Martial Arts Health & Age

As a martial artist, we start where we are and make improvements every day in eliminating weakness.

Days become months, months become seasons, and seasons become years.

It’s not a race, but a journey.

Certainly there are philosophical, intellectual, and spiritual aspects to the martial arts, and while some arts can be more physical vs. others, the physical-body component of the arts cannot be dismissed.

Your physical body is the vehicle to experience and navigate the martial arts.

You need to be working on, building, and maintaining your body.

Make small adjustments to your body and build on them gradually, just as you are doing in the martial arts.

Physical exercise- weight lifting, hiking, resistance training, movement to build muscles.

Endurance exercise- running, swimming, and other physical sports that get you moving, movement to build endurance and stamina.

Flow exercise- Yoga, stretching, light walking, movement to move the muscles and body in a soft relaxed way.

Work on making your diet the best you can.

Drink more water.

Make these changes and build on them in support of your martial arts, a holistic approach, do something fun and engaging.

Don’t neglect the physical training and aspects of the martial arts.

See you in the dojo!