What Old Martial Artists Know (Psst! It’s Precisely What Many Young Martial Artists Need to Learn)
- Tom Koch
- Oct 14, 2024
- 10 min read
Updated: Oct 19, 2024

Often stooped from age, little men hobble onto the mat, their thin wrists hidden within sleeves of uniforms held together by frayed black belts. Their bows are perfunctory but sincere, their faces calm with, sometimes, a slight smile. Opposite them are younger black belts, men whose strength and speed should roll up these oldsters and put them out of their misery.