Eli5: if I get into a martial art and every time I suffer the same beating and over the time ir hurts less. Am I becoming more hardened or losing pain receptor?

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Eli5: if I get into a martial art and every time I suffer the same beating and over the time ir hurts less. Am I becoming more hardened or losing pain receptor?

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What about being beaten with a harder and harder tool until you don’t bruise anymore. I have seen one of the martial arts that includes that. I was wondering if there is permanent damage from this or it makes your skin more resilient. Mind you they would hit the whole trunk not just on the bones or joints