I've been to a few martial arts school, Kung Fu, Karate, Judo, Brazilian Jiu jutsu, kick boxing you name it. Now I stick to one school because I have found what I wanted. So how do you find what martial arts school is right for you? My answer is to try a few lessons in each style. Easy right? Wrong! From my experience, it took me a while to find the right martial arts. Seven years in fact. The biggest problem in finding the right martial arts is finding the right teacher.
Your martial arts teacher or instructor I think is more important than what style you do. This is because all your learning or techniques is coming from that one person. The instructor or teacher is the person who you are learning the martial arts from, not the name of the school. For instance, I went to a karate school to learn from. The person who was instructing showed me techniques from Brazilian jiu jutsu. What I expected to learn karate, I got taught Brazilian jiu jutsu. So it was one teacher teaching another's martial art style.
Another problem I came across to find the right style was how each instructor trains. Some schools are very traditional. For instance, you have to bow to your instructor or fellow student before you spar or do a technique. Or there is an etiquette when you talk to an instructor. Most schools like karate and many kung fu schools practice katas or forms for most or even all of the class time. Some schools just spar and occasionally have a demonstration of a technique. So it varies a lot depending on the instructor and school. The only way to find out is to give the class a go. This will take time.
So in summary, to find the best school for you, you'll just have to keep looking until you feel its right for you.
Tito King is an Author living in Sydney, Australia. He is interested in reading and creating websites. His latest website is about air conditioners and finding the best portable air conditioning units on the web today.
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