Martial Arts Over 40

Health Benefits of Tai Chi for the Elderly

Brett Kraiger — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:00:00 +0000

Martial arts isn’t just about self defense and acquiring multi-coloured belts. Over the years, martial arts has also proven to help people gain back a certain level of functioning to an inured body part. Other forms help people achieve a sense of emotional and spiritual stability.

Tai Chi has proven to be one of the most preferred martial arts form for the elderly. Aside from not being a contact form, it provides the elderly with a sense of spatial awareness which they need especially for an expected decrease in mobility expected in aging.

The video above, shows how Tai Chi has helped improved the health and sense of well-being of older people. One of them said Tai Chi has helped decrease her blood pressure while another said her mobility has improved.

The benefits of the ancient practice of Tai Chi are explored by the elderly. To watch the full-length version of this video and many, many more, follow the link on our profile for a free trial of MyPathTV.com, the #1 destination for Mind-Body-Spirit Programming.

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73-Year Old Irish 9th Taekwon-Do Grandmaster

Brett Kraiger — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:00:00 +0000

It’s awe inspiring to see people get recognition for doing things they’re passionate about. This is because we witness all their efforts and undying dedication finally paying off. But for some, getting recognized isn’t necessarily a primary goal. It’s a natural result from long years of hard work and passion.

A great example of this is Grandmaster Robert Howard Sr. At 73 years old, he has been promoted to being the 1st Irish and 4th Non-Korean 9th Grandmaster in Taekwon-Do. He also rank 8th worldwide in this martial arts.

Despite being into Taekwon-do since the 1960s, Grandmaster Robert shows no signs of stopping judging by the skills he clearly still has. Today, he shares what he knows by teaching his students. His love for Taekwon-do is affirmed by his eagerness to still continue teaching in the next ten years if he still lives.

TV3′s The Morning Show and presenter Sybil Mulcahy visited Grandmaster Robert Howard seniors taekwon-do dojang (school) to hear about his promotion in North Korea to Grandmaster and to get some demonstrations on Taekwon-do.

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Women Empowerment: Jennifer Chadam’s Martial Arts Story

Brett Kraiger — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:00:00 +0000

When you’re a mom, people often think you have a lot of responsibilities that you have barely enough time to do things for yourself. Although there’s nothing wrong with this, having women especially moms do something they want for themselves is empowering and shouldn’t be taken for granted.

This is what Jennifer Chadam has to say when asked about her Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jutsu training. She is a 41 year old mom of two and local educational center executive.

Jennifer explains in the video that training helped her get in touched with her athletic side which she tried to avoid due to injuries in the past. Today she now enjoys training because of the changes it made in the way she feels and looks at herself. Ultimately, she does it to be happy and feel good about herself.

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66 Year-Old Taking Control Over Her Disease Through Karate

Brett Kraiger — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:00:00 +0000

It’s human nature to seek control over the situation you are in. But life is unpredictable. When unexpected changes happen to our lives, we fear because we know our ability to control is threatened. This is why having a chronic disease such as Rheumatoid Arthritis is frightening.

But Flo Covell, a 66 year old woman who has been suffering Rheumatoid Arthritis for 22 years, has done every possible way to have control over her situation. Training in Karate has definitely helped her deal with this health condition. You can see her training as if she isn’t inflicted by such disease in the video. She said she has managed to take control over it by eating well, exercising, meditation and martial arts. On top of that, she already has a black belt for Karate.

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Brett Kraiger — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:00:00 +0000

There are more than a dozen reasons why people get into martial arts. For the young it could be a hobby and for the old it could be for health related reasons. But some people have some unconventional reasons and stories on how they ended up with martial arts.

Take for example Julie Kitchen, a wife and mother of 13 year old twins. This 36 year old mom is known as one of the world’s toughest female Muay Thai fighters with 14x world titles under her name.

In this video, Julie explains how she got into Muay Thai. It’s surprising to note that she started it after she had children. When asked how she is able to handle all her responsibility as a mother on top of her training, she credits her family’s support for making it easy for her to juggle everything.

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Cane Fu: Self Defense for the Elderly

Brett Kraiger — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:00:00 +0000

Training in martial arts brings a lot of benefits. For the elderly, this can translate to having a healthier body and contribute to a positive outlook in life. Most importantly, it can serve as another means of learning self defense. This is especially important for the elderly that often fall victims to opportunistic people. The existence of various forms of martial arts specifically tailored for the elderly is not uncommon today. An example of this is Cane Fu.

This form of self defense utilises a cane, which is often used by older people on a daily basis. However, the cane used is modified to make it more useful as a self defense weapon. Training in this form of martial arts renders older people the ability to fend of attackers in sticky situations such as a robbery. The video above explains more deeply about Cane Fu and it’s importance to the elderly.

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A 53-Year Old’s BJJ Black Belt Story

Brett Kraiger — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:00:00 +0000

Martial arts training is no joke. It’s exhausting and physically demanding. However, drawing inspiration from other people’s experience might help us push ourselves further.

Take for example, Harvey Hensley who got promoted to black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jutsu at the age of 52. He said he got interested in BJJ through exposure to media especially in UFC. He had previous training on more traditional martial arts. But was interested in learning BJJ and what’s behind it.

He said he was intimated at first to start training considering his age was 43 at that time. However, he met people you continued to encourage him. Training under his teacher Jared Weiner helped him improve his skills more. He even stated that training with younger people was more of the advantage. He was able to push himself a little further because of the energy he gets when training along with the young.

However, he emphasized that hard work and technique are also necessary to succeed in training especially in Brazilian Jui Jutsu which is known for being physically demanding form of martial arts.

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Brett Kraiger — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Rachel Marshall grew in a very active family. She, along with her siblings, excelled in many different sport in primary school back in the UK. Her parents were in an all out support during her growing years. She had set her eyes to become an Olympic runner someday. But due to her height, she wasn’t eligible to do so. She accepted this and went on with her life pursuing teaching Physical Education as a career.

Many years after, Rachel found herself developing a love for contact sports specifically boxing. Being married with two kids and living in Singapore, Rachel was delighted to try out a 12 week boxing training after witnessing a charity fight. In the next couple of months, Rachel devoted herself to her training while juggling being a mom at the same time. Her husband Lee couldn’t be more supportive.

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Rachel Marshall will continue to hone her skills despite not pursuing professional boxing.

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Brett Kraiger — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Martial arts may not be appealing to many the first time they encounter it due to the violent and misleading reputation it has. However, there are also many who changed their view on martial arts after knowing and experiencing it.

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In the video above, Doni states that training and being on the mat empowers and helps her relieve the stress and pressure of her day to day life. After three years, she still enjoys training at least five hours every week.

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45 Year-Old Guru and His Unique Martial Arts

Brett Kraiger — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Silat is a form of martial arts that originated and is unique to Malaysia. With influences from Indian and Chinese martial arts, Silat presents a mixture of familiar stances and unique principles. Many form of such martial arts exists. Some of which focus more on different skill sets such as grappling, knife fighting and meditation.

Guru Azlan Ghanie of Kuala Lumpur teaches a special style of Silat that emphasizes a complete excersie program. The nature of this variation is very similar to Tae Chi. He has been teaching this style of Silat for an extended number of years now, which he has learned from his grandfather and he has refined over time.

At age 45, Guru Azlan still teaches this martial arts to his local and international students in Kuala Lumpur. Clearly, being martial arts helped maintained Guru Azlan’s fit and healthy physique which he hopes to share with his students. In the video, Guru Azlan is interviewed by Brooklyn Monk Antonio Graceffo regarding the nature of Silat.

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