How did you find your MA school?

[Patrick]

We may have already had a thread like this, but I just thought it'd be interesting to ask how you found the MA school/dojo/whatever you are currently attending?

Thanks.

[username8517]

I found my through a flyer at the rec center I was attending. I was performing additional rehab workout on my knee in the weight room after some reconstructive surgury (as the wonderful insurance company only covered so many visits to the office where I did my "offical" physical therapy). The school was being run in the rec center and was actually starting that day. Seeing that it was a style of Okinawa Karate called Matsubayashi-Ryu. Having done Shito-ryu back in the late 80's early 90's, I figured it had to have some similarities. Intrigued I read more.

What really hooked me into attending was that the instructor had experience in additional styles of martial arts; kali, silat, and praying mantis kung-fu. Seeing how I had previous experience in kali and silat (heck it was a silat injury that cause me to blow out my knee I was rehabbing), I decided to stop by that night, speak with the instructor, and see what the class was all about. Since then, I have never considered leaving.

[A_Train]

I had known about it since I was in highschool when it opened. When I was finally looking into attending an MA school, it was a convient location and had built up a good reputation as a school. Nothing exciting really.

[lordtariel]

I basically drove around and looked for all the dojos I could find. A friend told me that one of them had a good and reputable instructor, but I checked out all of them anyway. Turns out he was right. Also turned out that the best instructor was the cheapest. Kinda funny that way.

[Shotokan-kez]

I found out through word of mouth, went to look and that was that, never looked back.

[granmasterchen]

i check out the yellow pages and drive around every new base i get stationed at, but i have had people on this forum help point me in the direction of some good instructors in the past at former bases.

[SBN Doug]

I drove past it every day. But I thought it was Tae Kwon Do, and I didn't really want that. I was looking for Hapkido, but couldn't find one nearby.

They were offering a really good intro deal, so I figured I'd start getting my cardio up and work on my flexibility until I found what I wanted. After a couple classes I realized it was exactly what I wanted.

[bushido_man96]

A friend of mine got me to join up at the school I started at, years ago, and have been in the arts ever since.

I guess I found my current school by seeing classes being taught at the college. I had been to the school before, but I got to talk to the instructor this go around, and joined.

[karatekid1975]

My first dojang (TSD), I found by pounding the pavement. I looked around at a few schools, and found that one. I really liked it, so I joined.

The second one (TKD) I found on the internet. I was still living in NJ, and knowing that I was about to move to this area (NY), I looked on the internet.

I found the Judo dojo that I was at for a few months at a YMCA. The program itself didn't last long

My current one (Shotokan), I found when I was looking for the second one. But my better half said it was too far. So I joined the other with him. But I did check out this dojo anyway. A few years later, here I am. It is a drive to get there, but totally worth it.

And for Jujitsu, I found through KF basically. I met a dear friend on here, and found out her hubby taught it in the past. So we asked if he could teach us.

[blackxpress]

It's right across the street from my office.