Martial Arts question...

[rufruf44]

Sounds like someone just wanted to start a fight for the heck of it. Oh well, its your body and your parent's wallet that gonna ended up broken and emptied.

 

[magomago]

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
If I want to start studying a martial art do I get to fight the teacher first? I mean it would make sense. For one, it would prove his qualifications. Secondly, if you beat him then he has nothing to teach you, so it would serve as a measuring stick of your skill.

Also, is it rude to go to dojos and call out the instructor?

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[thirdlegstump]

Here's my first martial arts lesson to you not that I'm a master or anything:

Avoid fights at all costs. You don't want to be hurt nor want to hurt anyone. Running away is not cowardly, it is smart.

Thinking an instructor has nothing to teach you buy beating him up is just plain stupid, ignorant and arrogant. If you're a big guy, it can be relatively easy to beat up someone smaller that's untrained so a lot of times, these defense fighting methods are designed to give the smaller guy a chance to escape with as little injuries as possible in a conflict with a bigger guy.

It seems to me that you just want to learn more of a practical defense method of fighting versus a real martial 'art.' In that case I would look into mixed styles of fighting versus a strict style.

 

[xirtam]

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
If I want to start studying a martial art do I get to fight the teacher first? I mean it would make sense. For one, it would prove his qualifications. Secondly, if you beat him then he has nothing to teach you, so it would serve as a measuring stick of your skill.

Also, is it rude to go to dojos and call out the instructor?

This reminds me of that "boot to the head" song.

Edit: This is you.

 

[Babbles]

Wow, the misinformed opinions in this thread are just mind boggling.