Originally Posted by danfaggella

I plan to be active and relatively nimble and flexible in old age. However, if that means that my martial art expereince has to be limited to soft tai chi, then I don't think I can deal with it. I hope I can stay active in Randori-type activity (grappling) for a very long time, and if I don't batter myself I would think that such activity would prolong my strenth and flexibility. I do plan to practice striking and MMA in a full-contact manner, but this will stop for the most part, I don't want to get my brain battered until I am stupid, and I don't want fucked up joints in old age. Does this sound reasonable, assuming I eat right, live a healthy lifestyle and stretch properly?