Just to get it done, the 30 somethings! Club

[kchenault]

I just didn't want to be left out of a club. Who here is in their 30's? I am 32.

[Red J]

I'll join seeing I'm 36. I was feeling left out.

 

Remember, getting older beats the alternative! Of course thirty-somethings are far from old.

[Karateka_latino]

Finally, MY people... im 30

[shotochem]

OH NO!!! Im 34!!!

 

Its a wonder I made it this far

 

I still feel like Im 20 only it takes a little longer to heal

 

Hey next year Ill be old enough to run for president!!!!!

 

Your votes will be appreciated

[SaiFightsMS]

I have a question for you. Do you find differences in your training from your younger classmates and from your older classmates?

[ZR440]

The difference I find is that younger students can train longer with shorter recovery times. The older crowd takes longer to warm up (myself included, at age 32) and we rely on technique more than brute strength. I find it challenging to leave work at the end of the day knowing a two hour workout is ahead of me. I might focus on mechanics more than physical ability, however, that can sometimes require just as much energy.

 

I'm just glad I can get outa bed in the morning any day of the week.

[shotochem]

I echo what ZR says. Its not easy putting in a 8-10 hr day at work then train especially when you have a wife and kids. I find that at 34 I am stronger and in better shape than when I was 24. The down side is we cant take the abuse on the body the same as when we are younger.

 

A big difference Ive noticed is that the older students tend to have a lot more patience and poise than the young and eager when sparring. The younger ones tend to fight with reckless abandon. The old ones are more cool and calculated. In fact the over 45 group tend to know and use every trick in the book with ease and minimal effort. They are more in tune with what their body can do and work with it.

 

I find myself somewhere in between I still think Im a kid but Im getting a lot closer to the old side.......

 

I guess with age comes wisdom

[SaiFightsMS]

Actually I think this thing with age groups getting together to compare notes, similarities and differences can be really beneficial to us all.

[Karateka_latino]

the bad things of the 30's: Little by Little starting to lose stamina, flexibility, hard to keep body weight down,

 

the good things: wisdom, mature, much better techniques, patient, Experience..

 

Still, i feel we on the 30's have many assets, and STILL young enough to perform Well.

[John G]

30 something is probably the busiest time in your life, work, family and community. No wonder there aren’t too many 30 something practicing martial artists.

 

A little word of advice from a sedentary peer (great description WhiteShark ). Don’t be so hard on yourself, and don’t take life so seriously, stress kills.

 

Your impressions of what people think about you are just that, your impressions. People are far to busy worrying about what you think of them to be bothered about you. Be yourself and enjoy life.

 

Sorry about that people, just had to write it down before I forgot it.

 

Now where did I put that keyboard