All the teachers in my area stink what should i do?

[Dbzhub]

when I try'd to look for school's to do karate all the teachers basically sucked, it seemed like they woulden't really care about my progress they just wanted my money.. like they would give me the next belt even if I dident deserve it this is a major problem is there even anything i can do?

[KickChick]

Well ... what they may "seem" to be may not be as what you "seem" to think they are! hmm, make sense? Anyway, take a class at each of the schools in your area. You can't really form an opinion unless you give each a chance. Good Luck! Unfortunately, MA is big business ... but there are good schools/clubs out there that run their programs with the premise of offering quality instruction ... cost being relative.

 

 

[KickChick]

also.....

 

Where to find a school in your area? Telephone yellow pages list commercial schools but they are not the only school in town. Like other types of businesses, what the advertising says about a school may or may not be correct. Quality instruction may be found for a reasonable price, high cost does not always mean high quality. Some places to look for instruction are:

 

Word of mouth from friends, or acquaintances

 

Bulletin boards in martial-arts supply stores, Asian bookstores, Oriental restaurants, or local colleges

 

College courses

 

Community or civic center programs

 

YMCA/YWCA

 

Classified ads in newspapers or local free papers found in racks outside food stores

 

Road or store front signs

 

Make a list of schools within your acceptable travel distance. Then make an appointment to watch both beginning and advanced classes at each one. If a school offers a free introductory class, take it.

 

You must visit numerous schools to develop a short list of the ones you like. Then you must visit each of those schools many times to form a valid opinion. Classes vary from one to another: instructors have good days and bad days, (take it from me!) the head instructor may be on vacation, and different classes may have emphasis on different subject, such as weapons training, advanced kicks, or self-defense techniques. If you only visit one class, you will not know what a typical class is like. Again, good luck in your search!

 

 

[thaiboxerken]

You could let us know where your "area" is, maybe someone here knows of a decent instructor there. Oh, and if they stink really bad, I suggest Speedstick.

 

 

[MuayTB1]

Same here. they dont' care at all.

[Dbzhub]

lol

 

i live in Wakefield, Rhode Island

[kicker]

well you know I don't even know how they got there job but theres some reason maybe in the begininng you wont think as you were later on

 

 

[Chris from CT]

If you're not too far from Providence, Grandmaster George Pesare's school is there. He is known for being the first to bring Kempo/Kenpo to the East coast. GM Pesare was a student of Victor "Sonny" Gascon (Karazenpo Go Shin Jitsu).

 

GM Pesare is a very good (and tough) teacher. His website is at...

 

http://simeonegpesare.tripod.com/index1.htm

 

I hope this helps.

 

take care.

 

 

[Dbzhub]

hey thanks for that link man

 

 

[ad]

hey dbzhub, and welcome to the forum , im afraid martial arts these days is a business and i guess needs to make some profit, in order to be teached you need to pay, if what they teach is satisfactory and will help you defend yourself then go for it, the small price you pay now will benefit you in the long term.

 

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[ This Message was edited by: ad on 2002-01-05 18:07 ]