Why most people retire at shodan?

[kanku123]

Yes it does get harder with the advancing years.

I personally have struggled with plantar faciitis for years since tournament days. Many a doctor had said not to do anything barefoot. yeah right.

But i feel it is essential to continue teaching and helping even when the body starts the decline. The hardest thing to get over was the ego of not being able to do that great technique anymore. You came up through the ranks not asking for anything that you could not do also.

My last dan promotion I was seriously thinking of letting it past. How I would want to perform would not be possible in the pain I feel after an hour on the floor. However after some strong persuasion from my shihan I did it. Glad I did now.