Middle aged in Central Iowa

[jklinstein]

Hi,

Last Thanksgiving I decided to begin restoring my health & fitness. In my former life I wrestled (in High School), and did a couple of years of Tang Soo Do. Got married, returned to school, and got a desk job. As I approached my 46th birthday I realized that I was in horrible shape, and couldn't defend myself or my family, so I began working with a personal trainer. Over tha last 7 months I've lost 40 lbs and regained much of my strength, flexibility & endurance. I've just begun working with stick, starting with the Dog Brothers video: RCSF Series - 1 Power.

Ames, IA seems like the place not to be for FMA. Anyone else looking for a training partner in this part of the world?

Jacob

[jwhitesensei]

Jacob....

Greetings from a "middle aged" (46 also) Seito Shito-Ryu practitioner in Colorado. Our styles have a lot in common. Welcome to the board

[jklinstein]

Jacob....

Greetings from a "middle aged" (46 also) Seito Shito-Ryu practitioner in Colorado. Our styles have a lot in common. Welcome to the board

Thanks. I wish I could say I still had a "style" - you're probably referring to my past with Tang Soo Do. I really wish I would have kept up with that, but I dropped out with a debilitating injury back in 1982, and never got back into it. Local schools are mostly traditional TKD, which I'll probably join when my trainer thinks I'm ready.

[ltindiandaeng]

Hello to you middle aged guys. I also say I am middle aged but I will be 55 this month so unless I live to be 110 I am past middle aged. I have a school here in Thailand and teach stick fighting to mostly middle aged Thai guys. Mostly farmers who have to protect crops from thieves, which is a big problem here. I studied escrima and was defensive tactics and baton instructor for law enforcement agency in New York. Keep training and it will help you in all areas of your life.

[darrianation]

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