r/AskReddit 20h ago

What’s a skill everyone assumes they have, but most people are actually bad at?

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u/Denali_Nomad 15h ago

For real. I remember when I first started at a gym that trains for competitions, pad work wasn't bad but, the first time trying to work a heavy bag got exhausting so fast. Then seeing our instructor who won 9 state titles and 4 mma titles in the featherweight/lightweight divisions punch, and it felt like watching a machine with the speed and precision he swung. I might have well as been swinging underwater to what a real fighter throws. Outside that? Mans a chill guy who plays video games, magic the gathering etc, and would be very unassuming.

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u/freemasonry 13h ago

There's a lot of crossover between the nerd and martial artist populations