shotokanwarrior Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 First of all let me say that I am not a newbe to MA. I studied a year of kenpo in high school and later started shotokan where I achieved purple belt, I also did a short stint in bjj.This is what I do know, I work out once a week for 3 hours with 4 black belts ranging from 2nd to 4th dan, one is a golden gloves boxer. the work out consists of boxing drills, kickboxing drills about 40 min of various sparring going between using just hands and hands and feet, and escrima drills and sparring. Now I am also taking a home black belt couse on the side, there are katas but they are not required, mainly just self defense techniques, I do pratice on a live person also.With all this considered, what is your guys take on a home study course being used this way? Where Art ends, nature begins.
taiji fajin Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 minor help to detrimental Fetch Daddy's blue fright wig! I must be handsome when I unleash my rage.
shotokanwarrior Posted April 25, 2005 Author Posted April 25, 2005 I may also add my 4th dan friend helps me with the techniques Where Art ends, nature begins.
Meguro Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 Working out with your friends is a good thing. It's better than working out alone and unsupervised. As for the home-study black belt course, what do you expect to get out of it, a black belt? Toss the home study course. Keep working out with your friends or join a school/club.
aefibird Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 Which home-study course are you taking? "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
taiji fajin Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 A black belt is a piece of cloth. By itself, it means nothing. Don't bother with trying to get a certain belt, rather, just try to continually improve yourself. Fetch Daddy's blue fright wig! I must be handsome when I unleash my rage.
Pacificshore Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 So long as you have live partners to work with, then the home study course is more like a supplement to your training. Di'DaDeeeee!!!Mind of Mencia
shotokanwarrior Posted April 25, 2005 Author Posted April 25, 2005 The school is dragon kenpo, there are techinques that I like and there are some that I dont. If you do not pratice then you are only fooling yourself, I have a partner helping me with the techniques and we also do full speed. Where Art ends, nature begins.
Chaz Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 I doubt you'll learn anything but the surface of whatever MA it is your studying at home. I don't think Black Belt can truly be achieved on your own I'm sorry... "One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say." - Will Durant
G95champ Posted April 26, 2005 Posted April 26, 2005 When Harvad and Yale will reconize my Doctrate degree I did at home Ill reconize you black belt at home. (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory."
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