True.

[@karatekhv]

There are not only full-contact mortal arts. You can train with light contact.

[@falseknight4371]

Punched a friend for fun because he said I could and as I punched he had decided to move and I broke my hand on his shoulder. Now I put up with carpal tunnel and weakness in my hand for extensive periods of time where I can't even move it.

[@mattquinn8022]

thanks for sharing, good perspective

[@StefanMischook]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dustinsegers4534]

Spot on. I have worked as a Licensed Athletic Trainer for 23 years and work full-time in sports medicine. I've done many concussion return to play programs for athletes. I also have two black belts, one in Krav Maga and one in a kickboxing/MMA type of style, so I "get it" when it comes to the love and enjoyment of hard sparring and/or fighting. However, the bottom line is this: anatomically & scientifically, human skulls and brains are not designed to take repetitive blows to the head without the participant developing serious, long-term neurodegenerative problems such as early onset of dementia and Alzheimers. Just google "MMA and concussions" and you'll see that the evidence is already mounting and it doesn't look good at all. Currently, the research shows that if you have had 2-3 medically confirmed concussions, you need to stop participation in contact sports...period. Moreover, 99% of the autopsied brains of former NFL players revealed that all of them but ONE had CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy). I'm sure the evidence in the future will continue to mount against MMA. That's what the science is showing, and that is why I don't spar anymore and haven't for years. www.bu.edu/articles/2017/cte-former-nfl-players/

[@nicklausmb]

I feel like another reason could be the intensity and difficulty. I personally think all martial arts and combat sports are the hardest ones out there. Especially with form and technique.

[@killagorilla403]

Do you have any footage of you training or in competition?

[@StefanMischook]

Somewhere on video tape!

[@killagorilla403]

Would love to see some if you ever convert it for KZbin! Love your videos man!

[@ArtemRomanov]

What is a coldie camp?

[@CryptoAshkn]

I lost my first fight yesterday. I did well but lost on points because i gased out in the last round. Iam thinking of quitting. Because of the lose and my nose. Because i did rhinoplasty. And i was lucky it was bruised yesterday not broken.

[@StefanMischook]

Hi! Sorry for the loss. That said, many world champs have lost fights early in their career. That said, I've had my nose broken 3 times ... and though it is only a sharp quick pain, you then have a crooked nose. I eventually had my nose fixed because I could not breath through it anymore. Prior to that, not being able to breath made it very hard to sleep at night ... took hours to fall asleep. So, I would read tech books ... literally hundreds of them. I owe part of my career as a tech entrepreneur to getting my nose broken! If you don't want to be a pro fighter, I would highly reconsider full contact sparring .... you have to ask yourself, is it worth the surgery to fix your nose?

[@CryptoAshkn]

@@StefanMischook after watching the video of my fight. I realized that i was robbed. I talked to other people and they have the same opinion on the fight. The L hurted me but even after knowing that i should have won i may not continue in kickboxing

[@chuitonpere2324]

hi there from your experience can you tell me how bad is boxing after rhinoplasty--cause i iwant to do some boxing and i just did a rhinoplasty

[@randomnumbers84269]

So, what do you do to keep yourself in shape these days?

[@StefanMischook]

Biking, handstands, pushups, pull-ups and some light kicking and form work from white crane and chuan-fa.

[@randomnumbers84269]

Cool beans!

[@akizaizayoi4763]

@@StefanMischook cool! It's good that there are still some Western people who appreciate Kung Fu. I love Kung Fu and I could even make some Kung Fu moves work in real situations. Been experimenting a lot on it too. And I love most of Kung Fu's training methods.

[@gtdfirearmsllc4759]

@@akizaizayoi4763 make Kung Fu movies work in real situations? What’s that mean?

[@ankitaaarya]

i love you stefan, so long to see you.

[@TheEmailDev]

This is why I wanna do BJJ soon after getting a job when I graduate college.

[@killagorilla403]

You should do it now man! Great stress reliever. Training while in college has helped me tremendously!

[@TheEmailDev]

I really want to but I am so busy with college work plus I got accepted to a challenge scholarship by Udacity and I am doing that at the same time as well. BJJ is really tiring and it's hard for me to do that while doing college work plus doing personal lazy stuff like watching youtube videos :D

[@martincontrera1429]

Good video. I quit karate. Now I walk and swim a little.

[@StefanMischook]

Swimming is great exercise!

[@nicklausmb]

Martin Contrera, I have that exact same story. Used to do karate, it was mentally driving me down. I Am now a competitive Swimmer.

[@mysteryskate8996]

What was it that made you quit karate?

[@mysteryskate8996]

​@@nicklausmbwhat was it about karate that was driving you down mentally?

[@nicklausmb]

@@mysteryskate8996 My instructor. He was so picky about everything.

[@freestyleliving4145]

So should I get rid of my heavy bag and play Wii boxing instead Wii boxing is fun and I imagine it's a lot better for your hands plus it's interactive and indoors

[@cheshire_skatkat9093]

I wouldn't.

[@sour3000]

Wii boxing

[@malachydevlin7809]

Umm yip, can’t disagree.. perfectly sensible advice.

[@steliosgourdoubas4189]

Congratulations 👏

[@peterpupovac571]

You sound really depressed. Your love for the sport was not 100% from the begninning. You were in two worlds from the start. I can certainly say that all the steps you mentioned are true; first you decide not to spar, then you decide not to hit the bag, than you decide not to hold pads and then you are out...but there are guys who love the sport so much that when they realize that is harmful for themselves and there is no money in it, they still go on. You lacked commitment. On the other side, everyone who commited to martial arts that much, ask themselves almost everyday what would happened if they didn't chose this path...what would happened if I chose a regular 9-5 job etc.

[@thenameofthegame4037]

True

[@SBOfficial24]

👏👏👏

[@hyy23019]

Try Tai-ji. Safer form of martial arts focus on inner organs.

[@southparkundersecretwisdom3230]

doesnt make any sense so you say Athletes get chronic pain when they hit their 40's so does this mean people who aren't athletic or don't exercise WONT get chronic pain and be normal into their 40's? is the moral of the story to be physically fit but not to the point where you cross your limit? i guess exercise after all has some limit to be respected, but ofcourse still exercise, dont be idle...

[@StefanMischook]

Middle ground. globalnews.ca/news/3810972/too-much-high-intensity-exercise-can-be-bad-for-your-heart-study-says/

[@bambooindark1]

You got hand damage and broken keyboard when you are writing code and you can't find that fking bug after 5 hours.

[@imadudin1522]

american football

[@cndlsa1982]

duh