tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-78352171423753284362008-03-29T22:59:00.002-04:002008-03-29T23:03:18.643-04:00<div align="justify">Interested in a martial art that you can practice effectively until you’re 80 or older?<br /><br />Let’s face it - It’s probably not going to be karate. Sure there have been a few notable geriatric supermen who have been effective karate guys into their grey years. But as a general rule, striking arts require about 1-2% more practice, effort, skill, and athleticism each year after age 30 just to maintain. And that’s not talking about skill improvement!<br /><br />Then there are grappling arts, like jiujitsu or wrestling, but again, let’s face it. Those are young men’s sports. Again, there are a few middle-aged and older practitioners of judo and jiujitsu who are very effective, but you don’t see many of those older guys rolling with the young competitors because they just get too busted up and it takes too long to heal.<br /><br />This brings us to aikido. If you are looking for a martial art that will provide a little reasonable exercise, that will reliably improve your chances of surviving an attack or accident, and that you can practice for the rest of your life, aikido is the right art for you.<br /><br />If you live in southwest Mississippi and are interested in participating in an aikido class for adults, drop me a line at <a href="mailto:mokurendojo@gmail.com">mokurendojo@gmail.com</a> and I’ll get you set up. Or if you don’t live conveniently close, send me an email and I’ll see what I can suggest to help you.</div>Patrick Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471858995477729220noreply@blogger.com