To my astonishment..

[girlbug2]

I walked into the dojo where I have been crosstraining for the last month to see that it has been remodeled over the weekend--New pads on the walls, new front desk, cage style fence on one side with padded poles...and a flat screen TV set mounted on the wall right above the training mat. It was playing some kind of fight channel with the volume set moderately so everybody in the room could hear. This was going continually during classes that night.

What can I say, maybe I'm too "old school", but I never thought I'd see a television competing for the instructor's attention during class. Nobody commented on it within my hearing, but I was annoyed.

Is this becoming more common than I previously thought? How many of you all have tvs playing above the matt while you are training?

 

[Xue Sheng]

:xtrmshock WTF (and I don't mean World Taekwondo Federation) :disgust:

This is pathetic… I was annoyed buy the guy I meant that told me his Sifu let them bring in a book to read for stance training….. but this…. a television… lets just call it an MMA based sports bar and be done with it.

Martial arts training is FOCUS not a distraction from your favorite TV show

Yup...I'm an MA Dinosaur and on the short list for the extinction of my kind :disgust:

And if this is the future of martial arts... I quit :disgust:

 

[OnlyAnEgg]

What he said; but, I'm not quitting.

 

[Carol]

That's horrible! Personally I think everyone (owners, instructors, students) has the responsibility to give everyone else a great class...that is not the way to do it.

In addition, that just strikes me as being a bit....disturbing. What kind of message does that send? In case you don't like watching your kids (or whomever) you can watch "real" fights on TV?

 

[dancingalone]

What kind of dojo is this? A traditional karate one? If so, yes the changes seem out of place. However, this might work great in a MMA gym.

 

[Xue Sheng]

What he said; but, I'm not quitting.

To be honest....I’m not quitting either…in reality.... I will go out fighting if it comes to that... this Dinosaur will not go quietly

 

[girlbug2]

In addition, that just strikes me as being a bit....disturbing. What kind of message does that send? In case you don't like watching your kids (or whomever) you can watch "real" fights on TV?

Ouch, I hadn't thought of that; I was just annoyed by the students being distracted.

 

[OnlyAnEgg]

to be honest....i’m not quitting either…in reality.... I will go out fighting if it comes to that... This dinosaur will not go quietly

rawr!

 

[girlbug2]

What kind of dojo is this? A traditional karate one? If so, yes the changes seem out of place. However, this might work great in a MMA gym.

It's a Muay Thai dojo, but there is also some MMA.

Regardless...IMO a television is the wrong thing to have running in the middle of class time.

 

[dancingalone]

It's a Muay Thai dojo, but there is also some MMA.

Regardless...IMO a television is the wrong thing to have running in the middle of class time.

I've visited a modern MMA gym in Vegas when I was vacationing there. They had TVs along with loud music playing during the workouts. It seemed to go over well with the students/athletes.

 

[bluekey88]

I suppsoe it's a matter of taste/preference...but I like my training time to be media-free. Occassionally, during a workout type class, music is fine. TV though is too much.

However, if the t=students don't mind and the place turns out decent fighters...who am I to criticise?

Peace,
Erik

 

[Stac3y]

That would drive me nuts. How are you supposed to learn anything with that going on? Bleah.

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

I am an old school dinosaur as well with no tv, no mirrors, no distractions just training. The pictures below are from my Training Hall in Alma and yes I will replicate some thing similar when we get to Vegas!

 

[Touch Of Death]

I can find the positive. If you have TV at the school, then practicing in front of your own TV will seem more natural.
sean

 

[Touch Of Death]

That would drive me nuts. How are you supposed to learn anything with that going on? Bleah.

If you need silence to practice, then you need silence to practice.
Sean

 

[Danny T]

Been having a TV in our main training area for over 5 years however; it is used only for viewing videoed training & sparring sessions. Not for entertainment viewing.

Danny T

 

[Blade96]

What Stacey said. Bleah.

would not happen in our dojo.

 

[seasoned]

Must be some kind of new aged technique, used to enhance learning. I always felt that the old way was good. "learn by paying attention, or get your a-s-s handed to ya".

 

[Stac3y]

If you need silence to practice, then you need silence to practice.
Sean

I don't need silence to practice, but to receive verbal instruction, I have to be able to hear it. I'm quite capable of maintaining focus on what I'm doing in lousy conditions (like tournaments), but I can't learn what I can't hear.

 

[phfman]

I too am old school but I do appreciate the functionality of some modern media. I have a flat screen TV in the studio but it is never on while active training is going on. It is used to watch playback of our lesson to help the students see for themselves the mistakes they are making. I have found that if they see it from the opposite perspective (mine) they are quick to see the error. I also use the TV w/DVD player to watch any additional training videos that I think the students would learn from. The TV is NEVER on while I am teaching.