World Oyama Karate offering online courses

[EvilTed]

Equaminius,

 

That's a little known fact, but is actualy 100% correct.

 

I got that from my Sensei and I'm sure he was told this by Shigeru Oyama.

 

Anyway, enough of the in-fighting m8, OK?

 

Peace

 

ET

[White Warlock]

Here is my take on some of the arguments posed.

 

First off, being an excellent practitioner does not necessarily make a good instructor. Second, I don't care how good an instructor you are, online courses simply cannot offer the indepth training required to provide the 'touch' of real-life training. A dancer can make all the right moves, and can even 'look' like they're performing their techniques with skill and power, but the mix is in the pudding and an instructor has to 'be there' to make the necessary changes.

 

Let's put it this way. You and 20 other students spend 10 hours a week in training, with the instructor guiding, directing, and hands-on intervening. He corrects one person, and everyone in the class learns. He corrects you, and you definitely learn.

 

Now... imagine 20 or so students, each sending in 10 hours of video tape a week... for an instructor to review. That's 200 hours of video tape to critique, every week.... for just 20 students. Let's see... 24 hours per day, 7 days a week... and we're talking... ... ... hmm... 168 hours in a week.

 

Right...

 

Even the best martial artist can be corrupted by the almighty dollar.

[fireka]

I'm gonna try it. For several reasons.

 

1) it's gonna tick people here off if i try it and say it's cool, which I think is really funny!you guys are so cute when you get angry!

 

2) I'll at least consider supporting anyhting that will bring Martial Arts to a place with few/no dojos.

 

3) it's something new.

 

4) I have nothing better to do, I cant go back to a dojo for an unknown amount of time so even though it's probably very different from Isshinryu it's still worth doing just to keep the ki up.

[fireka]

Just one more thing I want to mention;

 

If I said "Hey guess what guys! We had a saiance last night and rose the Grand Master Tatsu Shimabuku back from the dead, and in return he is gonna teach me Isshinryu Karate!"

 

Someone would still say I was getting good training.

[EvilTed]

World Oyama Karate also produce excellent books and vdeos.

 

I find them both to be an invaluable addition to training in the dojo.

 

For one thing, the more advanced katas are easier to learn from video and 'correct' in the dojo.

 

I see the On-Line course as an extension of this.

 

It's not supposed to be a substitute for real training - it's an enhancement ot it.

 

You still have to go to the dojo and untertake the promotion test to get your belt.

 

I have a poromion test next Saurday. It's going to be tough as hell.

 

I have had a fractured foot for the past four weeks and been back training for the past week.

 

I have five consecutive 2 minute full-contact fights at the end of a 2 hour + promotion test.

 

There aint nothing fake about that

 

Osu!

 

ET

[aefibird]

Ted, hope your foot gets better soon! Good luck with your promotion test too.