King of Fighters Posted May 23, 2003 Posted May 23, 2003 (Note before i begin. Administrators PLEASE DO NOT CLOSE THIS FORUM. I know i already had a what should i do froum about a month ago, but this is different, considering the other one was asking what art i should do, where this what school i should attend. So please do not close this forum because i really need advice from fellow martial artists.) What shoud i do? I have been taking Muay Thai for about a year now. When i started off I had an excellent instructor. He quit for reasons i do no know. Then we got an average instructor. The average instructor quit. Then we got an ok instructor. The problem was he would only show up for a thrid of the class. Aventually he quit and we were without an instructor for about a month. Now we have a new instructor. For one, I dont like this instructor very much. Hes a nice guy but i dont really like the way teaches. Plus, how long before he quits? How long before he stops comming and we dont have an instructor for a couple months? Since he drives from a near by city, and only volunteers, i doubt that he will stay for very long because he is just a replacement (plus he has a gym of his own). I have looked and there are no other Muay Thai schools in my city. Heres where the decesion comes in. There is a Shorin Ryu Karate school that i am thinking of joining. I tried out a class and i liked it. The school seems very good and quite focused on self defence. Its also serious about giving out black belts, and actually to obtain one you have to go to the Shorin Ryu head quaters (in vergenia) after you have passed brown belt and you have to take a lenghy test (of knowledge and skill). I think this makes the school serious about teaching and deffinetly not a mcdojo. The school is less money than the Muay Thai, Its really close to my house, it has slightly longer classes than MT, plus 2 of my friends from school go there and so do my nieghbour and his son. The people there were friendly and were happy to give me 2 free classes. This is the lesson structure of the classes. Before class starts theres an hour or sparring, when class begins theres warmups and stretching, followed by group katas and technique, then everyone is allowed to work on whatever katas or technique the want by them selves or with partners. So what should I do. Stay in Muay Thai or go to the Shorin Ryu school (also what do you guys think of Shorin Ryu).
Radok Posted May 23, 2003 Posted May 23, 2003 Hmmmmm, a half @$$ muay thai school or a shorin ryu school you seem to really like. Decisions decisions. I think I'd go with the Karate. I thought you'd like it. If you can't laugh at yourself, there's no point. No point in what, you might ask? there's just no point.Many people seem to take Karate to get a Black Belt, rather than getting a Black Belt to learn Karate.
karate_woman Posted May 23, 2003 Posted May 23, 2003 Even though your heart seems to be with Muay Thai, the gym you are at just doesn't seem to be cutting it for you. Even though you are sold on Muay Thai, unfortunately there are good gyms and bad gyms and it sounds like now you've got a mediocre gym. You aren't satisfied with your training, so I really don't see the point in staying there. I think you've already made your decision to move on to Shorin Ryu. You've checked out the school and it agrees with you - that's a huge thing right there. Maybe when you are older and can drive yourself to classes- or a decent Muay Thai place opens up in your city again- you might end up going back to it, but if you stick with Shorin Ryu you should get a lot out of it. The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. -Lao-Tse
Red J Posted May 23, 2003 Posted May 23, 2003 Less money, close to your house, you like it, not a McDojo, serious training, hmmm....sounds like you may already possess the answer. I had to lose my mind to come to my senses.
Tombstone Posted May 23, 2003 Posted May 23, 2003 Seems like you should give the karate place a shot for obvious reasons.
tommarker Posted May 23, 2003 Posted May 23, 2003 if you stick with studying shorin ryu, you will most likely be able to find ways to combine what you like about muay thai and make it your own. sounds like you've made your decision already.. I'm no longer posting here. Adios.
Treebranch Posted May 23, 2003 Posted May 23, 2003 I'd go for the Karate, it seems pretty cool. Shorin Ryu Karate is an Okinawan Karate, I hear it's pretty cool stuff. I'd at least try it out. Good Luck. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
Shorin Ryuu Posted May 23, 2003 Posted May 23, 2003 I'm a bit biased...but go ahead and try for the Shorin Ryu... There's a bunch of stuff other people have written about Shorin-Ryu in the karate forum. You might wanna check that out. Good luck either way... Martial Arts Blog:http://bujutsublogger.blogspot.com/
Shorin Ryuu Posted May 23, 2003 Posted May 23, 2003 Haha, I'm stupid and didn't realize that you started the Shorin Ryu post in the karate forums in the first place...oh well... Martial Arts Blog:http://bujutsublogger.blogspot.com/
SBN Doug Posted May 23, 2003 Posted May 23, 2003 (Note before i begin. Administrators PLEASE DO NOT CLOSE THIS FORUM. I know i already had a what should i do froum about a month ago, but this is different, considering the other one was asking what art i should do, where this what school i should attend. So please do not close this forum because i really need advice from fellow martial artists.)For future reference, we do not close a thread based on title. We close them if content is identical. As for your choice, I would definately suggest finding another school. That much instability is not good for your training. If you have to change arts, just make sure it addresses why you liked MT so much, which it sounds like you have. Kuk Sool Won - 4th danEvil triumphs when good men do nothing.
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