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aurik
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Location: Denver, CO
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2016 11:40 am    Post subject: New User, third go-round in the MA's Reply with quote

Hello everyone,

I'm Ken, and I'm currently a 40+ year old full-time grad student at UT-Dallas. I have just started back up into the martial arts for my third go-round, and I'm hoping this time will stick longer than the last 2.

When I was in my late teens, I studied Shorinji Kempo and Aiki-jujutsu in southern Illinois, earning a Gokyu in Kempo and Black Sash in Aiki-jujutsu. I then did what many college students do -- got really drunk, and (unlike most college students) ended up falling down a steep hill and severely broke my ankle. Given that I was a full-time college student and finding other interests, I didn't end up going back into the martial arts until after I graduated.

A few years later in my early 20's, I found an awesome school in Peoria, IL and studied Shuri-Ryu karate, some weapons, and Judo. I earned my Gokyu in both shuri-ryu and judo, but then I ended up losing my job, I had to move to Atlanta, and then I never really found a school where I fit in.

Now I'm in my early 40's and I have a 4 year old son. My son's daycare had a guy coming in to teach a mix of shotokan karate and taekwondo. He loved it, but the daycare eventually ran out of room for him to teach so un-invited him. I have since enrolled my son in a local TKD school here. The head instructor is really good with young children, and my son's attitude and self-control has improved by leaps and bounds.

Well, the instructor also talked me into trying out a class and I found it to be a lot of fun. The old muscle memory is still there to a certain extent (my hand techniques are still pretty good, my right side front/side/roundhouse kicks are great, but the left kicks and anything past that are atrocious). I went ahead and signed up last week as well.

The head instructor is great with kids, and he has several assistant instructors (one in particular is a 3rd-degree) are really good with pointing out the fundamentals, like how to generate power, etc.

The important thing is that this is something I can do together with my son. He's enjoying watching daddy do martial arts with him, and I'm already feeling like I'm in better shape. Since I'm in the final year of my degree (PhD, Computer Science), the family is considering moving to somewhere with better job prospects than Dallas, so if I do that I'll try to find an Okinawan and/or Japanese style school there. However, for where I'm living and with available time, TKD is the only style available within a 30 minute drive.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2016 11:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome to KF, aurik; glad that you're here!! I look forward to your input!!



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Styles: Shotokan, Seido Juku

PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2016 2:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Aurik, at least you are training, instead of just talking about it, that's the main thing. Enjoy the time with your son!
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2016 4:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome to KF Aurik! And welcome back to the MAs!!



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 7:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome to the forum, and welcome back to martial arts!

Did you train with Joseph Walker in Peoria? I trained with his son, Joey, in Morton before I moved to Arizona and started training in Shorin-Ryu
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aurik
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 8:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wastelander wrote:
Welcome to the forum, and welcome back to martial arts!

Did you train with Joseph Walker in Peoria? I trained with his son, Joey, in Morton before I moved to Arizona and started training in Shorin-Ryu


Yes, I trained with him. And I remember Joey as a cocky 9-10 year old brown belt Those were some really good times. This was when the Peoria dojo was the only one they had.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 10:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome!

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 11:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome to the forum, and welcome back to the martial arts.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome aurik
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 2:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome to KF! Its quite the journey you've had, and its great to see you are back into it!
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