Just a note I am excited to be joining a "some-what" local Bujinkan dojo. About 50 miles from home so a 2 hour round trip once a week. They also have periodic Saturday sessions but not sure how often.
I "very briefly" joined this dojo 2 years ago and trained for a whole whopping month. I then had to drop out as money became an issue and add insult to injury, the last class I took I pulled a groin muscle that still acts up on me today 2 years later if I bend just right. I found that in my 40s, healing and taking martial arts classes was much harder than I thought and being self employed and somewhat seeing the writing on the wall 2 years ago about the economy about to take a noise dive, I stopped classes. Last time I really did anything like martial arts was in my teens and I was in somewhat better shape then. I am now out of shape, overweight, have Asthma, and just all around harder to do sports.
Even though I was out of it, I was hoping one day I would rejoin and this Friday will be the day. I asked my last teacher if I could come by this Friday and he let me know I was always welcome back.
This time around I will try to play things smarter and not over stretch like I did to pull my groin like last time. Not much I can do about tuff economy but I am tired of waiting it out and will spend my $65 a month (+ lots of fuel money) and start classes again.
Anyway, just wanted to vent my excitement, and also my timidness. As much as I want to go, I still get fraken butterflys in my stomach when I go into the unknown and meet new folks.
Anyway, hope to be a long time Bujinkan member soon.
tj
I "very briefly" joined this dojo 2 years ago and trained for a whole whopping month. I then had to drop out as money became an issue and add insult to injury, the last class I took I pulled a groin muscle that still acts up on me today 2 years later if I bend just right. I found that in my 40s, healing and taking martial arts classes was much harder than I thought and being self employed and somewhat seeing the writing on the wall 2 years ago about the economy about to take a noise dive, I stopped classes. Last time I really did anything like martial arts was in my teens and I was in somewhat better shape then. I am now out of shape, overweight, have Asthma, and just all around harder to do sports.
Even though I was out of it, I was hoping one day I would rejoin and this Friday will be the day. I asked my last teacher if I could come by this Friday and he let me know I was always welcome back.
This time around I will try to play things smarter and not over stretch like I did to pull my groin like last time. Not much I can do about tuff economy but I am tired of waiting it out and will spend my $65 a month (+ lots of fuel money) and start classes again.
Anyway, just wanted to vent my excitement, and also my timidness. As much as I want to go, I still get fraken butterflys in my stomach when I go into the unknown and meet new folks.
Anyway, hope to be a long time Bujinkan member soon.
tj
