Dallas Man Practices Martial Arts on Street at 1 a.m. in Video

I love videos like the one at the bottom of this article. It's just a man, walking alone in the early morning hours, shadow boxing and throwing roundhouse kicks just because he can. He's not bothering anyone. He isn't staring at his phone like a zombie. He's just doing what a lot of men like to do when we are bored, which is pretending we're beating the piss out of someone.

It's the little things in life that keep you going.

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Dallas Man Practices Martial Arts on Street at 1 a.m. in Video

His form looks pretty good, too. This isn't just for show; it looks to my unprofessional eye like he is practicing real kicks, not just playing Star Wars with invisible friends.

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The person who recorded the video said the street is usually calm at that hour, so seeing someone doing martial arts in the middle of the night definitely stood out. But he looks pretty calm himself, as if this man has mastered the art of self-defense and is just quietly working on his technique.

No one knows who the man is or why he was out there training, but the video gives a tiny glimpse into life at night in a big city. Even when most people are asleep, someone out there might be doing something completely unexpected.