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Bobd400
White Belt
Joined: 12 Apr 2021
Posts: 9
Styles: Kenpo Wing chun
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 Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:33 am Post subject: Old(er) guy getting started again |
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Good day all,
Short bio...had studied a couple of arts as a child, but got more serious in my late teens and by early 20's was a red belt in an "American" Tae Kwon Do style. Unfortunately a series of factors, (School, work, family, other sporting interests) forced me to chose and I stopped training.
Over the years (I'm 52 now) I have studied other arts (Wing Chun, BJJ, Aikijutsu) but generally it would be for 6 months, maybe a year or year and a half and inevitably life would happen and I'd stop training.
But I'm at the point in life now where my other sports pursuits (powerlifting, highland games, etc.) are winding down (more a factor of injuries than anything) and I'm sincerely interested in using the benefits of marital arts to help fight off what I see as two of the biggest enemies of older age...losing mobility and losing mental flexibility.
The unfortunate part is due to my rural location and work schedule, I have not been able to find a school/style that I like that is in line with my availability. So I have started training using a virtual school.
I know the thoughts on this generally are negative, but (as I wrote in another post) my goals here are not fighting focused, but for exercise and body/mind improvement primarily.
Looking forward to hearing/learning from others training as I progress on my own. Best Regards
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16250
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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Welcome to KF, Bobd400; glad that you're here!!
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Bobd400
White Belt
Joined: 12 Apr 2021
Posts: 9
Styles: Kenpo Wing chun
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| Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 10:40 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to KF, Bobd400; glad that you're here!!
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Thanks! (again  ) |
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aurik
KF Sempai
Joined: 08 Nov 2016
Posts: 461
Location: Denver, CO
Styles: Shuri-Ryu, Uechi-Ryu
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| Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to the forum, Bob! Good luck in meeting your goals and enjoy your time here!
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Bobd400
White Belt
Joined: 12 Apr 2021
Posts: 9
Styles: Kenpo Wing chun
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| Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:00 am Post subject: |
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| aurik wrote: |
| Welcome to the forum, Bob! Good luck in meeting your goals and enjoy your time here! |
Thank you! |
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SLK59
Yellow Belt
Joined: 05 Nov 2020
Posts: 94
Location: USA
Styles: Shotokan Karate
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to KF, Bob! Best of luck for your renewed journey.
Cheers,
Scott
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Patrick
KF Administrator
Joined: 01 May 2001
Posts: 28651
Location: Los Angeles, California
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30005
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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Welcome, BobD! 
Was the "American" TKD you did, perhaps, in the ATA? I was a former member myself.
I look forward to hearing about your experiences! If you are so inclined, there is a running Martial Artists' Training Log thread in the Health and Fitness forum where you can basically share your training journal!
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Fat Cobra
Blue Belt
Joined: 14 Jul 2018
Posts: 344
Location: Watertown, NY
Styles: Ryukyu Kempo
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Bobd400, welcome to the forums and good luck on your Martial Arts journey!
Karate no michi!
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DWx
Black Belt
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
Posts: 6455
Location: UK
Styles: Tae Kwon Do & Yang family Tai Chi
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| Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to the forums Bob
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