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You May Be Getting Too Old For Taekwondo If... 

  • The first and last words that you say every day is "Ouch!" 
  • The last time you yelled "Kiai!" your dentures flew out. 
  • Your training partner always begins each move with "Don't worry, I won't hurt you."
  •  You are two times older than your instructor. 
  • You think TKD is a stock market symbol. 
  • When you try the same movement twice in a row, you consider it a workout. 
  • Your belt and your hair have both turned white with age. 
  • You remember when dojang mats were stuffed with horse hair. 
  • Each time your training partner blocks your kick, she says "Did I hurt you?" 
  • "Do you want a little action?" means "Do you want some prune juice?" 
  • You are wondering if a walker is allowed during forms practice. 
  • When you bow, you are afraid of not getting back up. 
  • Your favorite competition technique is from the form you are presently learning. 
  • You hate meditation because you keep falling asleep. 
  • Your favorite combination for sparring is Ibuprofen and Geritol. 
  • You have a favorite sparring technique but you just can't remember it. 
  • You ask the cute new student "Where have you been all my life?" and he or she replies "Well, for most of it I wasn't born yet!" 
  • The cute new student asks you if its really true that you met Confucius. 
  • You are positive that the dojang mats have become petrified with age. 
  • Your Taekwondo membership number is the Roman Numeral I. 
  • Your Life Membership certificate has "EXPIRED" stamped across it.
  •  You remember when uniform pants were worn with thigh length hems. 
  • Your uniform is older than most of the students in your class. 
  • You knew General Choi Hong Hi when he was a private.

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