I love that it helps with my confidence and makes me an overall better person. The discipline and commitment it takes to do martial arts is much more than any other sport. Lots of people give up before they get their black belt, so the commitment part is especially important. And yes, I love being 6’4 tall and getting to kick peoples’ butts. Aikido is the best art to use to subdue someone for the police to arrive, actually. One of my dreams in life is to become like my sensei in Aikido who has a black belt with several degrees on it in both Karate, Aikido, and other arts. He’s even bigger and more muscular than me as well. The thing that really makes him dangerous though is if he’s in a fight and someone figures out how to counter the moves from one art, he can switch to a different art mid fight. I’m able to do that to an extent, but definitely not as well as him. Lmao, anyway, sorry for taking up so much of your wall and for the long VM!