peppermint
White Belt
I guess I should stop lurking and actually say hi. Hi!
I'm a former martial arts nerd from Northern California. I say former because, while I was a very dedicated student of Kosho Ryu Kempo (until the dojo closed) and Goju Ryu in high school and tried several other arts when I moved out of state for college, I haven't studied or practiced anything for a few years because of medical and scheduling excuses. I've tried to at least do some drills on my own, but I'm not consistent or disciplined about it. I've really, really missed martial arts. It was a huge part of my identity as a teen and young adult, and I feel like I've been drifting ever since I quit.
So I found a late-morning Tai Chi class that will work with my schedule and got a Qigong video. I've also begun working some calisthenics into my routine, though I have to modify most of them. I can't handle anything more "high-impact" at the moment, but hopefully this will help me strengthen my bum leg and improve my balance in addition to getting me off of my butt, so that eventually I might be able to go back to Goju Ryu or try something new.
Anyway, that's my life story. I also have two cats, I like geocaching and I'm a bit obsessive about tea.
I'm a former martial arts nerd from Northern California. I say former because, while I was a very dedicated student of Kosho Ryu Kempo (until the dojo closed) and Goju Ryu in high school and tried several other arts when I moved out of state for college, I haven't studied or practiced anything for a few years because of medical and scheduling excuses. I've tried to at least do some drills on my own, but I'm not consistent or disciplined about it. I've really, really missed martial arts. It was a huge part of my identity as a teen and young adult, and I feel like I've been drifting ever since I quit.
So I found a late-morning Tai Chi class that will work with my schedule and got a Qigong video. I've also begun working some calisthenics into my routine, though I have to modify most of them. I can't handle anything more "high-impact" at the moment, but hopefully this will help me strengthen my bum leg and improve my balance in addition to getting me off of my butt, so that eventually I might be able to go back to Goju Ryu or try something new.
Anyway, that's my life story. I also have two cats, I like geocaching and I'm a bit obsessive about tea.
