Am I too old to do martial arts?
- Thread starter skribs
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Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
No....I have a leather jacket older than you are...and I've been in Martial arts longer than you're been alive. Pushing 60 and still training.
There are many reasons to "hang up your hat" but age is not one of them
jobo
Grandmaster
yes definitely, your body will now decay at a frighting rate, your belly will grow and your hair will decline, sit in a chair till your 60 and wait for your heart attack, that's if the diabetes doesn't get you first.
OP
OP
skribs
Grandmaster
Most of that is already happening. I've already started getting sunburn on my scalp due to my thinning hair
Headhunter
Senior Master
Yep also don't bother booking any holidays as you'll die of old age soon
mrt2
Brown Belt
So get yourself a hat.
OP
OP
skribs
Grandmaster
I did that! I learned my lesson.
jobo
Grandmaster
You want a serious reply, rather than just reassurance,
Your at the age where some aspects of performance will rapidly dwindle, more noticeable the Nearer to peak performance you are, other things will carry on much the same for another decade,
ItsLiterally managed decline, the decline is coming , it's just how much and how soon, if your not particularly fit now, you can be fitter at 35 and fitter again at 40, if you are close to your max, then all you can do is slow it down. If you stop, then that decline will happen to a greater extent And fat sooner
mrt2
Brown Belt
It seems obvious, but not to everyone. A few years ago, I got a friend to get his bicycle out and start riding again. Dude has thinning hair, almost, but not quite bald. I told him when he started he needed to have a plan to protect his head from getting sunburned. But he balked, saying, shouldn't my helmet cover my head? Well, yes, but today's helmets have vents, so your bald head will get sunburned in the pattern of your helmet's vents. And that is what happened to him. So he asks me after his head gets sunburned what to do. Sigh. I just order him an Under Armour summer skull cap and give it to him. In addition to sun protection, it helps keep sweat away from the eyes.
OP
OP
skribs
Grandmaster
You have to look hard to tell my hair is thinning. It's just...not as thick anymore on top. It's not like I've got a few strands that I do a comb-over with, and I don't have a bald spot. But it was thin enough that I got sunburned.
hoshin1600
Senior Master
make sure you start buying your banana's as one and two and not the hole bunch....you dont know if you will live though the week and it will be a waste of money.
oftheherd1
Senior Master
When my hair started thinning and exposing too much skin, I decided to take the high road and say I was glad I didn't have so much hair to comb. Then I realized I had more face to wash. sigh.
pgsmith
Master of Arts
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Yeah, only blow out candles with crescent kicks. Or backfists.Happy Birthday, Skribs!
And no blowing out the candles with sidekicks unless you wear cool shoes.
As for OP - No. Keep doing it if you enjoy it. Even if you do decline in performance, there's no reason to stop.
CrazedChris
Green Belt
Happy Birthday! Time to get a cool cane, you can use it to hit people that call you old..lol.
Yes. In fact, you should have given up at least 3 years ago. What the hell are you thinking?
Yeah, you're done for. Oh, and you need to quit the forum - no room here for old has-beens like you.
