" learned more about life on these mats than  I have at all my years in school."<br>Man that's a good statement and so true. I come from a background in wrestling starting at age 5 and eventually becoming a 2x all american in college. All that hard work, defeats and suffering built me as a person more than years of school and college education. The human spirit needs tough grueling physical challenges to develop to its maximum potential I truly believe that. Sadly, I think too many people dont understand how important doing difficult psychical things is and they miss an opportunity to better their personhood.,(reply>), @HeadshotDead How about both, bud. its not an either/or scenerio. yes, reading and writing is important. school is importanant. <br><br>"Ive learned more about the mind and life on these mats than i did in shool and i have a phd" - lex. thats not to say school is not important, its saying that as important as school is, this thing i did made me learn even more. (About life and the mind.),(reply>), who taught you to read and write ? because without school , you wouldn’t even be communicating by messages. School taught me how to read and write. also , taught me other things.  <br>what would you rather have , a black belt 🥋 or the abilty to read and write ?,(reply>), You think that because it worked for you, thats all. Different strokes..,(reply>), damn I googled your name and Google finished it for me automatically,(reply>), There r many ways to challenge the spirit, not just physical. But in an age of virtual life, the physical becomes impt.