Fighter4Life Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Ok I am going to start to teach my self bjj from tapes and I can't get to any schools right now although I have wrestled for 8 years and took muay thai and kenpo and boxing for a year so I know how to train. I was wondering your opinions on video tape training? Evan Tanner the world champion for his weight class (not anymore though) trained himself by tapes...... Looks like it worked for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patusai Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 IMHO tapes along will not be effective. Good luck "Don't tell me the sky's the limit because I have seen footprints on the moon!" -- Paul Brandt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aodhan Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Ok I am going to start to teach my self bjj from tapes and I can't get to any schools right now although I have wrestled for 8 years and took muay thai and kenpo and boxing for a year so I know how to train. I was wondering your opinions on video tape training? Evan Tanner the world champion for his weight class (not anymore though) trained himself by tapes...... Looks like it worked for him.Although it might be possible to learn a standup/striking art from tapes, I don't think that there is any realistic expectation of learning a grappling art from video material. There is so much involved with weight shifts, counters, movement, etc. that requires feedback from a partner and instructor that the video just can't convey.You said you wrestled for 8 years, so obviously you got to a fairly proficient level. Look back at it, do you think you could have gotten to that same level simply by watching video?Aodhan There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.-Douglas Everett, American hockey player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Chen Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Tapes IMO can only cover the basics like body positioning, no matter how many times you watch how a move is executed it'll never be as beneficial as having someone there to practise the move on and correct you when you make a mistake. "Violent action may be understood as the way of Martial Arts, but the true meaning of the Martial Arts is to seek and attain the Way of Peace and Harmony." Master Hironori Otsuka"He who stretches beyond his natural reach, does not stand firmly upon the ground; just as he who travels at a speed beyond his means, cannot maintain his pace." Lao Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighter4Life Posted May 5, 2006 Author Share Posted May 5, 2006 Yeah thats what I thought. Also I still wrestle I'm only 13 I should be getting in to a school this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Unfortunately a tape cannot tell you to raise or lower your punch it or your block that moves slightly to far. Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armanox Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Agreed. A tape can teach you the basics of something, but an instructor and partner are required for pulling off a lot of things correctly. "Karate is NOT about the colour of belt you wear it is about the person you become;...to be a good blackbelt is to be humble and respectful amongst other things." -Dobbersky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusticeZero Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 After the first week, you will learn more in two hours with an instructor than you will in two years studying alone. "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." - Baleia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighter4Life Posted May 12, 2006 Author Share Posted May 12, 2006 Ok listen I have trained in several things for a year I know what i need to know to train myself, for tapes I'm talking like it showing practice patterns and stuff like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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