Martial arts learned from DVD's etc.

[sensei8]

DVD's can be used, but one needs to be very careful across the board, and in that, nothing can replace a qualified instructor, nor should one try to. I think students can benefit from DVD's only as a reference and back-up at home when the instructor isn't present; to free a confused mind and a mind that's forgotten for the moment...to jar the memory free....for that AHA moment.

[Lee M]

I agree your going to get better results from training with an Instructor (if he is good!).

I have learn't plenty from DVD's giving me access to learning and coaches that maybe I couldn't travel to easily.

That said from my sites there are plenty of people that want to accelerate their skills through DVd's or solely learn from them for whatever reason - time, cost!