Around 5 years of "Formal Instruction" and around 6 years of a rapid culmination of MA theorems, urban application "copyrighted", Style conceptualizing, Gi devouring, specificity training, and random sparring; either verbal this Forum( )...and the old fashioned way.

Grand total 10-11 years in.

I started in 1973 with a few months of no physical practice for a shoulder injury and a few months of only doing left handed techniques for a right hand crush injury. I still read and did meditation. Plus I practised Kata in my mind. Other than that, I have continued to practice non stop, even when I wasn't supposed to.

Will be 20 yrs this december 10th.

When you walk into the class room and realize that you have stripes on your belt that are older everyone else present, that old thing hits you like a rock in the head. And I'm not talking about the kid's class.
Started in 1968. I thought I had retired three years ago but I don't think that is going to take. My wife just started Kung Fu this week and I work at a major athletic shoe company. The culture there encourages fitness and active participation.

I started in 1985, and just today I passed my shito-ryu nii dan test

I'm 41. I started when I was thirteen. I've had a few breaks here and there but I've pretty much always been training (about 27, 28 years or so).




-John

Good job bud.

Yay for all us 'old-timers!'

May we always be able to whup those young 'uns (or at least keep them THINKING we can whup them!)!



Peace,
Mike

Started in 1983. Stumbled a few times, but mostly have practiced steadily, if not completely, for the last 15 years or so. That would make it 23 years for moi.

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