How do you guys find training partners????

[Himokiri Karate]

I am looking for training partners to learn kickboxing and in return I will teach them the boxing and boxing foundation

The reason I want to do this is to save money and not waste time with terrible kickboxing gyms around.

I am wondering how you guys find training partners outside your gym or dojo to practice and learn with????

[GeoGiant]

Wow, outside the gym / dojo sounds like it would tough. Everyone I have worked out with I met at the gym / dojo and developed a friendship. Maybe you may want to think about joining a dojo for a few months to meet people... or how about posting your "ad" on bulletin boards at different dojos...? We have a bulletin board at my dojo and people post all kinds of stuff.

[Jay]

Good Question, I have this problem too!

Usually I just play around with my friends but no one is really interested like I am so its hard. I would train every hour of every day if I could but alas you can't always do what you want.

[bushido_man96]

Go to some seminars, check out the local weight training facilities, and places like that. Martial Artists are lurking everywhere. There might be some right under your nose in your everyday haunts. Maybe talk about it or mention it to someone in passing, and see what springs up in conversation.

[sensei8]

In the dojo? I just pick whomever I want to train with, no matter the rank, during dead-time, which are rare, to work on what I want to---students get a thrill out of it and hopefully they learn something impromptu from me outside of a formal class.

Outside of the dojo? Attending seminars, as the seminars instructor and/or as a seminar attendee, and this will usually allow me to find someone to train with whenever I'm through their town. I'm very selective with this method, therefore, I'm either training with the chief instructor of said dojo or that dojo's high ranking dans [with permission from thier sensei].

[Blade96]

Good Question, I have this problem too!

Usually I just play around with my friends but no one is really interested like I am

This is me

[Jeffrey]

I put pads on my wife and tell her she could lose a few pounds. Instance training partner!!!!

Ok seriously she helps a lot with pad work and light sparring drills.

[mcdoc]

To find a right partner you should be going for a gym or some thing, because without having connection its pretty hard to find some one outside the gym. I got to know few people to practice in the weekends, they were at the same gym I joined earlier. we dont go to that gym any more just practice at my place and the football ground.

So my advice would be join the closest gym for a while or join a local club online or offline.

[sensei8]

I put pads on my wife and tell her she could lose a few pounds. Instance training partner!!!!

Ok seriously she helps a lot with pad work and light sparring drills.

Now that's funny....and why haven't I tried that myself? [she'd kill me....that's why!]

[Blade96]

Get some of your dojo/dojang/ etc co-workers to train with you.

I don't have anyone around else who likes MA.

But I do have a few dojo friends. I always train with my Sandan friend.

but outside the dojo - dont have anyone.