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

8. Being Asked To Teach Your Friends Moves

Once your school friends realised you'd taken up a martial art, they assumed you were instantly the reincarnation of Bruce Lee. You'd be asked to teach them some of your moves in the playground on a weekly basis, despite being explicitly told never to employ your techniques outside of class (it's as if they knew). Your instructors had a point though - the playground tarmac didn't exactly seem the best surface for a happy landing. Then again...

7. Protective Mats Not Doing Their Job

You had one job, protective mat. Protect! Nothing is more shocking than the first time you were thrown directly onto the a mat's dead spot, leaving you both winded and betrayed. The only thing worse was stubbing a toe on the edge of a mat, but you're in pain just thinking about that.