aefibird Posted January 17, 2004 Posted January 17, 2004 Well said, sriney! It's up to each person to truly know what they're capable of and when they feel ready to start MA or start a new MA. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
Pacificshore Posted January 19, 2004 Posted January 19, 2004 Do any of you speak English? Y'all see what happens when you DRINK and TYPE Di'DaDeeeee!!!Mind of Mencia
EvilTed Posted January 23, 2004 Posted January 23, 2004 I am 39 and have been studying full-contact karate for a year and a half. I did shotokan and tae-kwon-do 20 years ago but they are nothing compared ot this. The training is more intense, the fighting is hard. Injuries are real and heal time is longer. Most of the guys in the dojo are in their early 20s, so it makes for an interesting workout Our Soshu says karate begins at 50 - I believe him. I'm going to get my blackbelt in the next year or so. To get it I have to fight 15 people, one after the other in knockdown, full-contact bouts at the end of a 2.5 hour promotion test and they wont be very kind to me No, you are nowhere near too old to start karate, just a style that suits you and your body, research the dojo and find out the lineage of the sensei (this is the most important point). ET
CanuckMA Posted January 24, 2004 Posted January 24, 2004 Nope, they speak computerese. It really annoys me, what about other people? Can't stand it. If they can't spend the time to write properly, I won't take the time to read or reply.
Kanzashi Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 I started Goju-Ryu style at 47. Yes, injuries take more time to heal, and the kids (11-18 years) are all faster than me at running lines, but I have integrity, willpower and committment that they'll never see! As far as why I started, my daughter was taking the art, and it seemed like fun. A divorce proceeding, lots of anger and I'd taken Judo 30 years before, so I knew, sorta, what I was in for. Not really looking forward to the black belt test, soooo much to learn. lol
Hoju Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 ...but I have integrity, willpower and committment that they'll never see! Actually, you'd be surprised. Good instructors can tell in classes who is giving 100% vs who is giving 50%. And they can see from the way you handle yourself who is determined to keep trying vs those who don't get something and pretty much give up or don't care.
The Saint Posted February 24, 2004 Posted February 24, 2004 no your not too old, I started at 23. "Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class." Choi, Hong Hi ITF Founder
trekmann Posted March 1, 2004 Posted March 1, 2004 Definitely not to old at 20. I just started Karate at 29 and I love it!! The strongest principle in human growth lies in human choice (Alexander Chase).
wado_lee Posted March 12, 2004 Posted March 12, 2004 your never to old you do what you can to the best of your ability and if thats not good enough you probly shouldnt be doing it theres no one style just your style---------
ramymensa Posted March 13, 2004 Posted March 13, 2004 You know ... there's something that just came into my mind ... I started Karate at 22, and of course I feel I've lost a lot of precious time in comparison with some of my younger coleagues. Still ... there are more things to have in mind. They are all champions, were on many contests, tourneys ... I was once at a kata competition, won first place and took a break. I'm preparing for some kumite tourneys in autumn, but competitions are not my goal. So back to the problem. They train twice a week. I train 6 times a week (2 sessions with them, and 4 sessions with the sensei and other "classes".) I work hard and have noticed serious improvements, including winning sparring sessions with the "champs". So ... sometimes the quality of the training is important and many lost years could be thus recovered. Not entirely, but miracles happen World Shotokan Karate
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