Karate training may have it's big moments, like when you achieve that technique that you have been working so hard at for so long, and it just flows out of you so smoothly, but I've noticed that 98 percent of Karate training is the constant simple basic build up of day after day effort.
It is the sweat that is poured out from you, the repetition of each movement to improve at every chance, and the painful lessons that teach you what you need to know to be able to use your skill.
Isn't daily life similar? Is it not in the constant cleaning, eating, sleeping, etc that we maintain good health? I've learned that lesson ever since I have been laid off. My home has finally reached a balanced equilibrium since I've been maintaining it on a everyday basis. My kids are coming home telling me that their friends have been envying the homemade baking, soups, and other snacks that I've been sending for their lunches. :-)
I feel good about it all. I'm loving each second of this life.
I embrace the training that I do in Karate. I know that one day.. not far away.. my body will not respond as well as I will want it to do. Will Karate still be important to me then? I do hope that I will have the right attitude, and perseverance to see value in training in my senior years. Yes my kicks may not be as high.. but they will still be there. Already there are parts of me that are complaining a bit after training.. it's not just that tired soreness from a good workout. The backs of my ankles, my knees, the small of my back, and my right wrist hum with a quiet ache. Arthritis is a known side effect of my skin condition.. so it could be that it is starting to develop within me. It is my thought that the exercise that I do thanks to karate will help slow down the build up of arthritis.
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Osu!
My Sensei was told at a young age that he would be crippled due to arthritis.
He has been doing Karate since 1969.
It acts up but if he had not he would probably be in a wheel chair.
Osu!!
Osu MilkManX.. Thank you so much for your comment. It gives me great hope, and encourages my efforts.
I'm glad that I haven't developed any soreness that would stop me at this point. I'm taking every action to avoid this potential future difficulty.
Osu
We should also prioritize our wellness sometimes we forgot about these things.
Yes Micheal I agree, it's a great idea to keep one's wellness in mind during all activities, and in our daily life.
You have some interesting points. Training hard is good but as the others have said we have to think also of our health. Our body needs some rest too. Much of our desire to learn fast we abuse of body
Yes, Ronald, and sometimes in our eagerness to learn new things there may be a chance that our body hasn't trained up to the level of being able to perform it, and we can injure ourselves.
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