Master grandma

In an earlier post ('she's a pedigree') I talked about Keiko Fukuda sensei, the 92-year-old 9th dan judo legend.
Madam Fukuda has Parkinson’s Disease, arthritis in every joint, a triple bypass, and has recovered from two heart attacks, but she's still on the mat teaching and keeping a watchful eye - talk about spirit!
Most people don't even live to get to that age.
Here's a clip showing the inspirational lady in action.

You can get the clip here (4.89MB, flv file).

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Fighting Parkinson's

Ken Marvin's left pinky started shaking while he was in the midst of testing for his black belt in aikido. Ken thought he'd pinched a nerve, but he put it on the back burner until the six-month-long test was over.

Ken earned his black belt, but the pinky kept shaking. In January, he finally saw his doctor, who referred him to the first of several specialists. In March, the verdict came in: early-onset Parkinson's.

In a similar fashion to aikido, Ken was able to ward off the punch of Parkinson's by rolling with it.

His disease progression has been slow. Six years since his symptoms first appeared, there should be wrist rigidity by now, but Ken believes the regular wrist exercises have kept that joint flexible.

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