Looking for a dojo and a good style near Lawrenceville, GA

[Sayajin]

Hey guys. First let me introduce myself. The name is Morris, im 18yrs old and in college. My specialty is computers and I love cars and MA. I dont really have a particular style which I am interested in, however I just love MA in general. Im 6',1" and a 160 pounds or so. Im not extremely strong however I do feel that I posses some speed. I am pretty much a complete beginner in MA. I used to take TKD a little as a kid, but that was a long while ago. I mostly got my interest in MA by watching my uncle in his kickboxing dojo out in Queens, NY.

 

Anyway, I am looking for a good school/dojo/gym in or near Lawrenceville, GA. Like I said earlier I dont have a particular style which I want to learn yet and am open to learning just about anything. However there are a few styles which I refuse to learn. Those styles are Karate and TKD. I have looked all over the place for schools and all I seem to be able to find are Karate and TKD schools. I have checked the phonebook, drove around, asked people, and surfed the net looking for a school. Also let me say that I initially started out wanting to learn either boxing or kick boxing. I dont know if that makes a difference.

 

I would really prefer a small school over a large school with a lot of students, however I can deal with a large school as long as the instructor is competent. I like styles where speed is a dominant trait. As I said above, im not the strongest person in the world and I like to utilize my speed most of the time. Im pretty much open to any style other then the ones above tho. I dont want to do MA for exercise or anything like that, I want to do it to learn how to do it. I also would prefer a style that is practical, meaning you can use it in real world fights. Not that I intend to fight, however I feel there is no point in knowing the style if you cant use it. I would like to be able to attend sessions more then 2-3x a week. Also me being 18 and living on my own, I dont have $90 a month to spend on classes alone. I have no problem with an instructor who knows what he is doing however does not have an exorbant amount of equipment. Im looking for the quality in training.

 

Anyway, if anyone can help me in my search for both a school and a style, it would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks a lot guys and I look forward to frequenting the board quite often!

 

 

 

-Sayajin

[benkendrick]

Hey guys. First let me introduce myself. The name is Morris, im 18yrs old and in college. My specialty is computers and I love cars and MA. I dont really have a particular style which I am interested in, however I just love MA in general. Im 6',1" and a 160 pounds or so. Im not extremely strong however I do feel that I posses some speed. I am pretty much a complete beginner in MA. I used to take TKD a little as a kid, but that was a long while ago. I mostly got my interest in MA by watching my uncle in his kickboxing dojo out in Queens, NY.

 

Anyway, I am looking for a good school/dojo/gym in or near Lawrenceville, GA. Like I said earlier I dont have a particular style which I want to learn yet and am open to learning just about anything. However there are a few styles which I refuse to learn. Those styles are Karate and TKD. I have looked all over the place for schools and all I seem to be able to find are Karate and TKD schools. I have checked the phonebook, drove around, asked people, and surfed the net looking for a school. Also let me say that I initially started out wanting to learn either boxing or kick boxing. I dont know if that makes a difference.

 

I would really prefer a small school over a large school with a lot of students, however I can deal with a large school as long as the instructor is competent. I like styles where speed is a dominant trait. As I said above, im not the strongest person in the world and I like to utilize my speed most of the time. Im pretty much open to any style other then the ones above tho. I dont want to do MA for exercise or anything like that, I want to do it to learn how to do it. I also would prefer a style that is practical, meaning you can use it in real world fights. Not that I intend to fight, however I feel there is no point in knowing the style if you cant use it. I would like to be able to attend sessions more then 2-3x a week. Also me being 18 and living on my own, I dont have $90 a month to spend on classes alone. I have no problem with an instructor who knows what he is doing however does not have an exorbant amount of equipment. Im looking for the quality in training.

 

Anyway, if anyone can help me in my search for both a school and a style, it would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks a lot guys and I look forward to frequenting the board quite often!

 

 

 

-Sayajin

 

I know of a good dojo about 25 miles from you in Cumming, Ga. However, it is a Karate dojo. The style is Seibukan Shorin Ryu and the dojo is run by Kyoshi Dan Smith.

 

From the tone of your post I take it you don't put too much stock in "traditional" Karate training. However, I'm sure that if you checked out Kyoshi Smith's school your opinion would change...

 

Let me know if you think you might be interested. I'll see if I can get you the contact info and directions offline...

[JLee]

Here ya go... https://www.atlantamartialarts.com/index.html

 

click on "schools"

[Rotten Head Fok]

Hi Morris, welcome to KF! Do a little research, goto as many school as possible and ask politely to watch a class, talk to the Instrustor's (watch-out for the sales pitch) and follow your instincts. Good Luck and I hope you enjoy MA as much as most of us!

[Sayajin]

Hey guys. Thanks a lot for all of the help. I really appreciate it. Also let me say thanks for that atlanta martial arts directory, it is superb! Thanks a lot once again!

 

-Sayajin