I tried to reenter martial arts with aikido at about your age but found that my knees could not take the pressure-subsequently titanium has replaced bone.
All the best.
Posted on 04/13/2014 1:26:08 AM PDT by lee martell
I tried to reenter martial arts with aikido at about your age but found that my knees could not take the pressure-subsequently titanium has replaced bone.
All the best.
"Wax on.....wax off"
I have a Black Belt in Barstool, CueStick, Headlock and Chokehold. The Dojo had this cool neon sign that said “Cold Beer & Hot Grill”
I still have certain warm up exercises I cannot do, mostly the weight bearing ones, but I try to negotiate with the Senei (instructor) of that day. I can still do some grappling, using a lot of upper body strength.
I drive a HAZMAT tanker...and I shed 20 lbs since starting the job in January, hauling heavy hose etc...so will start some weight training to put it back as muscle....I am 72.
Wow! I am impressed. I had to put my night glasses on and re-read your comment to clarify. Rock on.
kick and box
jiu-jitsu, kenpo, kickboxing, and some grappling
all my joints are in pain to the point where i had to just give it all up.
like they say. don’t mess with an old man. he’ll just shoot you.
“A soft word turneth away Anger. Then, when Anger is looking the other way, shoot it in the back.”
I will kick your A** if you are the winning bidder:
http://www.othercinema.com/otherzine/archives/otherzine4/auction.html
Yeah...it’s hard to find a job in this Obamconomy...especially when “passed your shelf life”....but I had a clean driving license...not even a parking ticket...so it wasn’t too difficult to get a CDL license.
Forgot to ping y’all ...
See my post above...
I have been making light of your topic, as is my nature.
But seriously - Good Luck on your “return to duty.” I know first hand (at 66) what it feels like and I could not begin to do it at all without some “chemical enhancements.”
Take it slow and easy. In other words don’t be like me.
Congratulations!
I took judo at 16-17, tried again with kempo karate at 29-30 and the. Finally hapkido at 46. I earned my first dan black belt at two weeks after my fiftieth birthday. It is very different at that age. The physical challenge is tough but the mental effort it tough too. I made it to third dan at 57 before the right knee gave out. Following surgery it’s okay but my next front snap kick will have to be when I run out of ammunition; practice (at this age) makes brittle.
There is absolutely no good reason that I’ve made it this far.
God has a mysterious reason for keeping me alive.
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