isnt martial arts or tkd not about how many times you train?

Question

isnt it about self defence and discipline i want to go futher in tkd for self defence and only go training once a week, it dosent matter of quantity its about the quality you produce and i am 13 and a white belt

Answer 1

how much quality training can you do once a week? That is unless you are diligently training at home on your own etc. But even then, sometimes it takes a trained eye to watch you go through your movements/motions and make corrections before you turn it into a bad habit.

Once you get yourself into a bad habit, say flailing your arms around when you kick, it is tough to correct.

Answer 2

I did TKD for 10 yeas and i got to 5th dan but i progressed excessively due to many years training it Silat Beruang, Kali Arnis and Capoeira. I Started TKD to expand my knowledge of martial arts. Over my many year of training i have found that it doesn't matter how many times a week you train it is the quality of training you receive. For example, if i trained 7 times a week with a really crap instructor i wouldn't do aswell as i would if i trained twice a week with an amazing instructor. But, if you can find an experienced, decent instructor you would benefit more from training more during a week then also practising at home aswell.
Hope It Helps
Andy

Answer 3

Jerry L said it best, it should always be about quality, no matter how many days a week you train.

I'm gonna be straight and to the point with you, and be realistic:

Here's what's most likely going to happen:

You'll progress slower than the other students that joined at the same time as you, so you'll prob'ly get frustrated and then want to quit, or your parents will see no reason to keep you in the class and remove you when they see you getting mad about why everybody else is getting their next rank and you're not, and still stuck at the last rank you tested for.

Your parents will then take you out right after the minimum time that was set up in the contract paper work they signed is up (because they'll wind up paying extra if they take you out before the time in the contract is up) and you'll have wasted a month or two, not to mention a lot of your parents money for the classes, gear and uniform they bought for you (because I take it you're not learning it from the local YMCA) for nothing.

I'm not trying to discourage you from taking Martial Arts, but there are a lot of schools that do this because it's their way to make a living and they have to cover themselves from things like that happening, but they also teach because they want to pass on what they learned to those who want to learn.

I find any reason to train extra outside of class, even call the other people in my class to train on days when we're not in class.

good luck, and I hope you decide to stick with it.

Answer 4

Martial arts are learned at the pace of the student. If you can train more often you can progress more quickly because you are gaining more experience. Every trip to train should be about quality, even if you trained 7 days a week. You get out of it exactly what you put in. As long as you continue training you will continue to progress.

Answer 5

to succeed in TKD is about dicipline and concentration. If you want to go further, it is recomonded that you train at least twice a week so that you can maintain your skill level. the training in classes needs to be supplimented with practise at home, especially when you get to a higher belt level.

i have just got my blue belt, so keep at it and you will have fun.

there is more to TKD than just self defence, yeah that is important and a big part of of it.

Answer 6

A friend of mine went to Japan to train under a well know Judoka and my friend had an injury so couldnt train for some weeks, when he expressed his disapointment to his teacher, his teacher replied "Judo isnt only on the mat"...........this means in alll aspects the martial arts are holistic......they should become a total part of your life, Musashi the famous unbeaten Japanese swordsman was well know to incorparate his sword techniques into everyday movements..this meant he made his art a compleatly natural part of himself...mind and body are one.
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Answer 7

Its up to you what you want to do. I'm an orange belt in Karate and have only trained once a week but now naturally want to go more to get better. When you start grading you get the buzz.

Answer 8

Yeah, you can go once a week and get nothing. You should go as many times as possible, yes its about quality, but if you dont practice then you wont learn anything. Take this from a 2nd dan

Answer 9

Listen to the above they are right, wish I had seen your question sooner these guys stole my thunder, such is life

Answer 10

just train at home (shadow box/kick)