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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2016 18:33:21 GMT
I'll be graduating from college in about 3 months, and while I was planning on continuing my education, I think I'm going to take a break from studies before pursuing anything further. I want to concentrate on other things, and I've been thinking about taking up some sort of martial arts class starting around May or June. I can't make up my mind for sure of what I want to do though. It seems like a lot of people do karate, and while I haven't really ruled it out, it seems a little "trendy" to me, as do mixed martial arts. Both do seem great, but I've been thinking more along the lines of taekwondo (tae kwon do, I've seen it both ways), judo, or possibly kick-boxing (also potentially trendy though). I'm really leaning toward taekwondo - I love the fluid movements, and I do have pretty decent leg strength, as well, which would only help. Of course, it would really help to make sure what I want to do is taught in this area, but that's something I'll have to figure out. I've seen a few training centers here and there, so it might not be too difficult to find a location. What would you guys suggest? I'm open to something I haven't listed here, as well.
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Post by chappy422 on Feb 14, 2016 0:06:57 GMT
I took some classes a while back but my instructor was pretty extreme. I have a picture of him here.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2016 0:18:45 GMT
I took some classes a while back but my instructor was pretty extreme. I have a picture of him here. LOL, I love that movie. XD
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2016 12:50:45 GMT
I found a facility near me that offers Aikido, taekwondo, kick boxing, military combative drill, kung fu, and Samurai Sword. I don't think Aikido would be my bag, it involves a lot of grappling/throwing people over your shoulder and such, haha. So I'll probably check into their taekwondo and kick boxing and go from there.
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Post by FistoftheWind on Feb 15, 2016 5:35:16 GMT
A couple of other questions you might want to ask yourself before making a decision on the style and school.
What do you ultimately want from the experience? Is it for self defense? Work out regime? Peace of mind and body?
Self defense wise, I've been told that tae kwon do takes a lot of work to implement in practical use. As you said, it's really cool to look at, but I've heard it critisized do to its wider more fluid movement.
Your body make up should be taken into consideration as well. Using your example again, for someone like me with a big and tall build I would probably perform better with aikido rather than tae kwon do. I wouldn't worry about trendiness when it comes to choosing a martial art. Infact, the more people taking a certain one might be more beneficial. Could lead to more networking opportunities and more experiences. The more sources for knowledge there are, the more broader your growth will be.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2016 12:25:37 GMT
I'm looking for a work out regime, as well as peace of mind and body.
I've registered with the one dojo so that I can get more information. So, we'll see. As you say, might be a way to meet interesting people, too!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2016 14:29:19 GMT
I also want better focus. Maybe it's because I'm in school and there's so much going on with work and all, but I just feel so scattered. I'm usually able to concentrate on one thing at a time considerably well, but something's happened over the past year ... I can't seem to just zone in on one thing at a time anymore. My brain is everywhere all at once, haha.
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Post by chappy422 on Feb 15, 2016 15:37:54 GMT
I also suffer from constant scatterbrain attacks lol.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2016 15:39:51 GMT
Ha ha, I think we all do sometimes.
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Post by FistoftheWind on Feb 16, 2016 0:53:56 GMT
Sometimes the world just gets overwhelming. With that in mind, make sure you click with the instructor too. Not saying they should be your friend as first and foremost they are your teacher and should be respected as such. Just make sure it's not a toxic situation I guess is what I'm saying. You want somewhere where there's not too much pressure to meet deadlines and you can work at your own place. The last thing you want is for this extracurricular endeavor to be another stress item on your plate.
Speaking from experience when I took Karate from one instructor there was a lot of pressure to complete certain belts within a certain time and I found that I was stressing over that and trying to balance school and such. I finished the period that I had signed up for, but looking back I don't think it was the right environment I was looking for at that time in my life.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2016 1:02:28 GMT
Yeah, extra stress is definitely not wanted. Sorry you went through all that. What color belt(s) did you wind up with, if I may ask?
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Post by FistoftheWind on Feb 16, 2016 17:30:10 GMT
I honestly don't remember. I went up like a level or two and it was yellow I think.
All I can say is that at that point they still haven't taught you any special moves yet.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2016 17:56:24 GMT
I'm asking for a complete refund if I can't do uppercuts, dragon punches, and throw fireballs at the end of it, ROFL.
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