Dear MMA Spirit,
the current situation would easily enable me to write about negativity as news regarding restrictions for lives keep coming thick and fast, but I would like to take a moment to put a couple of things into perspective. But first things first: A huge shout-out to everyone that is directly affected by COVID-19, any other disease or blow of fate. I´m wishing you nothing but strength, faith and love #together
Life is a connection of multiple phases full of beautiful moments as much as crises that complement one another. We can only fantasize about training together at this moment in time, but this opens the door to some other reflections, too. I will try to put some personal thoughts together.
There are a lot of things to do for any entrepreneur, although I´ve had to close MMA Spirit this past Tuesday. But I rather sat down for myself and started to reflect on matters before getting in touch with our tax counselor, business partners, MMA Spirit staff and suppliers. I´ve tried to not let any of the current frustration have any effects on my thoughts.
We are writing 2020- a huge year for MMA Spirit as we are -regardless of the circumstances- celebrating our tenth anniversary, which alone makes me think about the reason how, but more importantly WHY we´ve come to this point (COVID-19 put aside). The “why” is also the reason why I won´t allow myself to fall into any sort of self-pity as my motivation since day one has not shifted. I still believe, more than ever, that martial arts are a fantastic possibility getting to know oneself. Knowing yourself is essential to understand the world around- furthermore in a situation like this.
Anyone who has ever trained hard, knows what it feels like to be pushing towards their own limits- and how much this enables them to cope with limits caused from outside. But the willpower will return after the exhaustion has left the mind and body. It is this willpower that pushes us on to reach the highest heights, not only in the sport, but everywhere. It has to be acknowledged that there are only few other domains that confront body and mind as much as martial arts do. The decision to continue training has to be taken every single time we step on the mats and that attitude strengthens our spirit and character alike. It helps us to cope with other problems as we know that the huge effort will be rewarded with better strength and cardio, new technical abilities and endorphins besides other positive effects.
There simply is no surrender in the mind of a martial artist and that´s the reason why MMA Spirit already exists for ten years. A strong mentality and togetherness has been formed within a caring environment.
Each and everyone of you has played their part with the right attitude, helpfulness and the will to improve. It is you all in addition to our beautiful staff, skillful instructors, cleaners, who take care of the in-house hygiene on a daily basis and our multiple business partners, who thrive for the very same goals as we do. This foundation is stronger than any virus- thank you very much!
We will use the time off to improve MMA Spirit in various ways and can´t wait to welcome you back at the home of champions! #stayhealthy
Yours
