 #46 (permalink) Mon Jul 09, 2007 0:03 am Have you ever learned 'martial arts'? |
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But as you advance, more time/practice are required to master the progressions of an art. So... well the best way would probably be to do one art at a time. Master that art (Get to at least the karate brown-belt level, or the 1st-degree black belt level) and then move on to the next art.
Jamie might have some salient input here. hehe |
We were always taught that getting your first degree black belt is not an indication that one has mastered a martial art, but that one's time as a beginner has ended. The first degree black belt was not considered the end of something, but the beginning of something. So mastery of any martial art doesn't come until at least the 4th-degree black belt, and even then there is still more to master.
How about this? Find a martial art you like, and a teacher who is good, and just focus on that martial art all the way. If you like jiujitsu better than karate, but your area has mediocre jiujitsu teachers but good karate teachers, what's the point of passing up karate?
Some people think that if they focus on just one martial art, they are missing some techniques or "secrets" that they could learn from the other ones. But who cares? Who would care unless he's training to get ready for a fight? Most martial artists never get into fights, so there's no need to amass a diverse of fighting techniques. Who trains four or five years or more as part of a plan for a fight someday? If you want that, join the army. It's more efficient than taking a martial arts class. Every martial art has an endless amount to teach you, so you might as well go with the one you like best, or the one that has the best teacher in your area. |
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