Ah, what an experience! Glad that you have some success with toe balance training. Actually, this post brings me back to my university days when I had to choose one type of martial arts so I asked this upper class man I used to play games with to recommend the 'gentlest' type because I didn't really want to be hit that much or be in pain and he recommended aikido. Man it was a trap, 2 hours/day and 3 sessions per week and almost an hour per day was dedicated in rolling on the mats. I could barely walk after each session. XD