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Originally Posted by YTWCKF  Sanshou is different; Sanshou is Chinese and Tae Kwon Do is Korean. For a good example of Sanshou look for “Cung Le” he is a Champion Sanshou fighter that is currently crossing over to MMA. I however I am not looking to climb into any ring and fight anyone; I just want to get back in shape.
I will try to eat slower as well. Surprisingly enough I had not thought of that and I am told by many I eat to fast, thanks for the idea.
I agree, the public is looking for quick fixes these days (I should know I was for a while too) and it is just plain old exercise that does the job. |
Gotcha. Thanks for the education! There are so many types of fighting styles that I cannot keep up!
I thought about getting into a type of fighting someday but am not sure where I would go.
Where are the oddsmakers when you need them? Where is this E-fight going to take place?? Octagon? Squared Circle? I've got Michael Buffer on the phone and he's ready when you are!
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Originally Posted by YTWCKF Yeah That Was a Complete Kayak Flip ???
but seriously folks…
The handle is kind of a reminder to me to not hide behind being overweight and not letting it stop me anymore.
YT is something I have been doing for a long time, since it was all I could do after I recovered from the back injury(s) Yang Tai Chi
The other 2 I have been avoiding saying I am to out of shape to try them yet so basically I have been using the weight as an excuse and telling myself that I need to get into better shape before I go try any harder martial art. But I recently realized that is exactly what I am doing so I am going to go and try them to see if I can handle them and if so they should help me loose weight. There are schools for both in my area.
First I will go and try Sanshou and that is the KF for Kung Fu and then there is another I have wanted to try for years but again I have been telling myself for years that I need to be in better shape before I try it. That one is Wing Chun, also a Kung Fu but that is the WC. That is where YTWCKF come from. Martial arts was a big part of my life before the back stuff and I have been missing it for years so it is time to put up or shut up and go for it… or at least that is what I am trying to make myself believe.
Hey at lest now if I find I can’t do it I can say I’m to old  |
I liked the Kayak flip better
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Originally Posted by YTWCKF How I hurt it
This is from here What sports did you play as a kid?
This all occurred between the ages of 25 and 30
1st - I worked in a warehouse and I was one of the 3 biggest guys there so the three biggest were in a truck unloading to the rest of the guys on the ground (no dock available that day) there were 6 guys on the ground and as I said 3 in the truck. We were unloading a checkout counter that weight an awkward 500 lbs or greater and the other 2 in the truck thought the 6 on the ground had the load and the 6 on the ground thought the 3 of us had the load so the other 2 in the truck let go and I took the brunt of the weight to stop it from falling on the 6 on the ground. Out of work several months
2nd time – I was a mechanic and very stupidly, since I had no patients and the shop foreman was on me to get the engine in (the lift chain was locked in the box of the guy that went to Germany on vacation) lifted a 4cyl engine and again was out of work for several months
3rd time – Working in a hospital and helping (ironically my back doc) lift a rather large woman (300 lbs exactly – as I later found out) from an ambulance stretcher to an ER bed and he never gave me time to get ready and I helped unload 3 other ambulances that night. Ended in an ambulance myself the next day and I was in the hospital for a week and out of work for several months.
The result 15 years later
I am currently doing ok and I am able to walk upright and very careful when it comes to lifting stuff. I had an episode about a years ago that kept me out of work for about 3 days but that is all so far (knock on wood) I went through physical therapy, acupuncture and I now try and do my exercises regularly.
Still can't lay down in bed for greater than 7 hours without it hurting and waking me up, I need to get up and get moving but after that it clears up and I am pretty much pain free these days, which is a GREAT difference from when I ended up in the hospital and I couldn't even crawl.
Now if I can loose the weight I think I will be ok, at least for a few more years.
So how is your back doing? |
Yeesh, that back has been through the ringer!!!! :eek4::eek4: