You're Not Too Old for Karate. You're Training the Wrong Way

Anxious Black Belt Podcast · Nov 8, 2026 · 4m

Getting older doesn't mean you have to give up karate or accept that training will become increasingly difficult. But perhaps the way we train needs to change. In this episode, I share some thoughts on karate training as we get older, drawing on my own experience of more than 30 years in martial arts, including karate, wrestling and boxing. We often measure a good training session by how exhausted we feel, how hard we sparred or how many repetitions we completed. But exhaustion isn't necessarily a sign of progress. I explore three important principles: Consistency over occasional heroic…