Practicing martial arts at 29.

[captain harlock]

Hi guys.

I just ran into a Bengali Kung Fu master who's now in his late 40s and started his martial arts life at the age of 7. All I could say about him is WOW!!! At this late time of his life, he looks as young as a, well, young man. His speed while implementing the Wong TaiChi techniques on the wooden dummy is just surprizingly fast!!! . I've been training under his instructions for about two months. His training do not focus on Kung Fu techniques alone, but on physical strength, water like flexibility, and speed. He made me see some nuances of torture , and yet, he claims that he used to do all of these workouts over 5000 times a day( I could only do one of his workouts between 10 to 35 times maximum ). His speed, like I said earlier, speaks for his claims, though .

What I want to know now is, presuming that there's someone around here who's also into martial arts, am I fit to become at least half as strong as master Mi'raj at the age of 29? My body isn't over weight at all. I'm about 160 something cm tall, and I weigh 68kg. My diabetes, however, is my greatest obstacle, since it's putting lots of strain on my muscles and joints when it goes up.

If I could become a decent Kung Fu trainer, I think I could teach my diabetes how to respect me..

What do you guys think?