How old were you when you first started Martial Arts?

[KitEskrima]

Hi
I started when I was 7 years old but stopped at 11 and then restarted and stopped and formerly restarted at 23 years of age in Tae Kwon Do and later Eskrima Capoeira,JKD and MMA which I am all still doing.
Thanks
Kit Lok
http://kittomainia.blogspot.com/

 

[jbclinic]

i was 10 when i started, tae kwon do,judo i'm 42 now bd in november,always thought,talked and walked martial arts

 

[t-bone1972]

i wasnt quite 16 did it for about 8 1/2 years then quit for about 10 am just recently getting back into it at 33

 

[Gin-Gin]

I didn't get started until I was 28 (wanted to when I was a child, but wasn't allowed). However, the important thing is that I finally did start & I love it! :ultracool

 

[beauty_in_the_sai]

I was 13. Scared to death too! Well, I was when I first started.

 

[Gemini]

Man, we have a whole lot of new people since this thead last appeared. C'mon. Don't be shy. Let's see 'em!

 

[samurai69]

I put 16 to 19, because thats when i became more focused and trained more intensely, but actually i started when i was 9 with judo for a couple of years, then karate again for a couple of years, after being influenced by the bruce lee era and then from 17 with more continous study of a few martial arts

 

[Carol]

36. I think I already qualify for the Seniors tour :roflmao:

 

[Wes Tasker]

I was 10 years old when I started in 1981.

-wes tasker

 

[green meanie]

I was 10 years old when I started in wrestling.

 

[Gemini]

I was 10 years old when I started in 1981.

-wes tasker

I was 10 years old when I started in wrestling.

well, I was 10 years old when I...Oh, nevermind. I can't think back that far.

 

[liuseongsystem]

started training at four in Liu Seong

never stopped, still training.

i am now 38 yrs. old.

still loving it.

peace.

 

[Kacey]

I was 20, almost 21 (started in February, birthday in April) - so nearly half my life (40 years old last month).

 

[IcemanSK]

I was 14 when I started Taekwondo in 1982. Right after going to see Chuck Norris' "Forced Vengence" (sp?) at a second run theater with my dad.

 

[Robert Lee]

I was 20 years old when a started real lessons befor that had a few non class training and some boxing. 34 years later Im still learning not so much new things but getting better at the old things seems you never just stop improving.

 

[Brandon Fisher]

I had just turned 8 now almost 22 years ago.

 

[Jade Tigress]

I started when I was 39...

 

[donna]

I was 44 when I began to train.

 

[bobster_ice]

I 4 was or 5..just over years ago, and I havnt regreted starting MA since then

 

[Explorer]

I think I was in third grade when my older brother used me as an uki for a side sweep he'd learned in judo. I landed on my head with sufficient impact to induce a common head trauma known as a concussion. After seeing the doctor, I was resting on my parents bed when I threw up everywhere!

This was my introduction to the martial arts and I loved it ... who wouldn't?

By fifth grade I was on the wrestling team ... it just never ended.

Now, at nearly 48 years old, I practice and teach Okinawan Karate. I couldn't be happier.