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Op is around 38 now. And the answer is still-its not too late to start.
Beginnger's Inquiry
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Prince_Alarming101 37
Senior Master
Ah, sorry should have checked the post date. Why would someone cast animate thread on such an old query?
I think an older beginner has to be realistic about what they will might achieve, depending on how old they are. MA are about coordination flexibility, balance, strength, stamina and tenaciousness and only one of those qualities is likely to improve with age without a great deal of effort and the neuroplasticity that younger people possess; learning a skill requires the rewiring of the brain as that skill is wired into our synapses and that plasticity reduces with age. Iām not suggesting an older beginner will be unable to be perfectly competent in the MAs but I doubt theyāll have that certain āsomethingā that makes them truly accomplished.
I had a private Japanese language teacher, the beautiful Ai sensei who happened to be a 5th Dan in Iai and she had beautiful technique. I asked her why Japanese exponents of Iai just seem better than us Westerners, their cutting in particular. She replied it was just repetition; they tended to start MA training as young children so had completed more reps at a young age than most Westerners do in their entire lives! When I used to go skiing, Iād see three year old German/French kids learning on the slopes and see 12 year old zipping down black runs effortlessly. Try learning the piano/guitar/violin as an adult. Youāll be OK but you wonāt be Nicola Bernadetti
āYouthā is wasted on the young!
I had a private Japanese language teacher, the beautiful Ai sensei who happened to be a 5th Dan in Iai and she had beautiful technique. I asked her why Japanese exponents of Iai just seem better than us Westerners, their cutting in particular. She replied it was just repetition; they tended to start MA training as young children so had completed more reps at a young age than most Westerners do in their entire lives! When I used to go skiing, Iād see three year old German/French kids learning on the slopes and see 12 year old zipping down black runs effortlessly. Try learning the piano/guitar/violin as an adult. Youāll be OK but you wonāt be Nicola Bernadetti
āYouthā is wasted on the young!
Wing Woo Gar98 1
Grandmaster
You must contribute, itās meaningless rank anyway, I actually am a white belt.I am registered on this forum for a decade and I am still a white belt
It's just based on your post count, that's all it is.I am registered on this forum for a decade and I am still a white belt
So we are! Haha
