Is 19 a good age to start martial arts?
is 19 a good age to start martial arts? i'd never did martial arts before cause i've trained football since i was 4(till now) so as a shape and stamina i'm ok.i'd like taekwando style but i haven't decided yet about what martial art style
Is 25 too old to start a martial art?
No 25 is not too old! I was teach a group of black belt last week from another dojo. One of the black belts started when she was 50. She has now been practicing karate for ore than 11 years. She just recently received her 3 Dan. By the way it is a myth that is better to start when you are 4. We do not even accept students tat young in our dojo. They are not ready to be taught martial arts as we teach it. They don't have the attention span or the fine motor skill necessary to do martial arts. At one time there were very few children learning martial arts. But someone discovered that they could make more money if children were in the class. They began marketing the martial arts to children a made a lot of money. They also watered down the training in order to keep the children. In many ways that has hurt martial arts.
Is 17 a good age to start learning martial arts?
Yes!!! Thats when I started and I've done alright :)***
Is 17 yrs old too old to start learning martial arts?
I'm a 17 year old boy and I was wondering because I've never done martial arts. My dad who went up to a brown belt in judo wanted me to start Taekwondo when I was about 4-5yrs old. He made me sat through a 2 hour session to watch. Then he asked me if I wanted to do it. I said "No it looks boring I'm not interested" The real reason is because I was scared as hell I was going to be injured at a young age and disabled or something. I was only 4 or 5 so give me a break. If I would have done it I would have excelled and would have a lot more discipline now. Is it too late now for me to take a path I skipped 12 years ago?
Should I get in shape before starting martial arts or start right away?
Jump in. If you know the art you wish to pursue, and you have the teacher and school lined up, jump in immediately.Traditional martial arts were meant to either forge recruits into soldiers, forge meditative monks into warriors, or forge villagers into militia. (with exceptions, of course). Any martial art worth its salt will get you into shape in the course of training; many will hone you into the specific shape needed for success in that art. You’re free to pursue other exercise in addition to it, preferably with your teacher’s guidance so you don’t develop your body in a less-than-useful direction away from the needs of the style, but jump into the martial art training first so you know what exercise would be best to pair with it. The martial art itself should also be enough. Let it forge you.The first test you pass in any martial art is walking through the door.
When can you start using weapons in martial arts?
It does depends of the style you can start earlier in some martial art style and in higher levels in othersMy style as self defence and karate first weapon is introduced but only from the attacker with a stick earlier as white belt knife attacks in brow, fire gun for black for defence only though you will disarm and have it for your advantageAt brow belt level you start to learn to use the staff (long stick) and double club (short stick)Knife using only for 4 degree black
IS IT TOO LATE TO START MARTIAL ART?
I know it sounds cliche... but nothing is impossible. It takes determination to be a great martial artist. The first step is to find an outstanding school, even if it may not be the most convenient one to commute to every day. Quality is very important when it comes to selecting an academy. My advice is to start now, as it will become increasingly difficult the longer you put it off. I'm training and I started training 8 months ago. I have made great strides into developing myself as a fighter in such a short time, but you must understand that it takes time to be great. I'm yet to enter my first amateur bout. I don't want to fight yet. Physically, I am a machine... ready for war. However, I don't have ample experience and it would be foolish (and possibly dangerous) to try and fight before I am absolutely ready. And also, you may not be able to fight (besides sparring) until you are 18 for legal reasons. Basically, it takes much patience and hard work. You can never hang your head in a quest to be great.
Why did Bruce Lee start martial arts?
Bruce learned because there was alot of gang rivalries and dangers in Hong Kong. He got in a few street fights so his parents realized he was better off learning the basics of Tai Chi. There was one particular instance where he was challenged by a guy in school. Bruce pulled out a knife and demanded he take off all of his clothes in the bathroom. When he got older, this was his reflection:Bruce: “From boyhood to adolescence I was a bit of a troublemaker and was greatly disapproved of by my elders. I was extremely mischievous and aggressive..then when I was 13, I wondered one day what would happen if I didn't have my gang behind me if I got into a fight. I decided to learn how to protect myself and I began to study Gung Fu. I studied under Yip Man. He was my instructor in a Chinese Martial art. It was from Mr. Yip that I took up the style of Wing Chun."
As a 15 year old, is it to late to start martial arts?
I love teaching both youth and adults, however, in my honest opinion, the more mature you are, the more you will get out of learning martial arts. Your focus and dedication toward understanding the principles will be stronger. This isn’t to say that a youth can’t progress. They absolutely can and develop great physical skills in martial arts, however, they tend to have a hard time keeping focus on training, rationalizing, and reasoning the principles and concepts.When i was 15 years old, the only thing i could think about was the when the next Street Fighter was coming out for Super Nintendo. I didn’t think about how important my school work was, or how perfecting my Kata then would benefit me now.I think starting at 15 is good physically. You should develop your physical skills. As your late high school years come and College comes, you will get distracted a lot. However, if you stick with Martial Arts, the more mature you get, the better you will start developing the mental aspects of martial arts. Your rationalization will get better. Your reasoning will strengthen. If you already have a good foundation physically, then you have potential to be a very skilled martial artist as you move into more mature adulthood.