柔术形而上学（2023/3/14）

年龄与柔术。某种程度上说，这是每个人都不得不面对的问题——年龄的增长会对你的柔术之路产生怎样的影响？让我们先把这个问题分解成三个问题。首先，随着年龄的增长，你在柔术中会失去什么？第二，随着年龄的增长，你在柔术中留下了什么？第三，随着年龄的增长，你在柔术中得到了什么？根据我的经验，你会失去速度、灵活性、机动性、心血管耐力、爆发力和健壮的身体（对伤害的抵抗力和从伤害中迅速恢复的能力）。而大部分的等长力量（特别是握力）会在正常的运动范围内保留下来。你将获得耐心和垫子上的智慧。当然，随着年龄的增长，你可以做一些事情来减少这些损失，但要明白，没有人能够战胜时间，你也不可能成为第一个。随着年龄的增长，你必须谨慎地思考这三个问题答案，并做出改变。试着开发一个新套路，不要太依赖你开始失去的，而是基于你保持和获得的。要知道，你依然留下和获得了很多。随着时间流逝，虽然身体素质难以避免的会下降，但还是要尽你所能保护自己的身体，并准备根据你对这三个问题的答案进行相应的调整。

Age and jiu jitsu: It’s a question that at some point, we all have to ask - how will increasing age affect your approach to Jiu jitsu? Let’s start by breaking this down into three questions. First, what do you LOSE in jiu jitsu as you age? Second, what do you KEEP in jiu jitsu as you age? Third, what do you GAIN in jiu jitsu as you age? In my experience you will lose speed, flexibility, mobility, cardiovascular endurance, explosive strength and robustness (resistance to injury and ability to come back quickly from injury). You will keep most of your isometric strength (especially grip strength) within normal range of motion. You will gain patience and mat wisdom. Of course there are things you can do to reduce these losses as you age, but understand that no one has ever beaten father time and you are unlikely to be the first. As you age your game must evolve in ways that reflect your answers to these three questions. Try to develop a game that does not rely too heavily on the attributes you are starting to lose but rather is based upon the attributes you keep and gain. This still gives you a lot leeway to work with. Do your best to keep your physical body preserved as well as you can, but understand that time will inevitably change you physically and be prepared to adapt accordingly along the lines of your answers to the three questions