Hiroshi Isoyama Sensei

[Xue Sheng]

Hiroshi Isoyama Sensei at The 25th All-Japan Aikido Embutaikai. May 16, 1987​

 

[Xue Sheng]

A friend of mine was a student of Hiroshi Isoyama Sensei in Japan for several years. Also trained msny many years here in a Kokikai dojo. He has now opened an Aikido school near where I live. I am gong to go check it out this evening, if time allows. Problem is that I know I am going to want to give it a try, at least the first free lesson, but Mrs Xue is dead set against it. Yet something keeps telling me I should try Aikido. But then something else keeps telling me that I'm old, arthritic, have one bad knee, a fake knee and I'm recovering from a rotator cuff tear....what am I crazy!? And of course Mrs Xue will not be happy about it at all.

 

[Stuarto]

A friend of mine was a student of Hiroshi Isoyama Sensei in Japan for several years. Also trained msny many years here in a Kokikai dojo. He has now opened an Aikido school near where I live. I am gong to go check it out this evening, if time allows. Problem is that I know I am going to want to give it a try, at least the first free lesson, but Mrs Xue is dead set against it. Yet something keeps telling me I should try Aikido. But then something else keeps telling me that I'm old, arthritic, have one bad knee, a fake knee and I'm recovering from a rotator cuff tear....what am I crazy!? And of course Mrs Xue will not be happy about it at all.

I admire your dedication and it helps inspire me to continue training as well. My knees are not so great either (especially my right) I always wear a knee sleeve whenever I train. In the beginning of my first year I pulled a hamstring, and just recently I sprained my elbow. These minor ailments will not stop me from continuing. I am too passionate about training.

 

[Xue Sheng]

I admire your dedication and it helps inspire me to continue training as well. My knees are not so great either (especially my right) I always wear a knee sleeve whenever I train. In the beginning of my first year I pulled a hamstring, and just recently I sprained my elbow. These minor ailments will not stop me from continuing. I am too passionate about training.

I should say, that my exuberance to train in my youth was not the bet approach. Injuries meant going to train in braces. Breaking my ankle meant holding a kick pad for others while they train and me learning how to balance and throw a kick while on crutches.

I know at this stage (I'm over 60) that I need to limit what I train. But I will hopefully go give Aikido a try when my shoulder has recovered. Younger me would have said, the heck with the shoulder, lets buy a brace and go for it. It was that attitude that got me to this age with bad knees, arthritic joints and a myraid of other injuries

 

[wab25]

I know at this stage (I'm over 60) that I need to limit what I train. But I will hopefully go give Aikido a try when my shoulder has recovered. Younger me would have said, the heck with the shoulder, lets buy a brace and go for it. It was that attitude that got me to this age with bad knees, arthritic joints and a myraid of other injuries

Or..... use your shoulder to your advantage. Since you have a should injury, you can only do the beginning exercises and footwork. The more time you put into these, the better your aikido will be. Since you want your shoulder to recover and don't want to risk injury.... working only on the stances, footwork and movement for a while, while your shoulder heals will be a big help.... Use your shoulder to help you stay on the basics long enough to really get them down.

It does not matter what art we train, we always want to skip the first stuff.... its easy and boring and not flashy at all.... we forget that the foundation of the art is there at the beginning.... yes the easy boring stuff.

I will be cross training in Aikido tonight myself.... the thing we spend way to little time on.... the boring easy stuff... footwork, movement, stances....

 

[Xue Sheng]

Or..... use your shoulder to your advantage. Since you have a should injury, you can only do the beginning exercises and footwork. The more time you put into these, the better your aikido will be. Since you want your shoulder to recover and don't want to risk injury.... working only on the stances, footwork and movement for a while, while your shoulder heals will be a big help.... Use your shoulder to help you stay on the basics long enough to really get them down.

It does not matter what art we train, we always want to skip the first stuff.... its easy and boring and not flashy at all.... we forget that the foundation of the art is there at the beginning.... yes the easy boring stuff.

I will be cross training in Aikido tonight myself.... the thing we spend way to little time on.... the boring easy stuff... footwork, movement, stances....

Thanks, always train basics is the way to go