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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Chronic Illness and Martial Arts
It's Ikari here from Longshot Media Labs and I wanted to give you a run down on how it is to be chronically ill (pain in my case) and practice matial arts.

First thing I did was take up an internal martial art which is usually low impact. Their are many and the most famous of which is Tai-Chi. That's right for those of you who don't know but Tai-Chi is actually a martial arts. My style is a bit older, about a millineum ago compared to a few hundred years for Tai-Chi, and comes from Wudang(Wutang) Mountain and is called Free Palm. There are DVDs available on it if you search as it workls well for me as a displaced disc (pinched spine) patient.

I sometimes do light (and I mean light) sparring with my spouse who does another form of Wudang arts. Along with some basic drills and the form. So keep it low impact and you will find that even ill it's not impossible to practice martial arts and the first place to look is internal martial arts and do not expect to become a master. That is the way that works well for me and I am sure others. Even my doctors agree it's a good thing.

So for those of you with illnesses get off your butt and take advantage of what the eastern culture offers.

Best Regards,
Ikari
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