Started training again!

**hoodedmonk** · Posted On: 7/30/2008 12:14am

Well I started training again and it felt great! I had alot of fun. I went back to my old school, (UIMA.) training in mma/bjj. Tonight we did mostly thai pad training/drills and I was'nt as out of shape as I thought I would be. Anyway after taking several months off it felt really good to be back in training. I think after I get back into the swing of thing's I'm going to try some grappling competitions. I am 37 but my body feels pretty good, so I'm going to give it a whirl. I would really like to give amature mma a try, but I'm still not sure if that's gonna ever happen or not. Anyway this probably aint worthy of a thread, but I had to post anyway.

**Tenebrous** · Posted On: 7/30/2008 12:18am

Originally Posted by hoodedmonk

Well I started training again and it felt great! I had alot of fun. I went back to my old school, (UIMA.) training in mma/bjj. Tonight we did mostly thai pad training/drills and I was'nt as out of shape as I thought I would be. Anyway after taking several months off it felt really good to be back in training. I think after I get back into the swing of thing's I'm going to try some grappling competitions. I am 37 but my body feels pretty good, so I'm going to give it a whirl. I would really like to give amature mma a try, but I'm still not sure if that's gonna ever happen or not. Anyway this probably aint worthy of a thread, but I had to post anyway.

Good for you. Generally there's a "seniors" or "masters" division. Some of them have multiple divisions for different age groups. The local tournaments have a 30-40 bracket, so it's possible you may be able to find something similar and not have to worry about the age difference too much.

**Kentucky Fried Chokin** · Posted On: 7/30/2008 12:21am

Where the hell is Carson, WA and how did they get a Pedro Sauer affilate? Also, congrats on getting back in the gym. There's a comp in November, maybe I'll see you there.

**hoodedmonk** · Posted On: 7/30/2008 12:34am

Originally Posted by Razamataz

Where the hell is Carson, WA and how did they get a Pedro Sauer affilate? Also, congrats on getting back in the gym. There's a comp in November, maybe I'll see you there.

Carson Wa. is about 45 minnutes east of Vancouver wa. It's a bit of a drive, but unless tkd or tai chi is my thing that's the way the cookie crumbles! UIMA is actually located in Washougal wa. The senior instructor there is a purple belt and former f.c.f.f lightweight champion in amature mma.