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osopardo · 10-20-2003, 05:19 PM

Be very careful with your knees. And also your ankles, elbows, wrists and any other joints that may be subjected to severe stress. Use elastic wraps, like Ace bandages, while training. Use massage, hot packs, dit dat jow, whatever it takes. Be very conciuos of proper form and technique. And make your doctor aware of what you're doing.

I have had no major injuries in the years I've studied martial arts until I started to age. The abuse I used to give my body when I was younger usually made me stronger, now it just works against me. It's just a fact of life. Be more patient and gentler to your body during training than what you see the younger students doing. At our age (I'm 51) we have to polish with a soft cloth, not scrub with a wire brush.

On the upside, one of my first sabunims was a 66 year old lady who had started TKD after she had retired. During her second year of training her doctors discovered that she had reversed the onset of osteoporosis with her TKD training. And I know that I'm in better shape than most of my contemporaries outside the dojang.

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osopardo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hurricane Alley Posts: 170,033 Posts: 1,915 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Be very careful with your knees. And also your ankles, elbows, wrists and any other joints that may be subjected to severe stress. Use elastic wraps, like Ace bandages, while training. Use massage, hot packs, dit dat jow, whatever it takes. Be very conciuos of proper form and technique. And make your doctor aware of what you're doing. I have had no major injuries in the years I've studied martial arts until I started to age. The abuse I used to give my body when I was younger usually made me stronger, now it just works against me. It's just a fact of life. Be more patient and gentler to your body during training than what you see the younger students doing. At our age (I'm 51) we have to polish with a soft cloth, not scrub with a wire brush. On the upside, one of my first sabunims was a 66 year old lady who had started TKD after she had retired. During her second year of training her doctors discovered that she had reversed the onset of osteoporosis with her TKD training. And I know that I'm in better shape than most of my contemporaries outside the dojang. __________________ Le Bear Extraordinaire! *Mike Brewer's 2008 Athleticon Challenge!!!* Pushups Completed: 5 1/2 Situps Completed: Does using my hands count?