12-19-2013, 08:27 AM
An Ortho who doesn't want to cut as a first choice sounds good. He even recommended that you get more friends (albeit friends with bad hips). I can say that water-aerobics will kick your ass (it did mine, and I'm more buoyant than you). You could prolly do your energetic katas in water and start a new fitness craze.
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.