How do YOU determine which art is for you?

**Jamoke** · Posted On: 7/01/2003 7:24pm

Do you determine this by watching or "sitting in" on some classes. Or asking the instructor if you can participate?

Hands on VS. evaluating something without getting in the trenches and trying it, seeing and feeling if it works for YOU.

How can you determine anything by watching for a few sessions. I can't wait to hear the excuses why "watching" is best.

"When attacked insult, and insult to kill"

**Gezere** · Posted On: 7/01/2003 7:55pm

You really are not going to know unless you DO. Who the hell would say WATCHING is best!?!?! IS THEY STUPID? It like swimming. You can watch all the strokes you want but until you actualy get in the pool and try it you don't know what will work for you.

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**deus ex machina** · Posted On: 7/01/2003 8:02pm

Here's what I do:

Listen to what Jamoke says.

Do exactly the opposite.

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"All this talk about 'newbies' is making me a little nervous. You guys don't have any sort of secret hazing initiation involving wooden paddles and me screaming 'Thank you sir, may I have another?!' do you?"

**Jamoke** · Posted On: 7/01/2003 8:48pm

you better listen to what jamoke says, he knows best. hey duesh, thanks for your input. i hope everybody follows your advice.

"When attacked insult, and insult to kill"

**Jamoke** · Posted On: 7/01/2003 8:51pm

hey duesh, here, now you do the exact opposite of what i am going to tell you to do.

do not put your pink belt around your neck and hang yourself from a wooden dummy.

"When attacked insult, and insult to kill"

**PizDoff** · Posted On: 7/01/2003 8:52pm

funny!
that time it didn't seem to me you were screaming for once Jamoke

"I can't wait to hear the excuses why "watching" is best."
*Stupid voice*
You can see it from a different angle!
You can laugh at their X-blocks.
You can go to sleep.
You can rest while they train then ask to spar them at the end of class when they are tired so you can beat them in.

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***Omega Supreme*** · Posted On: 7/01/2003 8:55pm

LOL, that was good Jamoke.

Go away I'm talking to myself

**Sensei Mak** · Posted On: 7/02/2003 3:40am

Here's what I do:

Listen to what Jamoke says.

Do exactly the opposite.

hahaha...got a good laugh there

but in seriousness i think you have to do what you enjoy obviously. When you were growin up and you played video games did you like the quick guy with low damage or the slow guy who was really strong? Its kinda like that. I would consistantly pick a quick guy in video games and so naturally when i went to martial arts i wanted to train things that would focus on speed rather than brute strength. Hopefully this makes sense. Its all just going with your preference.

**SLJ** · Posted On: 7/02/2003 4:25am

I always prefered the middle guy really, medium speed and medium strength.

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**Dochter** · Posted On: 7/02/2003 10:27am

I want to be a ninja.

Actually I think it makes sense to maybe watch one or part of one class and then participate in another before making any choices. This may prove helpful as Piz said you can see techniques from different angles (I find its always good to step back and watch once in awhile). Also watching for a little bit may give you a better idea for the spectrum of things taught in the class. Often senior students and lower ranked ones are doing completely different things for different reasons, it can be helpful to watch the whole spectrrum. After that I agree to jump right in.

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Edited by - Dochter on July 02 2003 12:44:03