If i got books about the subject and practised/followed the intsructions will that be sufficient enough
2006-09-08 19:54:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
How will you get your level of belt from teaching yourself? You have to be taught by a Sensei (teacher) in any martial arts. There's alot to learn and master physically and mentally. Martial art also involves participating with other people so you will learn to do movements with your partner.
When you get good at it then you'll be prepared to go for your testing to get your belt level (novice: yellow & orange; intermediate: blue & brown; advance: black) which is called dan in Japanese. But I guess in your case you would learn Korean terminology in Tae Kwon Do.
Plus if you train with an instructor you can also compete in tournaments to gain experience in the art of fighting.
No, I would not recommend you teaching yourself. I can guarantee you will not be motivated to learn or continue to pursue this goal.
I've taken karate so I know. If you want to be the best in Tae Kwon Do get a Master to teach you.
2006-09-08 20:12:36 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is it possible to learn how to drive by only books? Well I guess you can learn how to pretend you know Tae Kwon Do, but you better hope you never get in a fight.
It's easy to puch bag and shadow box and fight invisible person who doesn't hit you back and the invisible person always lose badly. However when you get in real fight, you will be surprise by how much the person move, how fast they can throw flurries of haymakers, how your techniques doesn't work like a magic as it seems to in the book, and how easily you get push off balance. You will end up start to use wild assort of haymakers and windmill puches and fight like a bunchesof fat drunk rednecks sporting mullet at Nascar over a last cup of beer.
This apply for any styles. The reason book claim to work is so they can be marketed. Do you really think writer will say "this book won't help you learn how to fight but go ahead and but this book"?
2006-09-09 07:36:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
it's possible to learn from a book, but books are only good for reference to work on other techniques.
An instructor will show you how to keep your stance properly, your hands where they need to be for defending yourself when you perform a technique, and the way your kicking or hand techniques should work to be effective and accurate with the most effective amount of power without injuring yourself in the process.
if you don't learn how to execute the technique proplerly, it won't be effective, and a book can't show you the whole picture of the technique from all sides and perspectives, only the possibility of what CAN happen if it's executed, an instructor will show you how and what to do to execute it properly plus give you tips on how to do it correctly for your benefit.
2006-09-10 07:42:45 · answer #3 · answered by quiksilver8676 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible to study anything without an instructor, it's another thing entirely to become proficient.
2006-09-08 20:00:51 · answer #4 · answered by h2odog 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it is possible but you can only benefit from an instructors experience
2006-09-09 10:21:39 · answer #5 · answered by slayerific 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would work but you should have someone to at least let you practice on/with them.
2006-09-08 20:01:42 · answer #6 · answered by sndprssr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its reall hard to not have an instructor
2006-09-09 08:34:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really
will never be that effective, cause you need physical training
2006-09-08 20:01:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-09-08 20:01:32 · answer #9 · answered by MUSTAFA_aleem 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋