Shane

Your choice of where to train needs to be based on what your looking for. As far as self defense goes its going to not just depend on the style but on the school. Alot of schools use awsome training methods where you are going to learn self defense these schools range from traditional to new mixed martial art styles. But then you have some schools out there where your not going to learn much realistic training at all, you might only learn the art as more of a hobby rather than self defense. You need to think about this when trying to find a good school. In 6 months time will you be able to defend yourself? Iam a firm believer that in 6 months of training a student should know how to defend themselves. Dont confuse this with belt rank progress, in most schools after 6 months you will still be a white belt or just in your first color belt. The belt has nothing to do with it, its the training I'm talking about. You also need to enjoy your training this is a major factor, otherwise you probably wont train for long. So find a school that fits your needs, but also try to keep the 6 month idea in your head. GOOD LUCK

Your choice of where to train needs to be based on what your looking for. As far as self defense goes its going to not just depend on the style but on the school. Alot of schools use awsome training methods where you are going to learn self defense these schools range from traditional to new mixed martial art styles. But then you have some schools out there where your not going to learn much realistic training at all, you might only learn the art as more of a hobby rather than self defense. You need to think about this when trying to find a good school. In 6 months time will you be able to defend yourself? Iam a firm believer that in 6 months of training a student should know how to defend themselves. Dont confuse this with belt rank progress, in most schools after 6 months you will still be a white belt or just in your first color belt. The belt has nothing to do with it, its the training I'm talking about. You also need to enjoy your training this is a major factor, otherwise you probably wont train for long. So find a school that fits your needs, but also try to keep the 6 month idea in your head. GOOD LUCK

Dont worry about what level you start at. Go there start at the begining level. Self taught knowledge can actually be harmful and build bad habits if you do not have a great amount of experience under an instructor. Having an instructor there to make proper corrections especially on the basics is very important. The basics are the most important they are your foundation so you really need to have that instructor there to help you with them.

I dont know how the canadian military trains with defensive tactics but I will tell you from experience in the U.S. Military (Army) that we use to train Jujitsu techniques, but not as a system and at no time were we using a ranking system other than that of our military rank. After getting out I worked for the federal government and underwent defensive tactics training with the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Marines and U.S. Naval Security Forces once again they were not using a system only techniques from a variety of styles. As far as this guy being denied entry into your organization, I cant really comment on because I dont have enough info. Now the front snap kick can be a great weapon and I teach it to my Jujitsu students. Our class is a Mixed Arts class based on Jujitsu but then again Jujitsu is what every works and the front snap kick can be effective when used properly. The funny thing is that this guy sounded closed minded and thats funny for most Jujitsu artists since its an art designed from combat and is based on what works, part of keeping Jujitsu up to standard with its true roots is being open minded and adapting to change. I know if I was to join your dojo I would be trying to learn anything and everything your instructor is willing to show me. JUST MORE TRICKS TO ADD TO MY BASKET!!!!! I have ran into a few people who seem to become experts after 2-3 months of training. Its funny because they really believe it, but they have not even started to perfect the techniques.

I agree its more about the fighter not the style. I will say that some styles and or schools limit what their students learn. But as far as finding what style is the best, I dont believe its possible to decide that. And even if you tried to find out by fighting these so called masters of the art, you still have to remember that every dog has their day, so you just dont know.

STUPID Ive never had any training with the Nanchaku, so its only fair for childrens safety out there that I be allowed to try to knock the cup from Dads mouth.

Find one school and stick with that one. Take things one at a time especially for the first few years of training and once your sure you have it then its great to expand your knowledge.

Like you said it all depends on the dojo that you are at. You know you will not be spending time training on kata (forms) but you probably will have a series of techniques to learn per belt. A lot of schools of Jujitsu train these techniques in the form of tricks. Basically your just not going to learn a throw and practice that alone. For example you might have white belt trick #1 be a defense off of a right strike, using a left inward block, right strike to chest,basic sweep into a wrist lock. So during your training within each belt level you learn and perfect these tricks and ofcourse there should be a good amount of freestyle training and multiple attackers training using these tricks and your freestyle version of them. So if the school had what I listed above you could expect to be graded on how well you have perfected your tricks, how well you freestyle your techniques, and ofcourse sparring (stand up & ground).

You have to go with what you want and enjoy. A good friend of mine is currently going to a school with Muay Thai, JKD and Kali and their training is similar to what you explained but with only a 6 month minimum before being allowed to spar. When I heard that I thought it was pretty long I start my students with light sparring as soon as I feel they are up to it. Either way take the one that you enjoy the most. GOOD LUCK

I agree, but there are a few people out there who have some pretty hard to defend against high kicks.

White Warlock The answer to your question can only be found within yourself. I can only act as your guide on your quest to find answers to why you have this uncontrollable urge to run out in the middle of the street and call out my name repeatedly. Once you have found the answers to your questions you will then be ready for the next test. Note: Think outside of the box, it will get you alot further in life.

I'm located in Snohomish County between Monroe and Granite Falls. King County and Skagit County border Sno. So Thats 3 countys to try and find a Savate intructor hahaha. My head Instructor is living in Skagit county and I asked him, but he has not heard of any Savate instruction taking place there. Anyways let me know if you know of anyone? thanks

This is what I read of course. I do not study the art myself but I was searching the net trying to gain more info on its history and ran across an article. Try searching off of yahoo. Good Luck

Thank You Shorin Ryuu now thats a good post because I dont feel like your are trying to dog anyone but trying to advise using your opinion. Anyways know of any Savate instructors in Washington state?

Nothing sucks about the traditional martial arts. I find that they are not for me anymore. Yes anymore so the truth comes out I have trained traditional from 1993-1997 so I had a taste of them maybe not years and years but a taste and I enjoyed it. Maybe you are misunderstanding Mixed Arts or maybe I'm misunderstanding you. But not all mixed arts train for fights with fight rules and thats it. Mixed Arts is just that mixing it up, alot of the programs pull the best techniques and most realistic ones to form a well rounded program and that is the program to master. As far as taking traditional arts again uh-uh and a nope, not for me. Well thanks for trying to dog my martial arts training. I'll tell you what I have learned after 11yrs martial arts training, 3 real world military operations(on the ground),3 years as a police officer and a martial arts school owner, is you should never try to downtalk someones ablities or ideas when it comes to combative tactics, unless you have spent time training with that individual and even then its a risky subject. You have your way I have mine respect that please. People lets not be closed minded, lets not judge books by their covers and lets get back to my original question about Savate instructors in Washington state. THANK YOU

Get with your instructor on this. Understand the technique, work it slow and get it down and then MITT WORK. A heavy bag is great if thats all you have but having someone who knows how to properly hold mitts for you is just an awsome way to improve. mitt work mitt work mitt work!!!!!

febreeaze must work pretty good, I'm going to have to pick some up, that is of course until I open a pro-shop at my school. Then I want the schools gloves to stink so the students will buy their own hahahaha Just kidding I encourage my students to buy their own once they realize that they are going to continue with their training so I will pass the febreeaze method on to them THANKS

Iam an owner a small school in Washington State and I'm wondering if anyone out there knows of any Savate instructors within the state. Our program uses a few of their body mechanics but I'm interested in learning Savate as a whole to better myself as an instructor(kickboxing,jujitsumixedarts) Iam a firm believer that you should never stop trying to learn from others, there is just so much information out there to learn. I have searched the internet and asked around a little so maybe someone here can help me. THANK YOU

His school might be teaching a mixed arts class based on BJJ. I know I teach a Jujitsu class but I include my kickboxing techniques into that class. So by doing this it becomes a program based on Jujitsu but includes more to make it well rounded. I will say that real jujitsu is for combat so what ever would really work should be in a jujitsu program but as far as these fancy kicks your talking about I dont know. Anyways so that could be the case a program based on BJJ.

I also have practiced drunken style,outside of the dojo of course. You spend enough time in Mazatlan Mexico you can pretty much become the founder of a DRUNKEN STYLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I believe that man is the snakes most feard predator.

This topic got me laughing a bit with some of the posts. Okay so JKD can be applied to any style as long as that style is not closed minded and does not allow you to use the JKD Concepts. If that would be the case its probably time to find another school. Anyways if there is only one option of training in your area take it and learn it and then learn about JKD concepts they will help you grow as a martial artist and always keep an open mind otherwise you are just LOST!!!!!!

Fighters of the past were pretty hardcore guys, but the fighters of today are so much more hardcore in my opinion. Also now things are much more intense. Now if you go way back and get some of the fighters who were trained to take fights to the death and had done this several times then we start messing around with the mental aspects of the game at a new(very old) level. Alot of martial arts have changed alot in the past 15 years. More realistic training is taking place. That does not mean that realistic training is new because all of these techniques were designed from combat and for the battle field but at some point I feel alot of martial arts turned into more of a hobby for perserving history and hidden movements rather that for its true meaning for combat or in todays world self defense. Okay now that I've gotton way off of the topic!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anything is possible, you just never know!!! I agree it would be very exciting and the national pride issue would make it very intense. It takes alot of people getting together and supporting a sport to try to get it into the Olympics. I know people have been trying to get Capoeira in for a long time. I also hear that we will see it in the Olympics within the next 10 years so that goes to show you. The way the MMA and related versions are growing these days anything is possible with them. The first obsticle was to prove that MMA were effective and a must for realistic training. That has been proven (atleast to those with open minds) so who knows next obsticle the Olympics hahaha. Nice Post

I try not to judge a book by its cover. I visited the site but not the school!!!!!!!!!!!!!