Who would you train with if you could?

[DWx]

If you could have an hours private tuition with any martial artist, past or present, who would it be? And why?

[Alan Armstrong]

I would train with Bruce Lee. Because he is the real thing.

[Nidan Melbourne]

Hmmm too many to choose from; but if i could i'd choose:

- Bruce Lee

- Jackie Chan

- Gichin Funakoshi

- Chojun Miyagi

- Kenwa Mabuni

- Masutatsu Oyama

- Kanryo Higoanna

- Morio Higoanna

- Iain Abnerthey

- Luca Valdesi

- Jesse Enkamp (Again)

- Patrick McCarthy

- Antonio Diaz

- Rika Usami

- Sandy Scordo

[sensei8]

There's no one that I'd choose to train with because, before I can train with anyone, I first must be worthy, and I'm not worthy; and right now, I feel like I'm the furthest thing from being worthy!!

[bassaiguy]

Takeda Sokaku, Azato Ankoh, Funakoshi Gichin,

Only an hour, though. That's tough.

[JR 137]

There's no one that I'd choose to train with because, before I can train with anyone, I first must be worthy, and I'm not worthy; and right now, I feel like I'm the furthest thing from being worthy!!

All I can picture right now is Wayne and Garth meeting Alice Cooper backstage.

[wildbourgman]

Lets go old school and say Satunuku "Tode" Sakagawa.

[Tempest]

Nicoletto Giganti

[sensei8]

Yoshinobu Takahashi; my Sensei...I miss him greatly!!

[JR 137]

Not sure how much I'd come away with in a 1 hour private lesson. But if I could, I'd go with Chojun Miyagi. My favorite kata are Goju kata. Just watching him do them would be enough. It would be good to see how much they've been changed over the years/generations. I could also ask him what bunkai he had in mind when creating his kata; coming straight from the horse's mouth leaves little doubt.

Of course all of that assumes he has to answer each question fully.