can you master a form of martial art through self taught?

Answer 1

you have to be good at one style already before you study and be a master of another by yourself. i would normally say you cannot because fighting skills depends alot on experience. but if you already know basics it will be easy to learn another art. i read somewhere that some kung fu styles were already gone but they were ressurected thru reading and practicing the art from scrolls. i bet that took a very long time though, and thats probably all they did for a while. good luck.

Answer 2

No, there is no way to learn a form through self teaching. Having real world experience in fighting, having a partner to help you none of that matters without having a proper teacher to show you how to proceed. The forms you learn in martial arts are not taught to you in a certain order because the instructor thinks that it would be neat to teach you in that order.

The forms are taught in a specific order so that you can progres with them. The early forms you are taught are to improve your stance work and breathing, the later forms take all of the basics and add to them. If you look at many later forms in any martial arts you will see that the forms get longer and more involved. this is because the student has built a solid base of techniques and breathing to allow them to finish the form.

Just like you couldn't teach yourself how to read and write as a child its impossible to teach yourself a martial arts style.

Answer 3

there is no way you could master a art on your own, how would you know if the technique is being done properly.If you have no idea how to throw a kick using the body or how to ad power with it how will you learn it, by trial and error yes maybe but not likely.If you don't have enough patience to learn from a true martial arts instructor you will have no chance of doing it on your own.If you have no proper training in the style you already know you are more likely going to butcher the style you instructor has shown you.Unless you are so gifted to where you can understand the complexities of your art at the master level that some one has studied over many years and is still learning and teaching more power to you

Answer 4

No... and yes. Can you master an EXISTING form of martial arts self-taught?...NO. I agree with the others that there are many nuances that make up that particular style, and instruction must be given to do it that particular way. But I will say if you have a foundation and understanding then there is a universe for exploration and discovery. Would you say Bruce Lee is a "master" of Jeet Kune Do? Of course... it is his exploration and discovery. The real art is to master ourselves and develope what works for us individually. If you use your own abilities, talents and potential then YES, you can master YOUR form of martial arts.

Answer 5

Why not. Most martial arts were founded by individuals through war and experience (with the exception of many kung fu forms, which were discovered by things like buddhist nuns and drunks, true story). The differences with them and you, however, is that 1) hand to hand combat was more common in war back then and I doubt you fought in wars like they did and 2) their forms were honed by being pasted down from generation to generation and being continually contested and improved.

If you wanna create your own martial art, your best bet is to be like all the other modern martial arts (Miletech Fighting Systems, Gracie JJ, Pancrase, and Shooto) and fuse systems or try to improve on their flaws. Nowadays there's no room for revolution, only evolution.

Answer 6

It is true that martial arts had to start some where and that one man must have sat down one day and created a style of martial arts. And it is true if you were to completely indulge your self into the study and development of your own martial arts you would create a style uniquely yours. BUT!!! There are many things wrong with that ideal. first and for most the originators of the styles we study today were scholars and some of the most wise men of their time, on top of that they were constantly being attacked by hoodlums and renegades. These men created their styles out of necessity not just shear desire (their goal wasn't ever lost with other hobbies or distractions due to the constant pressure they face). 2. The styles were constantly being revised after each defeat; no one sat down came up with a style in ONE day and started winning fights undefeated. 3. Americans lack much of the ambition, drive, and focus needed for such a venture (these men weren't slowed down by ren and stimpy at 9:00 pm and wings at 12 noon). 4. Many many many men died in the attempts to create a style or the attempts to perfecting a style. Not because of them selves, but because of the use and failure of the style. Not only are you putting your self at risk, but also disrespecting those who have died to create the styles we have today. 5. Like I said before these men were scholars and many of them doctors having a basis to build a style off of is very important, my guess is you have none. 6. It took many generations for a style to be developed taught learned and used effectively. By the time your style become effective you'll be sooooo dead. 7. Mastery is an honorary term given to those who have spent their lives in the pursuit of martial arts. In many Korean and Japanese styles the term master is directly related to their rank. In many Chinese styles master is a person who has earned the respect of their decibels, and a grandmaster is one who has taught a person to the mastery position. If you were to start your own school onto your self there would be no delineation to where you'd be considered a master other than those from other schools would consider you master, understand??

So as you see there are many reasons why starting a brand new style is a foolish thought. Your best bet is to study some styles you like the best blend them together (they are all the same anyways) and slap a new name on it. That seems to be what many teachers are doing now; and as a marketing scheme it seems to be working.

Answer 7

No.

The spiritual and mental part requires practice. Correctly intuiting the opponent's next move comes from live teaching of a master.

Continued enthusiasm for martial arts also requires a master for almost everyone.

Answer 8

Thats would be considered combat. Ide recomend you don't try and learn an existing one. Why not take out a book on human anatomy and pressure points and create your own you havea better chance of developing skills. teh chances of you teaching yourself karate, jujitsu, or taekwando through a book is bad. The chance of you actually reachign a competative level is impossible. You would not knwo the rules and not be able to deal with the restrictions that your master could tell you were illegal. Good luck but your best learinign from a school than a book, or even making your own through common sense

Answer 9

No. At the very least you need a partner. If you have no one training you or no partner how do you know if you are making a mistake?
People are on here talking about learning fighting styles from video games, movies and comic books. COME ON! This stuff is for real, it is not a martial art role playing game.

Answer 10

I agree. There are too many black belt factories out there these days that promote people solely for the money they know it will bring. When it comes to the martial arts instant gratification should not be part of the program regardless of weather or not it pleases the parents. In my dojo a black belt was for one thing, holding your pants up, it was the years of hard work, experience, and dedication behind ones rank that meant something. Today most people are fundamentally lazy and are more interested in the mantle of black belt than anything else. It is those preoccupations that lead to the teaching of inferior techniques and it is those same kinds of techniques that let a fighter down in crucial situations and leave them bleeding on the street.