| If you're just becoming interested in the martial | | | | and what's best for your friend might not be best |
| arts, and you haven't made a decision about | | | | for you. You need to understand the |
| which instructor to study under, allow me to | | | | temperamental, philosophical, and physical sides of |
| complicate the equation by introducing the idea of | | | | an art before you can match it up with your own |
| a martial arts DVD. Not just for dedicated | | | | life and make the decision to become a student |
| practitioners, martial arts DVDs can be used to | | | | of it. Optimally, you'll choose a style that |
| study and learn an art, or simply to view an art's | | | | emphasizes your strengths while pushing you to |
| moves, style, and abilities to decide if you'd like to | | | | discover new skills. Some arts might teach you to |
| learn it or not. | | | | be extremely flexible, while others teach you |
| All martial artists believe that their discipline is the | | | | meditation and inner harmony. |
| best one out there - but everyone is different, | | | | |