Dam its hell getting old

[saltfly]

Well since I brought it up, about my student taking his black belt test. I thought I would tell you about the results. He passed with flying colors. Butt, and I do mean butt. My old butt, on a big take down. For the first time on this technique, got my legs tangled up and came down on my right side, with my elbow caught under my right side . Well if you said ouch, your thinking right.  Broke three ribs and had a lot of torn tissue. Sooooo I feel like a dummy. After doing that technique, at least 100 times, getting ready for the test. I should have known how to get my legs untangled and get my elbow out from under my side before hitting the mattes . The rest of the guys on the black belt board, said I still bounce :bounce:  pretty good. Sooo I’m down for a few weeks. :cry:

[slvrlng]

Can you still steer a boat?  

Ouch!!! that has to hurt!!!

I still bounce pretty well myself but I skip on water better everyday!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1yEPOr467M

[John Jones]

I'm old enough to know better than to even try that kind of stuff.  

[saltfly]

All some of those hurt just watching. :eye:

[Tx49]

We're kind of like NASCAR cars. They used to just hit stuff and bounce but as NASCAR has matured all the cars bounce less but have crumple zones. I think we fold up and crumple more now too.

[icemanbryan]

I used to teach Shodokan and more recently Wado Ryu style.
I can tell you this, at 52 I hurt more and feel stiffer than a board some days.
I still go to the rec center and teach the kids, just no more heavy sparring anymore.
I like to get up and move in the mornings.

[saltfly]

I teach chin-na and kempo and at 67, still enjoy doing so. But not being physically involved in black belt tests as the attacker. I like my normal job at these tests. Sitting on the board on my old butt, watching some on else getting the chit kick out of them :twisted: , not on the mattes being thrown on my butt.

[icemanbryan]

I teach chin-na and kempo and at 67, still enjoy doing so. But not being physically involved in black belt tests as the attacker. I like my normal job at these tests. Sitting on the board on my old butt, watching some on else getting the chit kick out of them :twisted: , not on the mattes being thrown on my butt.

Yes, I am getting better at writing things down to explain,
than getting kicked around in a sparring test.