Returning to Karate.

[NY_Karatedork]

Welcome to the forum!

[doug_kissaki]

Karatejock, it's been over a month since your initial post. I hope you decided to go back.

I know where you are coming from here. I have had several "layoffs" over the years. At one point, I was out of training for 5 years. Going back to training was one of the best decisions I ever made.

Don't fool yourself.. you're never too old to train (in any style)

[Underlink]

not on the same scale but when i was yonger i had to leave karate for 2 years when i started uni, i went back and never looked back i am now a fully qualified instructor and i teach karate i train aikido and teach self defence.if you think your too old to go back think of it this way the longer you wait the older you will get,

age is in your mind your as young as you feel

[moriniuk]

There's a Shotokan Karate club near me that has a student who has recently recieved his 1st dan. He is 80 years old!

[white owl]

There's a Shotokan Karate club near me that has a student who has recently recieved his 1st dan. He is 80 years old!

Awsome!!!

[joesteph]

There's a Shotokan Karate club near me that has a student who has recently recieved his 1st dan. He is 80 years old!

Then there's hope for me! I'm 56. I feel like a kid!

[white owl]

There's a Shotokan Karate club near me that has a student who has recently recieved his 1st dan. He is 80 years old!

Then there's hope for me! I'm 56. I feel like a kid!

Again awesome!

[swadoryu2000]

Hey, karatejock! You are definately NOT TOO OLD to come back to karate-do! The dojo that I go to has a lot of ''aged'' senpai's and students. When I mean ''aged'', I mean 30's, 40's, and a few 50's. And the reason I put it in quotation marks is because I believe those ages are still young. It's never too late to enjoy an art form such as karate-do! Hope you get back into it!