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When did YOU start in Martial Arts?


When did You start in Martial Arts?  

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  1. 1. When did You start in Martial Arts?

    • Age 5 and under
      9
    • Age 6 - 12
      55
    • Age 12-19
      90
    • Age 20-35
      43
    • Age 35-50
      12
    • Age Over 50
      0


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I see from reading this thread that most people (including myself!) wish that they had started MA earlier than they did. What do you think would have been a good age for YOU to start in MA and, if you had started earlier than you did, do you think you would have stuck with it?

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I think early teens are a good time to start, because then the body is starting to mature and I think physically it is easier to practice speed, power, and accuracy.

 

I think if I had started earlier I would have been just as dedicated as I was when I started. I was not your typical teen student who just wanted to see what Tae Kwon Do was about or was bored. I was absolutely dedicated. I wanted to practice earlier, but I think my mom was afraid of what martial arts were about. She didn't want me getting hurt.

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i started by age of 18. got my shodan by age of 24. don't regret you weren't able to start earlier than you did becoz even though you started young you'll still go back to zero once you hav gained in age. that's just what i and in our dojo think ofcors.

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Another student in my class and I made 1st Dan about the same time, and attended the same high school together. I think we were literally the only two black belts in our school. Naturally we practiced together all the time. We became known as the "Karate twins", almost kind of freaks, because nobody in school really knew what Tae Kwon Do was about. It didn't help with meeting women. Women understood football and soccer. They didn't understand martial arts. One of the reasons I was so dedicated was because I couldn't get a date. :lol:

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I'm 16 and I started last december (turned 16 last december). I think its better to start a little bit later (not AS late as I did though), means you can work on the basics at an older age and get better at them sooner. IMO

Joshua Brehm


-When you're not practicing remember this; someone, somewhere, is practicing, and when you meet them, they will beat you.

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I had a 72 year old man start karate a while bakc! No one is too old!

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Fifteen and a half. Haven't regretted the decision.

"An enlightened man would offer a weary traveler a bed for the night, and invite him to share a civilized conversation over a bowl of... Cocoa Puffs."

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