The Real Goal Isn't Training Like You Did at 20

Anxious Black Belt Podcast · Nov 11, 2026 · 17m

Stop Training Like You're 20 | Karate After 40 Does your karate training need to change as you get older? Many martial artists continue training in their 40s, 50s and beyond, but often try to follow the same training methods they used when they were younger. More intensity, more repetitions, harder sparring and pushing through exhaustion. But is training harder always training better? In this episode of the Anxious Black Belt Podcast, I explore how we can adapt our karate and martial arts training as we get older without losing the challenge, ambition or enjoyment that brought us to martial…