When i was a teenager i trained in Wado ryu , Goju ryu, and gained grades to 5th kyu blue belt then for work reasons had to quit. Started training and assisting teaching Shitoryu shukokai with my brother sensai Gary at 28yrs old.Work commitments took over again so had stop for a while. Now married at 35 yrs three kids later started training okinawan gojuryu .More dedicated and commited than ever training at least twice a week and at home. Started about 18 mths ago now training hard and picked up where i left off so already 4th kyu and aiming to be black belt in my early forties. So my moral is you can rest from karate for a while and come back later you don`t really forget what you have learnt just get a bit rusty.But with hard training you soon pick up where you left off and also i find i`m more dedicated than before so maybe its age and lifes experience. When its in your blood it keeps on resurfacing.
