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It is not so much about the style of Martial Arts, check out the Instructor and the class.
You may become a student in the best style of Martial Arts in the world, but if you don’t like the Instructor or the other students, you’ll quit soon enough anyway.
Martial Arts is about persistence and practice, and you will need support from an Instructor who is understanding to get over the times when you feel down - which will undoubtedly appear from time to time.
I know that when I was looking for a dojo in a new city, I visited several; the biggest and best known I rejected because I detected an unhappy atmosphere.
The one I choose had a much more relaxed atmosphere and still trained hard but most of all the existing students looked happy. Chose a place that you want to go to, and you’ll still be there for many years to come.
You have to like and respect the Instructor, your fellow students and the place you train, so put at least as much effort into that as choosing a style of Martial Arts that suits your needs.
Train Hard - Train Smart - Fightwize
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January 25th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
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January 25th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
I think you’ve made a very good point. At our kwoon we have the school set up as family, and it’s treated as such. As long as everyone respects each other it’s a good place to train. Since we treat each other as family, when someone gets down we inspire them to continue working through their issues, and as it comes from several people at once, it can be very inspirational. I’ve seen many students overcome great adversity in this way. As it is, I don’t think it matters what the specific style of martial arts is if you can’t find a school that you’re comfortable training in. Ours is kung fu, but martial arts students of all styles share in similar goals and aspirations.
January 27th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Indeed, a lot of your efficiency and efficacy when it comes to martial arts will depend on your instructor – how well he can transfer his knowledge to you as his student and how effective his techniques are for real-life self-defense.