Poll: why did you start in the martial arts?

[Rich67]

just curious to see everyone's reason for walking into their first dojo. For me it was a way for my parents to keep me out of trouble and give me self discipline! Actually, I saw some Bruce Lee movies and thought, "I wanna be like that!"

[italian_guy]

I started because I wanted to find a way to get fit having more fun then lifting weight or attend an aerobic class, then other reasons came but the original idea was that.

[Practice is the key _]

I want to pick about 3-4 but I've pick want to protect myself.

[Rich_2k3]

Other: multiple reasons: self defence, fitness, fun, looked interesting, competition.

[stuey-san]

films all the way.....i just wanted to be able to kick really high and punch through 5 foot thick concrete walls, obviously ive learnt different about martial arts now, but it was definatley all the kung fu films etc that got me into it

[Natural]

I firstly started martial arts to know how to protect myself, one day a black belt comes to my house and ask me and my parents sisters etc if want to join Kenshukai karate club, my mum and my dad really don't want to do so I persuade them to let me and my sister to join, and pay fees etc first class was hard work sweat everything all belts were good, but When I keep lerning and going am a pretty good karateka myself actually.

[benedictbm]

I started the class after my sister joined about 4 years ago. She went in there and the class looked boring(i was a real hard head) but then it grew on me and after 45 min I was hooked. came back next class joined in been doing great ever since

[TLynn03]

I picked learn how to protect myself but the most appealing thing to me was actually Art in martial arts . It can give you a beautiful self awareness and wonderful way of life. And then you can beat up on someone lol

 

jus kiddin bout that las part

[krunchyfrogg]

Too bad you can only vote once.

 

I wanted to get in shape (I started a year before my wedding). I also wanted to know how to better defend myself. I need more discipline in my life as well, and I thought it would be a fun activity (more fun than watching TV or surfing the 'net, and now I enjoy it more than Baseball, and you can't play baseball in the winter anyway!).

 

I also happen to live under a dojo, and I really don't have any excuses not to take karate.

[ninjanurse]

Oh...I could write a book about this one but I'll keep in short (this time )!

 

Some times in order to overcome what we fear most we must face it. Martial arts represented everything I was afraid of, so I took it on as a challenge to change my life.

 

It did.