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by the way in the above article i said back at training WELL!i first started training at 16 years of age for a year! then i didnt train again until i was 26 years of age i trained for 7 years solid but my flexibility even then was pathetic and at 5`5" i could have done much better in training if i could have increased my failing flexibility?oh well.BUT!hopefully i will now go the full way to DAN GRADE i started back training again two years ago just over 47 years of age after a 16 year break in training & i just want to say to all you older ones out there just go back or start training even if you have never done martial arts before AS i am living proof that age is no barrier i am now the proud wearer of my first brown belt that i graded for last december(2007)! YES I KNOW IVE A LONG LONG WAY TO GO!!! BUT!BOY IT MAKES ME FEEL SO GOOD & ALIVE AGAIN!!! I CAN NOT EXPLAIN IT? AS WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN LIVES AND PROBLEMS TO OVERCOME!!!BUT GOING BACK TO MARTIAL ARTS WAS THE BEST RELEASE IN LIFE FOR ME (MAYBE YOU TOO)?SO GOOD LUCK ON THE PATH YOU ALL CHOOSE.

By the way the reason i am interested in speed training & more so what age do you tend to slow down is i am 49 years of age and 50 in may 2008,i reckon i am fast for my age especially in punching but! my kicking has much to be desired as my flxibilty is pathetic!i try very hard to increase my flexibilty(legs) but been told even though i am at the age i am that i can still and (will) increase my flexibilty in time(time will tell) is ther anyone out there at my age who can verify that?as i am a realist!!mind you i will go as far to say in the two years ive been back training i have notice a slight increase in my flexibity but i put that down to my weight loss i was 15 stone now i am a trim 12 stone and well toned.i look forward for a good reply!!!

hi all, what age is one at his peak for speed after training year in year out?what age do you slow down?my sensi says its not speed that one requires but timing?which i believe is also correct when i think about it!!!as sensi says a young man can jump and dance around an older opponent with speed and throw high kicks and spin kicks!but!if you can get your timing right to counter attack the opponents actions" then you will have the upper hand"!also sensi says go forward when fighting rather than retreat,which again if you think about it its common sense cus then you are not giving your opponent time to adjust his his legs to kick or his arms to trigger punches..well sensi would probably explain better than i am trying to do?hope it makes. sense..lol

NEVER EVER UNDERESTIMATE AN OPPONENT NO MATTER WHAT AGE HEIGHT OR RACE AS THAT COULD BE YOUR DOWNFALL!!!

HI WINGED MONKEY, ALL I CAN REALLY SUGGEST IS RUN 3 MILES AT A STEADY PACE EVERY OTHER DAY UNTIL YOU HAVE BUILT UP YOUR STAMINA AND INCREASE YOUR SPEED? PUT IT THIS WAY I DO NOT CLASS MYSELF AS A RUNNER I AM ONLY 5ft 5" (short legged)NO EXCUSE (lol)!!! BUT I CAN RUN A MILE IN (7 MINUTES 28 SECONDS) ,I ONLY STARTED RUNNING THESE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AND ONLY BACK TO MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING AFTER 16 YEARS BREAK!BUT SINCE THEN IVE LOST 4 STONE IN WEIGHT DURING MY TWENTY TWO MONTH (COMEBACK) AS I SAID I CAN RUN A MILE IN 7MINUTES 28 SECONDS( I AM 49 YEARS OF AGE )SO YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE!SO GOOD LUCK!!

HI CLASHMM SOME MARTIAL ARTISTS GET HOLD OF AN OLD DOUBLE/SINGLE MATRESS AND ROLL IT UP AND TIE WITH ROPE THEY THEN USE THAT AS A PUNCH BAG UNTIL THEY CAN AFFOERD ONE! ALSO PUT A PUNCHBAG DOWN AS A X/MAS PRESENT! YOU NEVER KNOW?

THAT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CARRY TO MUCH..GAS...lol

WELL SAID RAMYMENSA I COULDNT HAVE PUT IT BETTER MYSELF...

my ten pennies worth is this I STARTED BACK 20 MONTHS AGO,I HAD A 16 YEAR BREAK DUE TO WORK! I HAD A TRAGEDY IN MY FAMILY THAT MADE ME REALISE THER IS MORE TO LIFE THAN WORK!SO I GOT BACK INTO KARATE AS I SAID, 20 MONTHS AGO, I AM NOW 49 YEARS OLD BUT MY BRAIN SAYS I AM YOUNGER! IT WAS MANKIND THAT PUT AGES ON TO HUMAN RACE NOT GOD(TRUE READ THE BIBLE), I DONT FEEL OR LOOK 49 INFACT PEOPLE IVE MET THINK AM AROUND 35 YEARS(lol) I CAN LIVE WITH THAT!!!ANYWAY SINCE STARTING BACK IVE LOST 4 STONE,MY FLEXIBILITY WAS ALWAYS USELESS!BUT!AFTER SAYING THAT? IVE NOTICE MONTH AFTER MONTH I AM IMPROVING GREATLY,MY SPEED NEEDS IMPROVING TOO?BUT!I AM GETTING THERE SLOWLY BUT SURELY!SO ALL THOSE THAT THINK THEY ARE TO OLD OR TO STIFF GET OUT THERE AND PROVE TO EVERYONE AGE & WEIGHT IS NO BARRIER !YOUR WILL TO DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO!IS GREATER THEN WHAT YOU MAY REALISE.....................

WADOKA ( IS CORRECT )REGARDING NAGASHIZUKI!!!

I live in ireland.... ONLY ACOUPLE OF THINGS I WOULD SAY!!! 1) THE PEOPLE ARE GREAT... 2) THE DRINK IS GREAT...... 3) THE SCENERY IS GREAT... JUST REMEMBER THERE IS GOOD AND BAD IN every EVERY CULTURE!!! SO LIKE TRAINING AND LIFE BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS...

IF YOU DONT WASH YOUR BELT IT WILL TURN BLACK? THAT WAY YOU MAY BOTH GO BLACK TOGETHER WHICH MEANS BOTH WILL BE TIRED, WEARY AND FIT BUT ONLY ONE IN TIME WILL BECOME STIFF?lol THINK ABOUT IT?

DEPENDS IF YOUR POSING?MODELING OR PRACTISING MARTIAL ARTS? I PRACTICE MA`S IN A CLEAN & IRONED GI WITH A PROPERLY TIED SENIOR GRADE BELT! BUT BOY DO I LOOOOOOOK GOOOOOOOD!!! lol ONLY KIDDING NO OFFENCE TO ANY POSERS OUT THERE?lol

Boy Oh Boy? According to our Ancestors & Grand-Masters it can take a Student ALIFE TIME to know 1 Kata,nevermind 59? I am sorry but I would be looking for another dojo if my Sensi said their is 59 kata`s to learn as he who teaches all those mustn`t have mastered any one of them?unless HE is at least 500 years old...... lol No Offence To Anyone!!! Joe

I dont know what other kata`s are in other styles of karate?but in our (wado kai) we do not have a kata that require a spinning headkick or a round house kick to the head?as in reality it is not a requirement!As in battle it could cost you your life as a round house kick/spinning kick to the head is only showing off?but god help those that miss..lol