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Old Man Can Jump.

Melissa's forays into Tae Kwan Do made me a bit nostalgic about my days spent training in the martial arts.

Recently I was importing some old photos into iPhoto and came upon two photos of the board break from my test for Ee Dan (Second Degree Black Belt) taken Spring 2007. It is a jump double straddle kick.

You have to break two boards with each foot simultaneously. The trick is to get you knees up high and move your head forward of your body. Landing is the hard part. You can very easily land on your butt, which from this sort of altitude is not pleasant.

I wasn't good at a whole lot of other things in the martial arts; but paradoxically, this kick (which everyone else seems to have trouble with) was not only easy, but rather enjoyable. The bottom picture actually shows me coming down; the boards are already broken.

This entry was posted on October 18th, 2008 at 06:22:36 pm and is filed under Uncategorized, Personal Stuff, Popular Culture, Art and Music. Tags: blood type diet, board breaks, jump straddle kick, karate, peter d'adamo, tang soo do

6 comments

Comment from: Diana [Visitor]
"Your kung fu is better than mine"

Great shot Dr. D. Perhaps one day you'll tell us why you chose Tai Quan Do over the other martial arts... :)
10/19/08 @ 09:59
Comment from: Yaman [Visitor]
I agree, "Old Men Can Jump", provided that they eat right :)

Yaman
10/19/08 @ 10:26
Comment from: Joe [Visitor]
"Old" man? At just over 50, I don't know that you qualify yet... Keep up the good work!
10/19/08 @ 15:36
Comment from: P-Twist [Visitor]
Day-uuum! Dr. D. is in the house!
10/20/08 @ 13:44
Comment from: Eric Morrison [Visitor]
That's the coolest thing I've ever seen in my life! haha
10/22/08 @ 00:16
Comment from: Melissa [Member] Email
I'm still having trouble getting my knees up for just a side kick, but I'll get there. 10 years ago, I was too old for it (in my early 20s). With all the aches and pains I used to have, and the injuries I used to get so easily, I couldn't have imagined it. It's amazing the difference it makes to choose different foods.
10/22/08 @ 00:29

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