Coaching and drill work. Also Random stuff that needs conquering....example: Driving along and seeing a trail that disappears into the forest.....Park, look at my watch to see how much time I have, grab my bag and see where it goes.....Suck at surfing but trying anyways,........LayITH the smackITH down on random goon while doing security work.....Whatever. Just find something
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Can you not train others and compete through them as such? 
Thanks guys. Lots of good suggestions. I love the "drink that beer" game idea. Wish Ida known about that when I was 22. Like the random trail idea too. Ive trained/cornered a couple of my guys. It definitely is worse than fighting yourself. Ill look into the judge/referee thing as well. Again, thanks guys.
Had to stop wrestling ,kickboxing, grappling a few yrs ago due to serious neck issues. I am going on 48 and it is killing me,can't find anything to fill that void. Was still competing in pro MMA, was on 6 fight win streak, and was continuing to improve.
I can't forgive myself from coming home after one year of college wrestling way back when. The neck issue was a big reason for that but not the only one. Started MMA in 30s b/c I enjoyed the competition, the constant learning,and I love the feeling after training. I'm sure my guilt and regret of walking away from college wrestling before getting my fill had a considerable effect on getting into MMA.
I just switched my focus from "training for fights" to the life long journey of being a martial artist. I was always a martial artist even before i started fighting.
I still spar but under control with experienced guys. I work on being as clean as possible with my techniques. Training in other areas helps to break up the week. I go mountain biking often too.
If i needed a strong competition buzz i would just train for a bjj tourney or something but im not huge in to comps any more. I have a demanding job so that pretty much rules all.
preciate it fellas. always loved the martial arts part of MMA. definitely gonna try to get back to that a little bit too.
JeffersonDArcyChoke - Paul Spadafora has a game called, "Go drink that beer".This paints such a vivid picture.
You go drink a random persons beer and then it's ON if they have a problem with it.
That's how he still gets that itch scratched.
Coaching - passing the knowledge on to the younger generation