Getting Punched in the Face Helped Me Regain My Focus

And I mean literally punched in the face.

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When you read the title of this piece your first thoughts may have been that this is probably just another one of those metaphors for life or something.

Well, it’s not.

I did actually get punched in the face last night, multiple times.

Now, before you get too concerned — as I know my safety is of the utmost importance to you — this wasn’t a result of a vicious attack or an altercation.

In fact, if anything, it was my own doing that resulted in me receiving multiple strikes to the face.

You see, as part of my new found focus towards health and fitness I’ve decided to add a new form of training to my routine.

Well, I say new but I actually trained in this discipline three/four years ago.

But last night marked my return to the self-defence techniques of Krav Maga.

Feeling both nervous and excited.

Turning left into the dimly lit entrance of a multi-storey commercial office block, I made my way down the precipitous concrete driveway to the underground parking lot, located on…