Long Illness Cured in One Year
by Naoyuki Somiya (Headquarters)
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about 1985, my whole body started to fall apart! For no apparent reason,
I suddenly developed a disease that causes calcification of the joints.
I couldn't bend many of my joints and it seemed to be progressing. In
my school days, I had practiced Judo, and had been so flexible that I
could touch my knees with my forehead-yet now I could hardly move. And
Western medicine couldn't seem to help me get better, although doctors
tried everything they could think of. Then one of my colleagues at work,
Mr. Motoyoshi (who is an instructor at AJSMAF), recommended that I try
to practice T'ai-chi. At first, I couldn't do it at all-I couldn't stand
on one foot at all, and my overall balance was terrible.But one year later, I could easily stand on one foot and lift my legs up high. This was proof to me that my whole body was getting better. I had gone from pain to ease of movement with no pain! Every day, I seemed to get a little bit better, and people started to say, "You're looking great" and "You seem to be full of pep! "(Laughter.) Recently, people tell me that I look younger than I really am, which makes me regret that I didn't start practicing T'ai-chi even earlier! |
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