| Why do you want to learn martial arts? Whether | | | | combatives or what is termed as reality-based |
| you realize it or not, there are 3 reasons | | | | street fighting. |
| consciously or unconsciously that you want to | | | | #2 Reason - You Want To Improve Your Physical |
| learn a martial art. Without you understand your | | | | Fitness - This number two reason does not |
| true motivation, it is very easy to make the | | | | exclude the fact that somewhere in the person's |
| wrong decision when it comes to training yourself | | | | mind they are wanting or believing that at the |
| and enrolling in a particular fighting school. Let me | | | | same time they will be learning true self defense, |
| help by delineating for you your "why". | | | | but their primary motivation is to get in great |
| The 3 Reasons Why People Choose To Learn | | | | physical shape. For this mindset, most will enroll in |
| Martial Arts | | | | a cardio kickboxing class at the local gym. These |
| #1 Reason - To Learn Self Defense - Let's face | | | | exercises mimic fighting arts, but this training does |
| it, at the core of it all is fighting, and most people | | | | not equate street-fighting combative readiness. |
| fight or find themselves in a fight that is | | | | #3 Reason - You Want To Excel and Compete In |
| unexpected or unprovoked by someone who is | | | | The Sport of Martial Arts - This reason usually |
| usually more violent and aggressive than you. If | | | | encompassing the age population of 21 to 35 |
| you have ever been attacked or have had any | | | | years of age. You like the idea of winning. You like |
| recent close calls with violence, it is likely that a | | | | trophies. You want to be in the limelight. For this, |
| self defense martial arts program is crossing your | | | | yo will usually find yourself competing in |
| mind. | | | | karate-type tournaments, and on a more intense |
| For this, most people go down to the strip mall to | | | | level, cage fighting or what is called MMA or Mixed |
| the nearest Tojo, sign up, get their uniform, take | | | | Martial Arts. And even within the arena of |
| off their shoes and get in line to start the forms | | | | sports-oriented fighting, this is still not the same |
| and basics of punching and kicking. This is the | | | | as training for live and death situations of the |
| traditional approach. To the surprise of many, the | | | | streets. Sports is sport, and survival is fighting for |
| best alternative to learning street self defense | | | | keeps. You must not confuse the difference. |
| would be to enroll in a school that teaches | | | | |