Martial Arts Anyone?

tsmysak1 · 10-13-2009

I attend a Chung Do Kwan school and have been training for 5 years. There is a lot of good info in this thread, but some of it is a bit ego driven I think.

No art or style will prevent you from being injured from surprise attack or someone that is just simply better than you. In our school we are exposed to many art forms and have itinerant instructors come in from time to time. Your greatest weapon is your mind and your ability to respond in a situation. CDK is a violent art form, but I would be the first to tell you that stand alone it is very weak. You need to be involved in an art that is growing and evolving. I have fought black belts that were very tough and others it was just play. It has to do with how they train and how aggressive they are. Some are simply not made to be fighters. Others I want no part of. If you cannot admit the same, then you have not fought enough different kinds of people.

We have alot of MMA kids come off the street that want to train for the cage. Most are looking for a quick lesson on how to get better. I have seen a lot of these get KO'ed real quick in their first round and some walk away after that. To be good, it takes a lot of training. It takes stamina and that takes time to build. It takes experience, which also takes time.

The art does not define the quality of the student. If you think it does, then you are very deceived. It depends on the instructor. It depends on the environment. It depends on the motive. Even if you learn a few self defense moves, you would only be well served if you practiced them and developed the techniques over time. Otherwise just learn to go for the throat, eyes, or groin. I would say 80% of the people never train long enough to get good, so just carry a gun and hope that is enough if you are ever in trouble.

If you do have the where-withall to go the distance, then there is nothing more rewarding than studying a martial art. After several years, you will be able to do a few things. Stay away from schools that beat the hell out of you. That is not training, that is just a school with a big ego instructor. Stay away from schools that are about the money, they are not concerned with you accomplishing your goal. Personally, I would avoid dead arts, that is, an art that is not growing and changing with the times.

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10-13-2009	#39 (permalink)
tsmysak1 Plinker Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 58	I attend a Chung Do Kwan school and have been training for 5 years. There is a lot of good info in this thread, but some of it is a bit ego driven I think. No art or style will prevent you from being injured from surprise attack or someone that is just simply better than you. In our school we are exposed to many art forms and have itinerant instructors come in from time to time. Your greatest weapon is your mind and your ability to respond in a situation. CDK is a violent art form, but I would be the first to tell you that stand alone it is very weak. You need to be involved in an art that is growing and evolving. I have fought black belts that were very tough and others it was just play. It has to do with how they train and how aggressive they are. Some are simply not made to be fighters. Others I want no part of. If you cannot admit the same, then you have not fought enough different kinds of people. We have alot of MMA kids come off the street that want to train for the cage. Most are looking for a quick lesson on how to get better. I have seen a lot of these get KO'ed real quick in their first round and some walk away after that. To be good, it takes a lot of training. It takes stamina and that takes time to build. It takes experience, which also takes time. The art does not define the quality of the student. If you think it does, then you are very deceived. It depends on the instructor. It depends on the environment. It depends on the motive. Even if you learn a few self defense moves, you would only be well served if you practiced them and developed the techniques over time. Otherwise just learn to go for the throat, eyes, or groin. I would say 80% of the people never train long enough to get good, so just carry a gun and hope that is enough if you are ever in trouble. If you do have the where-withall to go the distance, then there is nothing more rewarding than studying a martial art. After several years, you will be able to do a few things. Stay away from schools that beat the hell out of you. That is not training, that is just a school with a big ego instructor. Stay away from schools that are about the money, they are not concerned with you accomplishing your goal. Personally, I would avoid dead arts, that is, an art that is not growing and changing with the times.