I have trained myself in the arts for 3 years now,I have gotten into a real fight twice and won twice.is there anyone else who has trained themselves like me?is it true that you dont have to be trained by someone else?
2006-12-13 07:49:13 · 8 answers · asked by jesse d 1 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
Wow, where to start on that question? Well, yes and no to self training in the martial arts. First, I'll start with the positive on self training. With all the 'self help' DVD's which some include manuals, and books out there and I've viewed a lot of them it does offer promise and help to the self motivated 'do it yourselfer'. Self training if the person is 150% comitted can be very useful. When I say 150% comitted, I mean study every day in every way and not just a little here and a little there. There is a few things that the self trainer needs to have in their martial arts library and that's an understanding of physics and anatomy.
The negative of self training is the lack of 'alternative thinking'. You know the saying, "Two heads are better than one." this is very true especially when it comes to having an instructor to talk to before, during, and after classes. Learning in a group has so many benefits that I can't even begin to list them all here. When striving for perfection (never ending process) in the martial arts it's good to have a collective body, group, and or school. Once again, I go back to self training on this. The ancient martial artists who dwelled in the mountainous lands of Asia and surrounding lands even though they did develop tactics for martial combat, at the same time, shared their created knowledge with others to watch it bloom. That's the main thing to understand about martial arts. It's a collective concept of martial combat that is always evolving or at least it better be to be more effective. Let me see if I can brake this down to make better sense. Think of the Martial Arts creation and or concept as a seed. You (usually starts with one person) plant the seed with an idea a concept of combat. You water it with repetitive trial and error until it begins to blossom into something of substance. This growth is then cultivated by others who you share your blossom with and they in turn nurture this substance until it grows to maturity. Like any tree it spreads seeds to continue it's evolution. Martial ideas really do start with one person mainly, and all it takes is a little water from the masses to grow into a giant powerful tree. Can you see where I'm going with this? Be an adventurer of spirit and thought. A pioneer in ideas, and always be open and honest with yourself when it comes to martial arts and you shouldn't have any trouble with self training.
2006-12-13 09:42:53 · answer #1 · answered by mannimal2006 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FACT- you got lucky.
FACT- you have a fool for a teacher.
There is certainly a statistical probability you can train yourself, but there is also a statistical probablility that you will spontaneously combust if you hold in your farts.
You likely won those fights because of a natural ability advantage such as stregth, speed or reach advantage, or endurance. Not training and technique. If you have good untrained ability (which is what you are) then it will only improve and you will only become a better fighter when you are properly training and learn how to increase your efficiency, and power.
I would strongly suggest you find a real gym that trains with resistance (not some Kata crap) and not just point sparring rules.
Martial arts is about fighting, not about playing "come touch me tag".
2006-12-13 08:08:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since I study martial arts under a trainer, I would have to disagree, you really should study under someone (who knows what they are doing of course). There is only so much that a picture or tape can teach you and you might not get a good view of a throw/hold or whatever whereas, with an instructor if you are having trouble with a particular move then they can show step by step what you are doing wrong and how to correct it. Books and tapes can only teach technique not style and style is an important part. It is also good to have encouragement and in a class there are people that you can learn the move with so that you can become proficient at the move. learning martial arts is as much a team sport as an idividual one.
2006-12-13 08:01:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
In the beginning you definately need an instructor. You need to develope a firm foundation for your skills. After you have that (years of study under a qualified instructor) then you can "self train". However even the great masters still went to other instructors periodically to refine a technique or learn a new one. No one knows everything and meeting other individuals gives people access to things that they may not learn otherwise. Your martial experience would be more productive under an instructor.
2006-12-13 08:56:49 · answer #4 · answered by tanitsushokan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok my opinion on this is simple i think that if u train by urself it is better then not training at all... in other words if u were 2 fight some normal guy on the street that never fought in a gym or anything that u would beat him... most likely... BUT ig u went 2 fight some 1 that has been in a gym and had a trainer 4 6 months u would get mangled... thats just my opinion. that i have seen done plenty of times.
2006-12-13 08:50:09 · answer #5 · answered by corupt2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i sort of believe in it and i sort of don't.
if you are learning off of book, internet, and etc. on a style that's already been created, bad idea. you might be able to get the outer look of the art eventually, but the internal workings would be off and the applications of the technique could also go wrong.
if you are creating your own through experience in fighting, it's slightly better than learning off of a book, internet, and etc., but the fact is that you are only reinventing the wheel.
i mean the creator of the styles had to start somewhere, and that would be similar to this situation. but those masters spent their life time creating the style and many more students after to fix the little faults here and there until it has been come what it is.
the best one could do by creating a style is to start from a stone and chisel a stone wheel when there is a car wheel factory in town.
2006-12-13 08:30:30 · answer #6 · answered by Jas Key 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO... its a crock of garbage and I would challenge you any day. You have no one to critique you, or tell you right from wrong. At best you are "mimicking" what you see and nothing more. Nothing can replace and instructor to guide you. Even super man bruce ****** lee had instructors.
Sorry pal. but thats just garbage... and I would argue that martial arts is not the end all to winning a fight. So the 2 you beat could have nothing to do with your skill as a mimic artist.
2006-12-13 08:00:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
first of all why do you need to tell us you won? i think you are very insecure..and second, no you cannot teach yourself martial arts...i dont even know where to begin with explaining why..it just seems like common sense..believe me you are no martial artist
2006-12-13 09:18:29 · answer #8 · answered by super steve 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋