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Because except in niche areas, pop culture only tends to put young, pretty people in the spotlight which leads to a lot of people feeling increasingly irrelevant as they get older? So far I'm finding 30s to be more enjoyable than 20s, which has made me reconsider what it means to get older.

That being said, to hell with living in a retirement home. I don't have kids, so I'll age slower than normal people. And when I've finally lost it, I'm just going to remain in the outside world, doing all the stuff I always wanted to do but never did when held back by propriety; #1 on that list (no particular order) is driving my car straight through a tollbooth gate.

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Because except in niche areas, pop culture only tends to put young, pretty people in the spotlight which leads to a lot of people feeling increasingly irrelevant as they get older?


Pretty much, I'm 30 and I went to a Pitcher and Piano at the weekend, (Brits will know what I'm talking about) and I kept expecting Michael York to rock up with a gun in his hand asking if I wanted to go on 'Carousel'.

It sucks.

Ever since i turned 30 i got these young 19 yr olds hasseling me.
I'M NOT YOUR FATHER DAMMIT!
sort yer own issues.

@56 I can say strength is the last to go. I am slow as **** on the mats but if you let get a good grip you will be in trouble.

I have already told my kids I want a place in the Bahamas. Instead of an adult diaper they can put me in one of the low beach chairs in the water and bring me drugs and rum drinks. Life will be good.

the solution is quite simple.
as you grow older you physical capabilities dwindle.
you lose strength, co-ordination, speed.
so, instead of fighting a lost battle you must adept to the new situation and change tactics, i can only see two valid options: easy to handle weapons and avoiding/preventing dangerous situations.

ill add something: you know what this is really about?
us living in a western society of individuals, we have problems accepting we wil grow old and that strength is a corruptable power/asset.
whether you like it or not, the older you get the more you will be depending and at the mercy of others.
that can be a bothering idea for the ego.
especially when its big.

See? this is where Der was absolutely 100% correct and I really do stand to be corrected.

The mistake is that what you stated here, what JJ stated, etc is absolutely true... but it has little to nothing to do with the issue of aliveness and how one should approach a training situation.

For example. should we maybe emphasize weapons training more for some groups? yes! is the basis for that judgement the existential reality that there is an inherent weakness to this group? no! it simply does not have to be, it is baggage it can be discrimination, it is.. a red herring. and yu know why? because again as Der said we all come into a training scenerio with inherent weaknesses and strengths, some more than others.... heck the strongest Samoan in the world is a weakling next to the weakest Bear...variation is human nature (another red herring) it is not a reason to comprimise training principles, only a reason to adapt these principles so people can do the best they can do and function at the highest capacity they are capable of functioning at. When you start beating your chest about how you can except the existential reality of the aging process that others cannot.... that is your issue and not a training issue per se. Could it be? it might be. It might not be.why create the issue?

On the one hand we can make assumptions about old men like Gene LeBell, or we can train everyone to the best of their ability and like a good teacher should make sure safety and limits are (almost invisibly) enforced as people get better.

but remember that Bruce lee said absorb what is useful and reject what is usless.

Sorry had to do it it was like Satan had taken control of my fingers.

May the avatar of Paul Vunak gnaw your scrotum off.

Wouldn't a better option just be to live in a retirement home?

Seriously, the moment I can live in a retirement village, I'm doing it. I've already organised with my mates to be in the same place so that when we lose the plot and wander around talking bullshit and taking drugs, it will be like living our youth again until death. Except with more unwitting defecation and less fornication.

I am so excited about being a dirty old man.

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Because except in niche areas, pop culture only tends to put young, pretty people in the spotlight which leads to a lot of people feeling increasingly irrelevant as they get older? So far I'm finding 30s to be more enjoyable than 20s, which has made me reconsider what it means to get older.

When I was in my early 20s, I hate the 30+ guys who scooped up all girls my age.

Now that I am in my 30s...I'm fucking loving the fact that Lady Auslander is almost a decade younger than me.

@56 I can say strength is the last to go. I am slow as **** on the mats but if you let get a good grip you will be in trouble.

I have already told my kids I want a place in the Bahamas. Instead of an adult diaper they can put me in one of the low beach chairs in the water and bring me drugs and rum drinks. Life will be good.

so how much time does it get to get out of bed?
erectionproblems?
is it true your [pen0r shrinks when you get older?
tell us.

Hitting back or trying to help when you're not stronger than the offender can worsen situations...
You should only believe in your own defensive abilities if you really have them and the only way to get them is to learn learn a "full martial art"/alive training. Trying an eye gouge or groin kicks on a superior opponent in the street can unleash the fucking fury.

Now that I am in my 30s...I'm fucking loving the fact that Lady Auslander is almost a decade younger than me.

I like not being too young for 30+ women! :p

Oh and different note: started teaching little and medium kids for the first time in 7 years...and little ones are sort-of like the elderly in that you're extra-concerned about them not hurting themselves.

On day 1 they practiced telephone to block a slap to their head, progressing to being able to stand in a fighting stance on day 2 and do the same, partners throwing multiples and high or to ribs. Monday if they haven't forgotten everything they'll learn basic movement and repeat moving around as though fighting.

Though some are a bit too nice and 1 or 2 are silly, they are actually trying to hit their partner, though with control. I gave them a little talk on what it means to be a good partner and why it's helpful to both of you, and that was that. I'm a little surprised actually at how not-reckless they are being.

Anyways, it's pretty simple stuff and maybe there's a better way to do it or a better starting point for someone's first krotty lesson as a kid, I'm not claiming to be the god of krotty or teaching, but point is you don't just have to stand in lines and punch air or do compliant wristlocks when you're at a fragile age.

Hitting back or trying to help when you're not stronger than the offender can worsen situations...
You should only believe in your own defensive abilities if you really have them and the only way to get them is to learn learn a "full martial art"/alive training. Trying an eye gouge or groin kicks on a superior opponent in the street can unleash the fucking fury.

dude, you seriously need to stfu, you autistic fantasy 'mma fighting' fagg0t.
dont give advice to anyone, ever.
kthnxbai

dude, you seriously need to stfu, you autistic fantasy 'mma fighting' fagg0t.
dont give advice to anyone, ever.
kthnxbai

The mean streets of Hamburg are such that any senior attempting anything other than "AC transit man punching smaller African American lad" should submit immediately.... Hamburg makes New York look like a bunch of effeminites. On the mean streets of Hamburg it is kill or be killed, age problem? posh!!! nobody lives that long in Hamburg but if they do they best realize!

Hamburg isn't **** compared to the mean streets of Belgium, with kids on every streetcorner drinking 40s of Chimay.

Hamburg isn't **** compared to the mean streets of Belgium, with kids on every streetcorner drinking 40s of Chimay.

When viewing said youth with a finely produced malt beverage best not to enrage said youth if one is North of 65.