>>747991>/asp/, is it worth learning a martial art if you've no intention to compete?Yeah.
>It seems like a pretty interesting thing to do with the discipline involved It's not like a movie montage where you have an old Asian guy teach you disaprine! from washing his car, fixing his fence, and cupping his balls.
>and how it can benefit you, There are also downsides to training without any competition.
You will say that you won't get an inflated sense of ability, but you will. It's going to happen. You'll train there for a year or two and you'll forget that you just wanted some fun exercise to do two or three nights a week and you'll start seeing yourself as the hero in all of your favorite martial arts movies.
>but I've no real interest in getting kicked in the head.Then maybe learning how to fight really isn't for you.
>Is there anyone on here currently that currently trains in something but doesn't compete in it?HEMA but only because I just started training in German Longsword at my university after transferring here. And my fight coach for kick boxing and MMA is back home.
I'm going to be real here for a second: It sounds like "martial arts" appeal to you because you want to know how to fight, but you don't want to actually "get kicked in the head" aka sparring and possibly fighting, because you don't want to get your dick knocked in the dirt and take the ego hit.
You're better off just taking a Zumba class.
