Robert Carver
Orange Belt
Kyle:
No problem. I can understand taking things a bit too seriously. Not like I haven't done that before.
Actually much of the things that we take for granted I cannot do anymore because of the hip. Basically I was diagnosed with advanced osteoarthritis of the hip. The doctor basically said that I have the hip of a 70 year old man, and the only thing they could do for me was a total hip replacement. Considering that at the time I was not even forty, and was always a very active athelete and martial artist, being told that my "career" was over was pretty tough. Since 40 is a bit young for a hip replacement (it wears out in about ten years and would have to be done again), my goal of to try and take care of it and try to last another 10 years with the original equipment.
You never realize how much of your hips are an important part of your martial arts training until you can't use them the same way anymore, or not without a considerable amount of pain. I used to do the splits, now I cannot even bring my left leg upward past 90 degrees. I can still put my palms on the floor, but it hurts like heck. Just teaching class with a lot of tai sabaki leaves me with a serious limp for a day or so after class. So as much as I would LOVE to train in BJJ, those days are a bit past. On the other hand, I do plan on bringing in a BJJ friend to teach some clinics at my dojo for my students. At least I recognize my limitations and I am determined to not let it hurt my students. Not to mention, I realize who the "real" newaza experts are!
Good luck in your training!
No problem. I can understand taking things a bit too seriously. Not like I haven't done that before.
Actually much of the things that we take for granted I cannot do anymore because of the hip. Basically I was diagnosed with advanced osteoarthritis of the hip. The doctor basically said that I have the hip of a 70 year old man, and the only thing they could do for me was a total hip replacement. Considering that at the time I was not even forty, and was always a very active athelete and martial artist, being told that my "career" was over was pretty tough. Since 40 is a bit young for a hip replacement (it wears out in about ten years and would have to be done again), my goal of to try and take care of it and try to last another 10 years with the original equipment.
You never realize how much of your hips are an important part of your martial arts training until you can't use them the same way anymore, or not without a considerable amount of pain. I used to do the splits, now I cannot even bring my left leg upward past 90 degrees. I can still put my palms on the floor, but it hurts like heck. Just teaching class with a lot of tai sabaki leaves me with a serious limp for a day or so after class. So as much as I would LOVE to train in BJJ, those days are a bit past. On the other hand, I do plan on bringing in a BJJ friend to teach some clinics at my dojo for my students. At least I recognize my limitations and I am determined to not let it hurt my students. Not to mention, I realize who the "real" newaza experts are!
Good luck in your training!
