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Martial Arts is a LONG term investment of your money , your time , and your EFFORT , And , unfortunately , just like most of the shitty fitness Infomercials out there , the things that look most convincing to the initiate or novice practitioner are usually BULLSHIT . The things that Impress you most your first year are the things you end up tearing up laughing at 10-15 years later . Stay away from "Back Belt Clubs" , pretty much MOST "Karate" schools that arent one of the "big Four" Karate systems , "Women's Self Defense" courses (these should be called "How To Get Robbed/Raped 101") and ANY place that tells you to SHOUT at your opponent as a part of your "technique" .
Oh , and dont fall for the Popularity of "MMA" training these days . Most of THAT just gets women's asses kicked as well . MMA , like Boxing , is a SPORT . Its geared tward OLYMPIC LEVEL ATHLETES fighting in a protected environment against someone their OWN SIZE . These Techniques WILL NOT WORK againstr someone 200 lbs larger than you . Boxing is the same . Both are GEREAT Workouts , but will get your ass kicked at a serious size disadvantage . In fact , the entire Industry is geared tward making ppl FEEL they can fight without imparting any real SKILLS to the practitioner . The systems that DO this are often shunned as being "Too Hard" or "Taking too long" or "Wasting time not Sparring" . Sparring is a tool for ppl that have DEVELOPED SKILLS , and is NOT to be done the first day . Hell , in old school boxing gym it would be up to THREE YEARS before you were Sparring . That does NOT mean that you werent training .
MA training is about CHANGING YOURSELF INTO THAT WICH YOU CURRENTLY ARE NOT . Its NOT about Learning "tricks" to "defend yourself" its about learning to MASTER the human body to WIN FIGHTS . The fact is that when youre attacked you arent IN a "Self Defence" . youre in a FIGHT , sister ! and the guy isnt going to throw some stupid Hug from behind , or grab your Wrist , hes prob going to throw an Overhand Right ad your ass . Can you take it ? Can you Duck it ? can you fight AFTER you have had yoru bell rung FOR REAL ? probably not right now , but a REAL school will get you there , WITHOUT hitting you in the skull the first day .
In the end you CANT go by "Style" , you have to go to the best school YOU CAN GET TO . That being said , there really are schools you would be better off not training at at all . And sometimes you may have to go with a style you have never even heard of , and youll find you love it !
Training is about the Environment , and about hte connection you make with the Instructor as WELL as about Realism . Fake ppl train Fake and get beaten up . Reall ppl get REAL conditioning , and REAL SKILLS .
In fact , ANY school that you walk into that makes you think " I could do that" you should PROBABLY walk right out of . You SHOULD look around and say - that shit is CRAZY ! I could NEVER do that ! The Instructor couldnt do it at first either you know . It took work , dedication , and TRAINING . Thats why its a CLASS . MA should NOT "Feel Natural" you should NOT "Go with whats good for your Body" or any of that HOGWASH ! Martial Science is JUST THAT , Science , the right Levers , Angles and ways to Stand , Twist , throw and generate force over planes of motion . You wouldnt listen to a Personal trainer that told you you could SQUAT any way you liked , why would you go to a school that told you to punch "the way that feels natural" ?
Post me your Zipcode and Ill see if there are any great Instructors/Schools in your area (this IS possible , oh yes !) and DONT go to a place thats giving away a free month of training . Your story REEKS of these guys being a McDojo , but please post a Link to the school's website (Im SURE they have one) and well look at it .
http://www.bullshido.com/articles/finding-a-good-martial-arts-school-5.html
(DONT get involved with the Racist/Eliteist assholes on this site . They think if you dont do MMA you MUST be wrong - there are PLENTY of good non-MMA schools out there - its just a good Article)
Oh , and dont fall for the Popularity of "MMA" training these days . Most of THAT just gets women's asses kicked as well . MMA , like Boxing , is a SPORT . Its geared tward OLYMPIC LEVEL ATHLETES fighting in a protected environment against someone their OWN SIZE . These Techniques WILL NOT WORK againstr someone 200 lbs larger than you . Boxing is the same . Both are GEREAT Workouts , but will get your ass kicked at a serious size disadvantage . In fact , the entire Industry is geared tward making ppl FEEL they can fight without imparting any real SKILLS to the practitioner . The systems that DO this are often shunned as being "Too Hard" or "Taking too long" or "Wasting time not Sparring" . Sparring is a tool for ppl that have DEVELOPED SKILLS , and is NOT to be done the first day . Hell , in old school boxing gym it would be up to THREE YEARS before you were Sparring . That does NOT mean that you werent training .
MA training is about CHANGING YOURSELF INTO THAT WICH YOU CURRENTLY ARE NOT . Its NOT about Learning "tricks" to "defend yourself" its about learning to MASTER the human body to WIN FIGHTS . The fact is that when youre attacked you arent IN a "Self Defence" . youre in a FIGHT , sister ! and the guy isnt going to throw some stupid Hug from behind , or grab your Wrist , hes prob going to throw an Overhand Right ad your ass . Can you take it ? Can you Duck it ? can you fight AFTER you have had yoru bell rung FOR REAL ? probably not right now , but a REAL school will get you there , WITHOUT hitting you in the skull the first day .
In the end you CANT go by "Style" , you have to go to the best school YOU CAN GET TO . That being said , there really are schools you would be better off not training at at all . And sometimes you may have to go with a style you have never even heard of , and youll find you love it !
Training is about the Environment , and about hte connection you make with the Instructor as WELL as about Realism . Fake ppl train Fake and get beaten up . Reall ppl get REAL conditioning , and REAL SKILLS .
In fact , ANY school that you walk into that makes you think " I could do that" you should PROBABLY walk right out of . You SHOULD look around and say - that shit is CRAZY ! I could NEVER do that ! The Instructor couldnt do it at first either you know . It took work , dedication , and TRAINING . Thats why its a CLASS . MA should NOT "Feel Natural" you should NOT "Go with whats good for your Body" or any of that HOGWASH ! Martial Science is JUST THAT , Science , the right Levers , Angles and ways to Stand , Twist , throw and generate force over planes of motion . You wouldnt listen to a Personal trainer that told you you could SQUAT any way you liked , why would you go to a school that told you to punch "the way that feels natural" ?
Post me your Zipcode and Ill see if there are any great Instructors/Schools in your area (this IS possible , oh yes !) and DONT go to a place thats giving away a free month of training . Your story REEKS of these guys being a McDojo , but please post a Link to the school's website (Im SURE they have one) and well look at it .
http://www.bullshido.com/articles/finding-a-good-martial-arts-school-5.html
(DONT get involved with the Racist/Eliteist assholes on this site . They think if you dont do MMA you MUST be wrong - there are PLENTY of good non-MMA schools out there - its just a good Article)
