My Muay Thai Life Starting at 50, 5 Years In Before I Knew It🥊🔥
Hello, this is Toshi😊
Today, I'd like to write about the Muay Thai life that my wife and I are totally hooked on.
Before I knew it, it's been almost five full years.
I'm the most surprised one here😂
It all started with a "frozen shoulder"💦
It began the year I turned 50.
That very year,
I was suffering from a frozen shoulder in full force😇
I couldn't lift my arm.
It hurt just to put on clothes.
Even nights were quietly painful.
Seeing me like that,
my wife happened to find a Muay Thai gym on her way back from shopping.
"Why don't you try going here?"
No, no, no.
Me? Martial arts?🥊
I've been uncoordinated since I was a kid, and I've barely ever been in a fight, me?
…Thinking that, for some reason, we ended up starting to go as a couple.
A couple unexpectedly hooked on it🤣
At first, it was really tough.
The muscle pain was brutal.
The next day, going down stairs was hell.
There were many days when the two of us would say, "Let's skip it today..." and slack off💦
Even so, before I knew it,
our 10th wedding anniversary gift was "my own gloves"🥊🎁
What kind of couple are we?😂
Basically, we go twice a week.
During a period when I was briefly unemployed, there were times we went 4-5 times a week.
It's more than just a hobby now; it's a part of my life.
And today, I heard something that made me quite happy✨
During mitt work today.
The instructor
suddenly said this.
“Your attack power has suddenly increased lately.”
…Huh?
Attack power? Me?😳
While I thought it sounded like an RPG,
deep down, I was incredibly happy.
I'm not planning to compete in matches,
I'm just continuing at my own pace.
But it seems I was building up strength after all.
Consistency is power.
I really felt that to be true today🔥
A list of good things about starting Muay Thai📋✨
I could go on forever, but...
・My frozen shoulder healed (the symptoms vanished in half a year👏)
・I fall asleep super fast now😴
・I lost weight, gained muscle, and feel a bit sharper (I think)
・Stairs and hills are a breeze
・I've gained a mysterious sense of confidence
・I have no trouble finding topics to talk about with younger colleagues
・I've made more gym buddies and work friends
・It's a great way to relieve stress
It's just all good things.
I'm really glad I started.
My wife's changes and what's next💪
My wife, too,
has started to show faint muscle definition in her thin arms and thighs,
I'm grinning in front of the mirror🤣
I haven't been able to go much these past few months due to poor health,
and I even made some weak comments like,
"Maybe I should quit..."
But now, I plan to go as much as I can before my surgery,
and resume once I've recovered.
Don't overdo it, but don't quit.
I think that's the best way.
Even starting at 50, you can update your life🥊🔥
I never imagined that I would start Muay Thai just before turning 50,
and that a day would come where I'd be told,
"Your attack power is increasing."
Life is unpredictable, isn't it?😎
But one thing I can say for sure is,
You won't know until you try.
And you won't know even more until you keep at it (in a good way).
We will continue to do this as a couple,
at our own pace🥊🔥
Thank you for reading until the end🙏
I hope you'll join me in the next note as well😊