I'm discovering that Karate training in your later years really takes a lot more time and patience than it did when I was in my teens and 20's. That would be the 1980's and 90's if you're keeping track.
I'm talking in terms of being able to train hard and recover fast enough so you don't miss any training opportunities. Everything just takes longer and I'm learning to accept that. I'm not saying because your older now, that can't achieve your martial arts training goals but after 50, you just need to be patient and give yourself a little more time to get to each milestone.
Sadly, I just don't heal as fast as used to. Add to that, a lifetime of cumulative sports and military training injuries that nag me from time to time. Including one injury in Thailand from 1989 that unfortunately did not receive proper treatment while I was on a military deployment.
Unfortunately for me, the injury never healed right and I was always prone to re-injure it. That pretty much ended my fighting career way too soon. I am praying that injury does come back and curse me again.
My biggest fear at the starting line is getting injured bad enough that your training is adversely affected by a prolonged absence from training.
This week I rolled my left ankle sparring and limped all week on a sore left knee. But it wasn't enough to keep me out of the Dojo.
Here is a short video of me practicing kicks before our formal Kang Duk Won class.
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