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A year an a half ago, I started Karate. I joined as a way to morally support my dd who was taking it for self-esteem issues. It has helped her some. I took Tae Kwon Do as a teen, and I do enjoy it.
It has been really challenging. Remembering sequences of movements is not my forte what so ever. In the year, I have earned 3 new belts_white->yellow->orange->green. Faster than anticipated.
I have been asked if I would consider working to my black belt!!!! 
Dh laughed and laughed, he says to get a black belt I'm going to have to be able to do more than 1 pushup on my toes.
I'm terrified to get my next belt, expectations are much higher, and I'd have to find a way to train more often.
The sequence is blue->Brown->possibly brown stripe ->black And since I'm not a teen, I could be at the brown belt in about a year and a bit's time if I can wrap my head around the idea.
I don't know how I feel about it. I know the club would love to have a female black belt, as it gives the little girls a visual that it's possible. They like having me assisting already, as it's 3 dads and some teens, and 2 college students. A mom makes it seem more possible to the kids. But I really don't know if I can do it! They can grade me only to brown/brown stripe, the organization head would do the next grading. there is only 1 or 2 opportunities a year for the black belts.
I'm really thankful for this club. I trust the black belts. It helps that I have known one 11 years, another 6 years, from different parts of our lives where our paths have crossed. I am comfortable training there. I didn't really think I'd go as far as i have right now. And I did it in good time according to them.
I guess this could be a personal goal. I don't often set any for myself, normally too many interruptions.
I think I'd like to go for it.... is it insane to try to get a black belt in your 40's?
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It's not crazy at all! Go for it!
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No, it's not insane!! Do it!! 
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Thank you for the encouragement!
I guess I need to really think this out. This would entirely be something for me. It doesn't affect my family at all, except maybe make mom may need to be taken a little more seriously..lol. DS18 wants to wrestle, and isn't to keen on the fact that mom can and will pin him down if he gets to pushy.
I will need to get stronger, more fit. This isn't a bad thing! But there's an easy 40 lbs that needs to be lost. That will make it all easier without that extra.
So, I guess I need to work on learning what I need to get the next belt in class, and work on my fitness and nutrition at home.
I did work out this morning. I'm a nice shade of red right now..lol.
I don't know! This is almost momentous for me to even consider it!
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I love it! That's so cool. Go for it.
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Great idea! One thing I've liked about our area martial arts is that people of all ages are participating. It does make it more accessible for girls to see a mom out there.
Go for it!!!
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A woman in my son's karate class is in her 60s with a black belt! 40 is not too old at all.
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Excellent!!! Go for it!
Wow, I'm impressed.
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Ok, I'm feeling it today!!
Another day, and I should start feeling better...just in time to work out again.
I decided to...
GO FOR IT!!!
Worst case scenario, I get more fit! Not a bad scenario. I am going to see if I can get my blue belt at this grading. Need to sharpen my memory for all my patterns.
I am trying to come up with a plan of attack. Short of making time to practice and improve my technique, i can't speed up the process. From now to black belt, i'd estimate 4 years at best. Not something that is fast. At blue it will be at least a year to brown. Brown to brown stripe likely 18 months and then close to the same from the next. So it is what it is.
But I am going to stick it out! These are things I can do that will help me be able to improve what I do at karate. It is a non-profit organization, so we don't have lots of time in the dojo. I will assist 2-3x a month teaching, and then only 1 training day a week. So it isn't much training time. BUT I can do somethings to improve my own fitness level, which can only help at karate.
1 - regular work out! I have a few dvds I plan to use. So i don't need to leave home to do it. I started yesterday. I am very sore!
2 - clean up our eating. I want to have more whole foods in the house and eliminate lots of the junk
3 - take off some weight.
They all work together.
I want to see what 'open gym' time is at our fitness center. I would be game to go spend a couple hours a week there with space to practice if it was quiet.
Not sure what else I can do, it will be an exercise in discipline and patience!
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Thank you. Ok. I have learned that the worst day is 2 days after a hard work out, day 3 morning was hard, but by evening things are easing up. Day 4 I can feel the muscles yet, but it's almost gone. Hopefully recovery will be faster.
Also walking helps stretch out the muscles gently.
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