Jiffy Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 What sort of limitations did she have at 80? I've told some old people, but not that old. The mind is like a parachute, it only works when it's open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koryu Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 suprisingly she was in incredible shape. she had a hip replacement, so we had to be careful with throws or anytime she may hit the ground hard, but other than that, she was able to do everything all of our other students were. She is still training now at almost 90 "On Ko Chi Shin" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 That's fantastic!! The mind is like a parachute, it only works when it's open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abraham_lincoln Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Me? Well... when I was 6. But since I couldn't help otherwise, I do have an inspirational story. One of the books that we had to do for summer reading this summer is called "life is so good". It's about a man who was 98 when he learned to read. I know, it has nothing to do with martial arts, but if you look at it metaphorically, it helps. He was born in the late 1890's, and was black, so he kept being discriminated against, working for very little on farms, and such. Yet when he was 101, he was a prodigious reader, and inspired many other people to go back to school. And besides, 27 is still young, as I see it. One person in my dojo just started, and they're 35. Another person is 50 or so, and counting back from where he is now, I would say that he started around 44. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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