I think Op would be in a school by now if the OP had that type of passion.
Is there anything I can do if I can't afford to join a school?
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Prince_Alarming
Master Black Belt
True enough.
The name "Loser" just doesn't fit for MA.
MA training is not for everybody. It takes a special type of personality to be a MA person.
I think it takes someone with discipline and an open mind to do well in MA.
It won't work with that type of attitude. You fail to realize that some of the same guys who benefited from such kindness and understanding from their teachers would also do the same for their students, understanding what it was like to not be able to pay full price.
But the more I read your comments, The more I begin to think that you are right. It won't work for YOU. Just from what you said in the post. I would teach a student for free or reduced cost but not if they have the same attitude that I'm picking up on you.
Sometimes Younger People should just listen to those who are Older and who have been through some of the same stuff you now have trouble with.
I agree.
When I was 6, I put a small rock among my 3 fingers and squeezed it every day. I believed if I could smash that small rock into powder with my 3 fingers, I could sink my fingers into my opponent's bone.
When I was 11, my brother-in-law taught me an open hand form and a stick form. One day I got into a fight and didn't know how to use what I had learned from my open hand form. My brother-in-law stopped teaching me any more form. He forced me to train "1 step 3 punches" for the next 3 years. That was the best MA advice that I ever had in my life.
3 years may sound like a long time. But time will pass by no matter you train or not.
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I'm starting to think none of those studies are based on martial arts.
My teacher told me that there was a teashop owner who had great MA skill. My teacher wanted to learn from him, but that master won't teach my teacher. Everyday my teacher went to that teashop, swept the floor, pumped fire into the stove for tea. 1 and 1/2 years had passed. One day the teashop owner told my teacher, "I know what you have in mind." the teashop owner then shown my teacher a solo drill for about 30 seconds. He then told my teacher to leave and never come back. Few months later, the teashop owner saw my teacher used that technique in a local tournament. The teashop owner then spend 2 hours explained the detail of that technique.
My teacher always said, "I have spent 1 and 1/2 years just to learn 1 technique. Today, you guys want to learn many technique in 1 day."
Prince_Alarming
Master Black Belt
I mean, if you really are short of training partners you could just pick a fight, it's easy.
Wing Woo Gar
Grandmaster
Yeah! Now get off my lawn.
Wing Woo Gar
Grandmaster
Right? Just keep standing on my lawn and I will give a free lesson.
Prince_Alarming
Master Black Belt
Watch it, old timer, we have toilet paper and we're not afraid to use it
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
HEY!!!!! You kids get off a my lawnWatch it, old timer, we have toilet paper and we're not afraid to use it
Prince_Alarming
Master Black Belt
see what you do, is you wrap a turd in baking foil....
Wing Woo Gar
Grandmaster
I know where you little shits live. I’m gonna tell your mother.Watch it, old timer, we have toilet paper and we're not afraid to use it
Prince_Alarming
Master Black Belt
Just as long as you stay out of my bedroom- your daughter is in it
Wing Woo Gar
Grandmaster
Don’t worry, it’s your mom I’m after.
Prince_Alarming
Master Black Belt
Well played. Unlike your extensive collection of vinyl.
Most people that start Martial Arts have good intentions to train.
But, to me, getting out your door and walking into the dojo is more than half the battle. Once you’re there and ready to go, the rest is pretty simple. I didn’t say “easy” but it is simple.
