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It did not, and the IP address that you were on when you posted that links to california.
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
I was in Tokyo on an entirely different network. Still in Tokyo now on yet another different network. It did not change on network 1 but did on Network 2
2 more countries to go
Same Trick
Black Belt
You heading for
I surely guess ?
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Yes and no, Taiwan, then Hong Kong. Back to Beijing next year.You heading for
Hey just noticed flag has me back in the USA again…. And I just got back from Tokyo too….. who knew Tokyo was only a short subway ride l from America
HighKick
Master Black Belt
Pray you are enjoying your trip.All day, the last 2 days, all over Tokyo, especially in the subway, i kept running into my old enemy….. stairs…. And tomorrow….. Tokyo Disney
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
I am, kindasorta. I am working harder here than i do at home when not on vacation…. But at least the food is real good, and I enjoy visiting the temples…. The long shopping sprees and…. Stairs…. Not so much…. But this is what i get for letting Mrs Xue plan the entire trip without any input from myself or my daughter…..
Been bored with my workouts lately, so found 5 "30 day challenges" that I'm starting - one for legs, cardio, abs, arms, and upper body. On day 2 and they're super easy, hoping that by the time they increment towards the end they'll be tougher. If not I might just make my own for where I'm at.
isshinryuronin
Senior Master
A good indicator that you're ready to notch it up.
At my age, a workout (weights or karate) is anything but boring - each is a challenging test of survival. It has not escaped my realization that these current exhausting workouts would have decades ago been classified merely as "warm-ups" in my lexicon.
As to why I keep it up, I can only say the alternative is not doing it, something my professional pride won't accept.
Why I keep up?
- Don't want to lose what I have.
- MA training can make me to feel young again.
I think you might be right. I had trouble finding a place to train here, so I've been doing mostly solo training, along with solo workouts that are the same ones I've done for a decade and a half. Definitely leading me to plateuing both in conditioning and martial arts.
I might need to change both the intent of my exercise, and potentially expanding the curriculum I've created to start training others. I've got it all created, just need to find the money/ability to start it. Which if I was teaching that would give me reasoning to push my own exercise and training as well. We'll see what happens.
isshinryuronin
Senior Master
I'm no longer teaching either, so why push myself? I've asked myself this question often. The answer is as I stated in my post. It is found within and your self-image as a martial artist. If it's in your blood (I've been in it for almost 60 years) a part of you will not let you give it up.
Rather than just lift and exercise for its own sake, I've adjusted my workouts to more directly develop martial art ability, giving it a purpose. Working on springiness in the legs, core strength, lats, etc. - all things that contribute to effective karate execution and strength in applications. It makes gym training more interesting and motivating for me.
