6 Benefits of Getting Beat Up

Lessons learned from hard sparring and schoolyard scraps.

Alex Tucker
Nov 6 · 9 min read
Benefits of getting beat up
Benefits of getting beat up
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I’ve always been a fighter. From wrestling with older cousins and fighting on the playground as a kid to practicing combat sports and self defense as an adult, it seems to run in my blood.

I have a “knack” for violence. That doesn’t mean I’d ever willfully or intentionally hurt anyone; I just…

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