20 Problems You'll Only Understand If You Were A Martial Arts Kid

10. The Kid Who Forgot To Cut Their Nails

Toenails, fignernails, it didn't matter. If your training partner had forgotten to trim before the session, you were getting sliced up. It was always just one particular kid (the one who was always paired with you), and they'd leave you to stagger home looking like John McClane at the end of Die Hard.

9. The Human Sandbag

Some of your classmates would make you look like an action hero. They'd leap, twist and fall with style, making your moves seem twice as effective. You'd vow to partner up with these guys for your next grading, but instead you'd be stuck with this guy - the human sandbag. Instead of jumping for your throws, he'd collapse into your arms like a weeping lover. Instead of holding the punching bag steady, he'd instinctively flinch as though you were going to punch through the foam and rip his heart out. Martial arts clearly wasn't for him and you couldn't wait until the day he quit. He NEVER did.