I mean back in the old days, thats what they did. So couldn't I do that?
2007-12-02 09:07:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
Yes to a degree you can, but having someone to help guide you is much easier. yes that is how they did it via trial and error and improving upon it generation to generation.
Why spend all the extra time to learn alone when you can get it correctly and properly at a good school?
Most the MA you speak of were descendants of Samurai who were warriors and knew judo and jui jutsu. Okinawans had Te and china had gung fu.
SO I suggest you find a good teacher first and then learn, you can only get so far and so good on your own.
2007-12-02 09:50:32 · answer #1 · answered by Legend Gates Shotokan Karate 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Anyone can teach themselves to hit and kick, the developement of the first martial arts took centuries. It was passed on, and the training continued from wherever the first person would leave off. The first man started with learning how to punch, and passed it on to the second man before he died, who learned how to kick and passed it on, and so on, and so on, until it became an actual art. I am pretty sure you could teach yourself some things, but I know you couldn't learn and do that well at martial arts all by yourself if you had no knowledge of it at all.
2007-12-02 20:52:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
To an extent you can.
I joined the military a couple years after the UFC came about. I had been a striker all my life, and I didn't believe in the effectiveness of grappling.
I had plenty of chances to spar against grapplers, in which 9 out of 10 times, I would get taken to the ground where I would be like a fish out of water.
I finally got tired of losing to grapplers all the time, so I decided I would learn the art of grappling so I could stand on my feet and KO'd the wrestler or jiu-jitsu guy.
There was only one problem, there wasn't a formal grappling school in the area at the time.
I got my hands on all the UFCs and EFCs I could find. I watched those things over and over and over again, studying them for submissions and tactics.
The first tactic I learned was ground and pound. Being a striker in someone's guard was a piece of heaven to me.
Next I learned the guard, side control and mount positions. I was able to pick up a handful of submissions like the rear naked choke, juji gatame (armbar), guillotine choke and ankle lock.
I got to the point I was actually doing pretty well against wrestlers and was able to pull off submissions. I felt very comfortable on the ground.
When I went to my next base, there was a formal jiu-jitsu school, so I decided I would attend.
Guess what??? I was shown more efficient ways of doing the techniques I self-taught myself, and the guys in the class were mopping the floor with me.
Morale of the story is... you can self teach yourself, but it's always better to have a good instructor and school to learn from.
2007-12-05 03:40:02 · answer #3 · answered by hannism 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well in theory. before there was formal instructions yea it had to start somewhere. but martial arts have evolved from the beginning it was constant fighting and seeing what work and what didnt. people would adopt what did and discard what didnt , and how and why to strike, apply pressure, get in a certain position etc...im sure this took a LONG time. so you can try to teach yourself with trail and error but you can learn alot faster by cutting to the chase and learn from a person who already knows the style.
2007-12-02 19:58:41 · answer #4 · answered by Cnote 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think some people have the ability to do that but it does not mean everyone does and I daresay most don't have that kind of ability. I know one person that pretty much did train himself and entered the Battle of Atlanta and won it in the mid 70s but that person is a phenomenal athlete and he picks up on things very quickly. I think most of the old masters who were original founders were pretty much in that category. I doubt you would hear about all those who may have tried to do this and failed.
2007-12-02 19:52:33 · answer #5 · answered by samuraiwarrior_98 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
word for word no.
But their videos with belt testing, thats the best way. They were forced to learn to protect them selves.
2007-12-02 23:41:36 · answer #6 · answered by Nigel 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why reinvent the wheel instead of trying to make it better?
2007-12-02 19:51:21 · answer #7 · answered by dude 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yeah to a certain extent with videos and a training partner
http://youtube.com/watch?v=O7_dzu4TQDs
Systema has a lot of videos you can buy at russianmartialart.com
2007-12-02 17:38:23 · answer #8 · answered by justahint 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
in short-no!.
2007-12-02 18:11:01 · answer #9 · answered by tony c 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋