07/08/2022
Karate for seniors---
Karate was for getting over 40's crisis.
I started Karate at 41 years old because I wanted to change something. I found a dojo(a place to practice), and I joined a Karate club. I had less idea about Karate and later found that I was participating in one of 4 four major styles of Karate-dos, Shoto-kan. I remember well that one of the blue belt holders, Roger, said to everyone when he saw my face at the first lesson, "Finally we got a Japanese!"
Why Karate?---
I had loved ones to protect when I started. But that wasn't the ultimate mission to start Karate. I wanted to know why people practiced and how Karate had not died in this modern sports era. Karate wasn't something special for me. I read Karate-manga, I watched Karate-anime, I practiced Judo and Kendo during my high school period. So Japanese martial arts weren't rare stuff.
I was over 40, and I felt to need something. It was a 40's crisis. I was practicing SKI, and I knew that I should leave it one day because of my physical condition. So I would need a different physical(not mental) sport or activity for the elder age. Then Karate was one of the best candidates to learn, I thought.
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