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I already posted in the women's forum but figured I'd do so here to make it official. :)

At the tender young age of 39 (I am now almost 41), I returned to the study of Northern Shaolin after a more than 15-year hiatus from the art. Prior to abandoning my training in my early 20s I studied the art quite seriously for only 2-3 years, so I am very much a novice. I am so excited to be back practicing and learning! I am in the guan 4-5 times per week, 2-4 hours at a go; and am preparing for my first-ever full-contact sparring competition which will happen in November of this year (I may do one or two smaller regional tournaments beforehand to get my feet wet, we'll see). Getting back into it was like riding a bike: a rusty, creaky bike with square wheels, but riding a bike nonetheless. :)

I don't know how much I will post here as I am extremely busy: in addition to my rather intense MA training, I am an ADAPT-certified parkour coach and own my own parkour training company, a full-time high school French teacher, and a retired ballet dancer on faculty at the school attached to the company I used to perform with. But I am happy to lurk and read and learn from all the great experience gathered here.

So, um... hi, I guess.
 

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Welcome to MT! Feel free to come and go as you need to. We just like to chat and we're always happy to hear other points of view and experiences. Sounds like you have a lot you could share if you wish.
 

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Welcome along. Parkour? Please take time if you have, and start a thread. Would love to hear how Parkour has influenced film stunt work.
 

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Hello.
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I already posted in the women's forum but figured I'd do so here to make it official. :)

At the tender young age of 39 (I am now almost 41), I returned to the study of Northern Shaolin after a more than 15-year hiatus from the art. Prior to abandoning my training in my early 20s I studied the art quite seriously for only 2-3 years, so I am very much a novice. I am so excited to be back practicing and learning! I am in the guan 4-5 times per week, 2-4 hours at a go; and am preparing for my first-ever full-contact sparring competition which will happen in November of this year (I may do one or two smaller regional tournaments beforehand to get my feet wet, we'll see). Getting back into it was like riding a bike: a rusty, creaky bike with square wheels, but riding a bike nonetheless. :)

I don't know how much I will post here as I am extremely busy: in addition to my rather intense MA training, I am an ADAPT-certified parkour coach and own my own parkour training company, a full-time high school French teacher, and a retired ballet dancer on faculty at the school attached to the company I used to perform with. But I am happy to lurk and read and learn from all the great experience gathered here.

So, um... hi, I guess.
Wow it is lovely to have you aboard.. hey do you really train others in parkour? That is fantastic, you must have videos up, right? Good to have you here x
 
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Thank you for the kind welcome everyone. I'm flattered by the interest in parkour. I'd be happy to start a thread at some point (where to put it?); as to videos, I don't have much. I'm not much of a video person and usually when I am out training I don't think to turn on the camera. That's not really why I do it so making videos is the last thing on my mind until someone asks, and then I think, "Oh yeah, I should make a video," but then I forget... :)
 

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Welcome.

I, too, returned to training at 39, after a multi-decade break. I'm 45 now, and doing quite well at it, despite having a few of the standard aging issues keeping me from growing as fast as I'd like.

Good luck.
 

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Thank you I love to talk martial science I train in Michigan
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Welcome to MT baileshe, and Junbu. Hope to hear more from both of you.
 

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Welcome and Hello !
 

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Welcome aboard to all the new folks. Hope you enjoy the place!
 

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