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[windwalker099]

At the age of 77, my running day is finally over. My doctor told me, if I want to maintain my walking ability, I have to stop my running. I will miss my running.

Sorry to hear that.

Many of the old masters I knew of or have known didn't do well as they grew older.
We both have known some of them.

I don't think people understand that the things they did when they were young didn't account for growing old.
I know I didn't.

Sometimes wonder if the conditioning done long ago is the cause of my hands and other things giving me problems at times now.

Would I change the things done long ago, if I could now ?
Probably not.

Enjoy your walk.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Don't say it like that, because I remember when she started, just yesterday!

How do you think i feel, my little Aikidoka is not so little anymore, and off to college… and I’m just old

 

[Xue Sheng]

Reading a post today gave me the word for the day…. Esoteric…

 

[Gyakuto]

The design of this sword guard (tsuba) is attributed to legendary swordsman, metal worker, sumi-e painter and calligrapher. It’s sweeping interlocking ovoids-design are supposed to testify to his spiritual enlightenment.

Why does it remind me of an ex-girlfriend?

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

Enjoy your walk.

Sometime after 3 miles running, I didn't have enough energy to do my MA. Now since I stop running, all my 4 miles walking can include MA training.

Maybe I did spend too much time doing running in the past.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Been watching a live camera on Naples pier in Naples Florida. The storm surge from Milton is coming in.... and yet there are, what I like to refer to as, Darwin Award Contestants, walking on the pier and wading in the storm surge.... oh and of course, taking pictures with thier phone.

The main crowd seems to have left, but occasionally another contestant walks in the surge, under the pier....

 

[Gyakuto]

Been watching a live camera on Naples pier in Naples Florida. The storm surge from Milton is coming in.... and yet there are, what I like to refer to as, Darwin Award Contestants, walking on the pier and wading in the storm surge.... oh and of course, taking pictures with thier phone.

‘Please, rise to Buddha!’

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

One can never wake up someone who pretends sleeping. One should not try to change someone's mind if that person disagrees with you.

 

[Buka]

Been watching a live camera on Naples pier in Naples Florida. The storm surge from Milton is coming in.... and yet there are, what I like to refer to as, Darwin Award Contestants, walking on the pier and wading in the storm surge.... oh and of course, taking pictures with thier phone.

The main crowd seems to have left, but occasionally another contestant walks in the surge, under the pier....

My brother-in-law,
Sir Lawrence of No-Clue-ia, lives in Tampa. I called him this morning to see if he was okay. He’s not in the least bit worried. Said it’s no big deal, just media B.S.

Poor mental health doesn’t run in his family, it gallops.
Lawrence has always been Secretariat.

 

[Gyakuto]

I’ve heard US agencies have artificially manufactured this hurricane? They are so bad. Why would they do this awful thing. I believe they used giant hairdryers to spin the air into a deadly vortex. The hairdryers were built my Milton Inc…coincidence? I think not.

 

[Tigerwarrior]

At the age of 77, my running day is finally over. My doctor told me, if I want to maintain my walking ability, I have to stop my running. I will miss my running.

You ever tried an eliptical at the gym? My Dr recommended it to me years ago. It feels like you're running but very low to no impact on the joints. I can't run either not distance anyways I have a knee injury.

 

[Tigerwarrior]

The 7 stages of exercise enthusiasm.

Stage 1:ugghhh.... sleepy not want run
stage 2:Caffeine abuse
stage 3:Hell yeah let's do this thing!
Stage 4:OK, this is actually going quite well
Stage 5:O bloody hell I feel I may be about to expire
Stage 6:Endorphins, the high you can feel smug about
stage 7:For some reason, I want to do that again

Dude I hate exercise outside of martial arts training. I like shadow boxing, or hitting the heavy bag and all other ma related training. But I hate strength training and cardio outside of ma training. I still do it but man I dislike it. Sometimes we have to do things we don't like to get where we want to be. But if I want to be stronger and have more wind I have to continue doing it.

 

[Tigerwarrior]

So I'm making a bucket list with a friend. Anyone else here made one before? What type of stuff would you put on yours? I haven't officially started it yet we start it tomorrow. I've just listed the things I've already done that were bucket list worthy. Kind of an exercise to get my mind in the right place to see where I've been and where I want to go.

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

You ever tried an eliptical at the gym? My Dr recommended it to me years ago. It feels like you're running but very low to no impact on the joints. I can't run either not distance anyways I have a knee injury.

I assume I can always get a running machine at home if I want to. I just enjoy outdoor activity. I enjoy air going through my lung in fast speed. I also enjoy watching young girls running and passing me (I can't compete my running speed with them).

I have replaced my running by doing kick/punch drills as:

1. Hook punch, back fist, groin toes kick, face punch.
2. Block/grab punch, front heel kick and punch, hook punch.
3. Hook punch, roundhouse kick, spin back fist, hook punch.
4. Block and punch, side kick, block/grab and punch, punch.

Those are some basic skills that I like to maintain.

 

[Prince_Alarming]

Dude I hate exercise outside of martial arts training. I like shadow boxing, or hitting the heavy bag and all other ma related training. But I hate strength training and cardio outside of ma training. I still do it but man I dislike it. Sometimes we have to do things we don't like to get where we want to be. But if I want to be stronger and have more wind I have to continue doing it.

I dislike stuff that doesn't bear direcly on martial arts training too, I see these videos of people doing 'general physical preparation' and frankly I feel that if I'm going to do stuff like that I expect to be paid for it. But I'll be 40 next year and I need to get my cardiovascular house in order. I find it helps to work martial arts stuff into it- for instance, when I run through all my kata I put 10 burpees in between each one. Two birds with one stone.

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

I dislike stuff that doesn't bear direcly on martial arts training too, I see these videos of people doing 'general physical preparation' and frankly I feel that if I'm going to do stuff like that I expect to be paid for it. But I'll be 40 next year and I need to get my cardiovascular house in order. I find it helps to work martial arts stuff into it- for instance, when I run through all my kata I put 10 burpees in between each one. Two birds with one stone.

When I was a kid/teen, we used to do something called 5, 5 and 5. We'd do a combination (think two-step sparring), and after each one, rotate between 5 jumping jacks, situps or pushups (as an example..it could be anything. Burpees, squats, mountain climbers, leg lifts. Typically one stamina, one core, one muscle).

If we did just the base 30 combinations, that meant we did 50 of each exercise, with active technique work in between/no rest periods. The combination of each exercise being different muscle groups makes it pretty manageable, and it's a good warmup before you get into training for the day.

 

[Gyakuto]

I dislike stuff that doesn't bear direcly on martial arts training too, I see these videos of people doing 'general physical preparation' and frankly I feel that if I'm going to do stuff like that I expect to be paid for it. But I'll be 40 next year and I need to get my cardiovascular house in order. I find it helps to work martial arts stuff into it- for instance, when I run through all my kata I put 10 burpees in between each one. Two birds with one stone.

Oh I really like doing the ancillary work because it allows you to concentrate on the martial art rather than trying to overcome physical inadequacies.

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

Been working for two hours, and I'm really fighting the urge to call in sick and just go back in bed. I slept my normal amount yesterday, but I'm just flat out exhausted.

 

[Prince_Alarming]

When I was a kid/teen, we used to do something called 5, 5 and 5. We'd do a combination (think two-step sparring), and after each one, rotate between 5 jumping jacks, situps or pushups (as an example..it could be anything. Burpees, squats, mountain climbers, leg lifts. Typically one stamina, one core, one muscle).

If we did just the base 30 combinations, that meant we did 50 of each exercise, with active technique work in between/no rest periods. The combination of each exercise being different muscle groups makes it pretty manageable, and it's a good warmup before you get into training for the day.

Cool, I'll give that a go!

 

[Gyakuto]

Been working for two hours, and I'm really fighting the urge to call in sick and just go back in bed. I slept my normal amount yesterday, but I'm just flat out exhausted.

Pushing yourself when you least feel like it is when it’s doing you the best.