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Boundary Pushing By Ange - Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:28:32 GMT
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Hi all
Boundary Pushing - isn't that what we all do when we practice our particular Martial Art?
Of course! We push our bodies physically as well as mentally and love every minute of it, Right?
Well 11 weeks ago, I was coming up to grading for 3rd Gup, and thats quite a big deal for this overweight 47yr old women. Mentally I can do anything! You go girl, I can hear people say.
We were practicing gaining extra distance with our stances. Simple and easy? Yep!
Nope - my toes gripped (too much) our beautiful floor, my foot pronated completely forward and outwards and apparently I did the most magnificent land and roll anyone had seen.
Out of 10, I would score the pain in my foot a 15. I didn't say a thing, I didn't even swear. It took all my effort to stay conscious. I also remember hearing the crack.
The upshot of this was I had smashed 4 metatarsals (bones behind the toe bones) and also the 3 cuboids (behind the metatarsals). I finally had to fly to Brisbane (Oz) from Darwin where I live = 4.5 hrs flying for surgery. It is now 6 weeks since surgery and I have lots and lots of hardware in my foot, and will not be able to go back to SBD for at least 12 months, so my Dan Shim Ssa will be two and a half years away instead of 18 months.
The moral of this - Why was I trying to emulate my 6ft4, 27yr young Sa Dan Instructor, when I am 5ft4 47yr old overweight 4th Gup?
Gee this sound bitter doesn't it? I am frustrated as hell hopping around on crutches or scooting around in a wheelchair, but most of all I am frustrated at not being able to do the thing I love - Karate. I have reflected on the accident though and in hindsight I probably would have done the same thing anyway.
I wonder whether (those of us that are mature aged women) we should be trying to emulate the adonis instructors or does/should realism and acknowledgement of our capabilities come into play?
What do you all think?
Ciao
One Leg Angela
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Hi all
Boundary Pushing - isn't that what we all do when we practice our particular Martial Art?
Of course! We push our bodies physically as well as mentally and love every minute of it, Right?
Well 11 weeks ago, I was coming up to grading for 3rd Gup, and thats quite a big deal for this overweight 47yr old women. Mentally I can do anything! You go girl, I can hear people say.
We were practicing gaining extra distance with our stances. Simple and easy? Yep!
Nope - my toes gripped (too much) our beautiful floor, my foot pronated completely forward and outwards and apparently I did the most magnificent land and roll anyone had seen.
Out of 10, I would score the pain in my foot a 15. I didn't say a thing, I didn't even swear. It took all my effort to stay conscious. I also remember hearing the crack.
The upshot of this was I had smashed 4 metatarsals (bones behind the toe bones) and also the 3 cuboids (behind the metatarsals). I finally had to fly to Brisbane (Oz) from Darwin where I live = 4.5 hrs flying for surgery. It is now 6 weeks since surgery and I have lots and lots of hardware in my foot, and will not be able to go back to SBD for at least 12 months, so my Dan Shim Ssa will be two and a half years away instead of 18 months.
The moral of this - Why was I trying to emulate my 6ft4, 27yr young Sa Dan Instructor, when I am 5ft4 47yr old overweight 4th Gup?
Gee this sound bitter doesn't it? I am frustrated as hell hopping around on crutches or scooting around in a wheelchair, but most of all I am frustrated at not being able to do the thing I love - Karate. I have reflected on the accident though and in hindsight I probably would have done the same thing anyway.
I wonder whether (those of us that are mature aged women) we should be trying to emulate the adonis instructors or does/should realism and acknowledgement of our capabilities come into play?
What do you all think?
Ciao
One Leg Angela
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