Originally Posted by
pgsmith
I wish I had taken more care in my younger days. Now I am having to get things fixed. Reattached ligaments in the right shoulder, and will have to do the left once this one is healed all the way. Going to have to eventually do the knees also.
As my Mom used to say ... getting old is not for sissies, but it certainly beats the alternative!
Hello Paul,
I came to aikido relatively late, around 25, unlike some of my younger students. We have some whole families training here, but especially fathers and sons -- and the latters' younger brothers, down to the age of six or seven. However, all my injuries were caused by dojo accidents, not by simple wear and tear. I am still training, but mainly teaching and there are certain things I no longer do now, like taking break-falls. I second Colin H's sentiment that some things you learn only come with age.
Peter Goldsbury,
Forum Administrator,
Hiroshima, Japan