commando krav maga vs haganah fight

[Sokusen]

My suggestion would be to stop asking everyone else what you should learn. Pick something you like that fits your schedual and do it. If you don't you will never stick with it especially if you injure yourself again. Those injuries become ecusses if the fit isn't right. If you find a dojo you like but dosen't fit your schedual talk to the teacher about private lessons, the one on one training would probably be better for someone recovering from an injury.

[Daisho]

honestly I'd rather train in a style i didn't particularly like, but i could participate with a group of students then 1-on-1 private instruction.

There was a time I thought private instruction was the way to go, but having a group of people to compete and train with/against really will help you flesh out the stuff that you're being taught. there's been a few times were attendance was low for a week and the technique i was working on felt awkward or bad (i'm looking at you Tai Otosha). but then when class resumed the following week and the competition people came back the technique and application kind of dawned on me as i watched other students perform it.

if self defense is your main motivation, almost any MA will be of benefit. All styles are uncomfortable at first. Hell Judo/JJJ warm-ups darn near killed me my first few months. I remember not even being able to squat down due to all the swelling in my thigh muscles, for at least my entire first week.

awkwardness of movement and stance go away as you practice, and their applications become obvious.

Instruction by DVD is a disaster! You'd honestly gain more by watching UFC/WEC/K-1 fights in your pajamas

[MasterPain]

honestly I'd rather train in a style i didn't particularly like, but i could participate with a group of students then 1-on-1 private instruction.

There was a time I thought private instruction was the way to go, but having a group of people to compete and train with/against really will help you flesh out the stuff that you're being taught. there's been a few times were attendance was low for a week and the technique i was working on felt awkward or bad (i'm looking at you Tai Otosha). but then when class resumed the following week and the competition people came back the technique and application kind of dawned on me as i watched other students perform it.

I hate teaching just one person. It's hard for them to see anything you demonstrate on them. How is a person supposed to know how I'm twisting their arm when I'm sitting on their head?

[Liver Punch]

honestly I'd rather train in a style i didn't particularly like, but i could participate with a group of students then 1-on-1 private instruction.

There was a time I thought private instruction was the way to go, but having a group of people to compete and train with/against really will help you flesh out the stuff that you're being taught. there's been a few times were attendance was low for a week and the technique i was working on felt awkward or bad (i'm looking at you Tai Otosha). but then when class resumed the following week and the competition people came back the technique and application kind of dawned on me as i watched other students perform it.

I hate teaching just one person. It's hard for them to see anything you demonstrate on them. How is a person supposed to know how I'm twisting their arm when I'm sitting on their head?

Agreed. Two on two, or another multiple of two is perfect. Even teaching one person, you need two instructors for that reason.

[Daisho]

[i hate teaching just one person. It's hard for them to see anything you demonstrate on them. How is a person supposed to know how I'm twisting their arm when I'm sitting on their head?

this is funny, but it's also a really good point!

[Daisho]

Agreed. Two on two, or another multiple of two is perfect. Even teaching one person, you need two instructors for that reason.

i remember when i took my first month of Judo classes, most of my dojo had travelled away for a competition, and it was just me, one other student, and our instructor. I thought that was really ideal, as the amount of instruction was so high and direct.

but practicing against one opponent where you couldn't change partners was really limiting how i learned the technique. i was far stronger than my opponent, but not nearly as large… and so i was only learning how to make the technique work 1 single way. it made the first grip i learned seem pointless, as it put me at a disadvantage against my larger opponent. when students returned and i had to fight against guys that were naturally faster than me, but not larger… the grip made a ton more sense.