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Inspiration

Sometimes we all need some inspiration to keep on going. In this section we bring you inspirational stories about over-40 martial artists who are showing us the true way!

46 Year Old Mother Of Two, Businesswoman, and Karate Champion

April 23, 2012 By Brett Kraiger

This story caught my eye. I know I've been posting a lot of inspirational videos and stories about more senior martial artists in their 60s, 80s or even over 100! But the site is about martial … [Read more...]

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81 Year Old Takes Up Martial Arts Instead Of A Gym Membership

April 23, 2012 By Brett Kraiger

81 Year Old Arthur Bondy had tried the gym, but instead his wife bought him some Karate lessons at Quest Martial Arts and he has never looked back. In this video you can see him and his wife laying … [Read more...]

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Alive and Kicking #29 – Learning to Fly, Prepare Properly, Failure is a Privilege, A Thousand Cuts, and Socks

April 16, 2012 By Brett Kraiger

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Learning How To Fly – My Test For Black Belt – Kristina Selting

April 16, 2012 By Brett Kraiger

Just earned my black belt

The first email I got from Kristina Selting was soon after she found Martial Arts Over 40. It was a one-line email, but what an email it was... To save you from counting... that's 144 exclamation … [Read more...]

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Alive and Kicking #28 – Centenerian Shows The Way, and Exploring Meditation

April 9, 2012 By Brett Kraiger

Daoist Bagua Master Lu Zijian 117 years old

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Forget 40. What About Martial Arts After 110!

April 5, 2012 By Brett Kraiger

You just have to check out this video of this amazing older martial artist. Lu Zijian is a Bagua master and he was born in 1893! This video was uploaded in 2009, so I guess that means that he was … [Read more...]

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40+ Martial Artist Fitter Than He Was In His 20s – Stewart Davison

April 5, 2012 By Brett Kraiger

Stewart Davison - 40-plus martial artist

Stewart Davison started martial arts in his late 30s, and now 6 years later says that he feels fitter now than when he was in the military in his 20s. That's really quite something. He's got some … [Read more...]

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Alive and Kicking #27 – Pain Tolerance In Martial Artists, a Breakthrough, and a Pep Talk

April 2, 2012 By Brett Kraiger

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A pep talk for the older martial artist – Tom Callos

April 1, 2012 By Brett Kraiger

I found this really great pep talk for the older martial artist on YouTube. It's by a great martial artist and leader, Mr Tom Callos, and he created it when he was promoting a site aimed at older … [Read more...]

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Alive and Kicking #26 – Mindfulness and Proprioception

March 26, 2012 By Brett Kraiger

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