Middle-Aged Martial Artist

I had a good sparring session Friday night--it was fun, I learned stuff, and I did well. I had two opponents who particularly posed challeng...

(You should know that Black Belt Blues is the name of a blog by a recoveree from ACL reconstruction , and an excellent place to visit.) It...

After my doctor visit, resulting in the torn labrum diagnosis , I spoke with some friends from my martial arts school who said this particul...

My shoulder has continued hurting, so I finally got in to see a sports doctor. His diagnosis: I have a torn labrum . The labrum is shoulder ...

Last night, a Friday night, I was the only student in my sparring class, so I got to spar with sensei. My sensei is a Muay Thai champion . W...

I spent a three day weekend with my 80-something parents in another city. I went there to help my father after he got an operation, but he w...

I'm going to take some days off from my martial arts classes to allow my shoulder to heal. It's been three weeks and it still hurts....