It's Important

[MightyB]

I think it's important to periodically assess why we do martial arts and the value of a life long commitment to Kung Fu.

[sanjuro_ronin]

cool stuff
I know a karate dude that all he trains is freaky ****.
He'll do like 25 push-ups to warm up, but spend most of his time working on 1-finger pushups.
He'll work on doing one handed handstands, "flag poles", just cool stuff that he likes but that don't really have anything practical to them per say BUT he just loves doing them.
Great fun at parties, LOL !

Remember Jack Lalane swimming while towing 80 boats for his 80th birthday or some **** like that?

Crazy old ****s !

[Frost]

a lifelong commitment to any form of physical activity is a good idea and rewarding

[David Jamieson]

All the practice I do is to help me have quality of life until I drop dead.
If you don't exercise, it's a pretty good bet that you will spend the last 10 years of your life suffering in some form of agony that could have been avoided if you had only spent the lousy bare minimum 90 minutes a week it takes to stay in shape.

I practice because I loathe a fat ass on myself more than on anyone else.
I practice because I don't want to live my last 10 in a hospital or a wheelchair.
I practice because it's the right thing to do for myself.

[MasterKiller]

I bet those guys never fought anyone in their life.

[David Jamieson]

I bet those guys never fought anyone in their life.

why?

What is it that by looking at a couple of photos of old men being physical makes you posit that?

just curious.

[GeneChing]

I bet those guys never fought anyone in their life.

Maybe that's why they've lived so long.

[Scott R. Brown]

Bloody SHOW OFFS!!!!

[MasterKiller]

Maybe that's why they've lived so long.

It's better to burn out than fade away. AAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[David Jamieson]

Ironically, Neil Young is basically fading away instead of burning out...

[GeneChing]

It's better to burn out than fade away. AAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Dude, Johnny Rotten is 57 now.

Ironically, Neil Young is basically fading away instead of burning out...

What? No way! Shakey is still going strong. I saw him at Outside Lands just last summer. Neil & Crazy Horse threw down an oppressive set, befitting of the fog. It was brutally foggy in that coldest-winter-was-a-summer-in-sf way so Neil's set was just abusive. Neil knows how to play into distortion. After a climactic space jam of sonic depth charges, Neil went solo acoustic for Needle and the Damage Done, and I just marveled at his artistry. Fade away, my arse. Shakey can still rock the house (or the foggy SF field as the case may be).

Oh man, and from a fellow Canadian even.

[YouKnowWho]

Had a discussion with a Chen Taiji teacher yesterday. I asked him, "Which move will you use to kill?" We had a long interest discussion on that simple subject.

When you have reached to your old age, you want to develop some skill that you can kill with your bare hands "if you need to protect your family members". TCMA training is just as simple as that. Everything else are just distraction away from your normal training path. There is different between be able to knock a hole throught your opponent's head vs. be able to hold on a pole and perform human flag.

[RickMatz]

I practice because I loathe a fat ass on myself more than on anyone else.
I practice because I don't want to live my last 10 in a hospital or a wheelchair.
I practice because it's the right thing to do for myself.

I practice because one day, I want to be the toughest guy in the nursing home.

[Scott R. Brown]

I practice because one day, I want to be the toughest guy in the nursing home.

I practice because I am the toughest nurse in the nursing home!

[GeneChing]

Nurse Scott: Time for your meds.

Tough Guy Rick: I've been waiting for you. I've been practicing.

Nurse Scott: That's nice, Mr. Matz. Time for your meds.

Tough Guy Rick: Don't mess with me. I can do thumb push ups!

Nurse Scott: I'm sure you can, Mr. Matz. Med time.

Tough Guy Rick: Don't even mess with me! I can balance on stacked benches!!

Nurse Scott: Mr. Matz, we can do this orally or rectally.

Tough Guy Rick: That's all I'm asking, sir.