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Where can I find a good place to train?
Hi,
I'm a guy, 15, and I did karate for 5 years from age 7 to 12, and I quit because the only reason my is was attending was because my dad was making me go. Right now I want to start training, but I don't want to go back to my old one. I'm looking for a studio that's for people that want to train seriously, and not a place in the center of town where kids join and quit all the time, and it's more like all you have to do to get a black belt is attend, and not get good. My last studio was like this and basically it was more like a place for kids to run around and play and parents to have fun dressing there kid up in a karate uniform. I want to go to good, traditional place where you can really train hard and get good. Does anyone have any advice on how I could find a place like this? I remember watching the movie Never Back Down, and it really made me want more than ever to start training again. The way the people trained in the movie is an example of kind of what I'm looking for..
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As a connoisseur of dojos and training halls, I can tell you this: be picky. Visit the school, observe classes, talk with the teacher. Ask why he/she picked this particular system. Ask who he studied under (note the name and Google it later) and what associations he's affiliated with. Watch the advanced students as well as the beginners. Are they obviously skilled? Are there a lot of adults there, or is it mostly kids? Does the school make a big deal about winning tournaments? Do they require you to sign a contract?
A "belt factory" school like the one you studied at will usually make a big deal about wining tournaments and promise you a black belit in 2 or 3 years. (It took me 10 years to earn mine, and I trained traditional old-school Shotokan.) Your best bet for serious martial arts is a place that isn't too flashy, that trains mostly adults, and doesn't compete in tournaments too much. Another alternative is high-school wrestling; wrestling will give you the hard training you're looking for, and wrestling does have applications as a combative art. Look up the "Farmer Burns" course on the sandowplus.co.uk site.
Hope this helps.
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Well, first of all where do you live at?
I have the same problem, im 15 and i want to train too. If you live in Portland Oregon, then i can help you, if not then all i can say is to look it up online.
Hope i help some how.
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