So I feel old.
At least I feel old for beginning Brazilian Jujitsu. Now I am not claiming to be the oldest guy at the gym, and I KNOW I will have my cohort of over 30 friends telling me to shut it, but the amount of young guys (or kids) I train with is astounding.
I catch myself rationalizing when I watch fighters begin their MMA careers past 35 years old, but quickly realize most of the athletes who started MMA late were NASTY at some other athletic competition in a past life.
Now I was a 2 time (That's right folks 2 time) all-county badminton stud in high school, but that hardly qualifies me as having any type of background for what I am doing now.
But I figure I have a lot of youthful vibes going for me:
-I spend 6 hours a day with 24-seven year olds
-I rarely act my age
-I still get carded when buying booze
-I still have acne
-For christmas my parents bought me over 20 pro wrestling action figures (To be fair I did not ask for them)
-For christmas my wife bought me 4 WWF pillow wrestlers (ok.... I did ask for them)
I know there is more but let's try and keep some dignity shall we?
While I struggle with coming to grips with the sands of time slipping through the hour glass, I remember why I started this in the first place.
I began training as a way to celebrate a milestone year in my life. My 30th.
There is still a lot I want to accomplish throughout my time, but if I can keep the attitude that it is never to late to learn to read, well I have accomplished something significant now haven't I.
Wait something got lost in translation there... oh well.
Happy Reading,
Steve "Don't get choked out" Mahalic
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