Doogie Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Hi,Just thought I'd introduce myself.I started back with Karate earlier this year after I put both my kids in for an activity that didn't involve something "electronic". I took it years ago and managed to get to my orange belt, but my enthusiasim exceeded my abilities and I stopped. I'm legally blind in my left eye which had/has it's challenges, but also discovered that I was missing part of my lower spine and had exposed nerves that got "pinched" when I was doing high kicks. My doctor recommended an alternate past time.Now that I'm older (39) I figured that I was going to be in control and not my limitations. Ironically enough, I have managed to improve in a lot of ways since taking it 10 years ago. I for some reason am a lot more flexible (no apparant issue with extreme stretching now) , have faster reflexes (I think it's due to more thought in how I strike) and seem to have stronger joints as submission holds don't seem to have much affect on me. I'm in better shape now than I ever was.Anyway, I have now managed to exceed where I was before (almost ready to test for my green belt) and I have no intention on stopping. There is a lot of information and expertise here and I hope to be able to offer more contribution as I gain experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Hey Doogie. Welcome to KF!Patrick Patrick O'Keefe - KarateForums.com AdministratorHave a suggestion or a bit of feedback relating to KarateForums.com? Please contact me!KarateForums.com Articles - KarateForums.com Awards - Member of the Month - User Guidelines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaine Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Welcome to KF! Martial arts training is 30% classroom training, 70% solo training.https://www.instagram.com/nordic_karate/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobbersky Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Awesome to see you on here my friend, looking forward to reading you comments & posts on here. Welcome to KFOSU "Challenge is a Dragon with a Gift in its mouth....Tame the Dragon and the Gift is Yours....." Noela Evans (author) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Welcome to KF! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harkon72 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Hello and welcome! Osu! Look to the far mountain and see all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjanurse Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Welcome! "A Black Belt is only the beginning."Heidi-A student of the artsTae Kwon Do,Shotokan,Ju Jitsu,Modern Arnishttp://the100info.tumblr.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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