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Dbzhub
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Joined: 04 Jul 2001
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| when I try'd to look for school's to do karate all the teachers basically sucked, it seemed like they woulden't really care about my progress they just wanted my money.. like they would give me the next belt even if I dident deserve it this is a major problem is there even anything i can do? |
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KickChick
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Joined: 02 Aug 2001
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Well ... what they may "seem" to be may not be as what you "seem" to think they are!  hmm, make sense? Anyway, take a class at each of the schools in your area. You can't really form an opinion unless you give each a chance. Good Luck! Unfortunately, MA is big business ... but there are good schools/clubs out there that run their programs with the premise of offering quality instruction ... cost being relative.
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KickChick
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also.....
Where to find a school in your area? Telephone yellow pages list commercial schools but they are not the only school in town. Like other types of businesses, what the advertising says about a school may or may not be correct. Quality instruction may be found for a reasonable price, high cost does not always mean high quality. Some places to look for instruction are:
Word of mouth from friends, or acquaintances
Bulletin boards in martial-arts supply stores, Asian bookstores, Oriental restaurants, or local colleges
College courses
Community or civic center programs
YMCA/YWCA
Classified ads in newspapers or local free papers found in racks outside food stores
Road or store front signs
Make a list of schools within your acceptable travel distance. Then make an appointment to watch both beginning and advanced classes at each one. If a school offers a free introductory class, take it.
You must visit numerous schools to develop a short list of the ones you like. Then you must visit each of those schools many times to form a valid opinion. Classes vary from one to another: instructors have good days and bad days, (take it from me!) the head instructor may be on vacation, and different classes may have emphasis on different subject, such as weapons training, advanced kicks, or self-defense techniques. If you only visit one class, you will not know what a typical class is like. Again, good luck in your search!
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thaiboxerken
Black Belt
Joined: 21 Jun 2001
Posts: 1270
Location: Portland, Oregon
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| Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2002 10:34 am Post subject: |
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You could let us know where your "area" is, maybe someone here knows of a decent instructor there. Oh, and if they stink really bad, I suggest Speedstick.
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MuayTB1
Brown Belt
Joined: 22 Jun 2001
Posts: 620
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| Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2002 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Same here. they dont' care at all. |
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Dbzhub
Yellow Belt
Joined: 04 Jul 2001
Posts: 60
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| Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2002 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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lol
i live in Wakefield, Rhode Island |
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kicker
Black Belt
Joined: 17 Sep 2001
Posts: 3649
Location: Canada!!!! (The 5th biggest City)
Styles: kickboxing, muay thai, tennis, lots more.
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| Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2002 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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well you know I don't even know how they got there job but theres some reason maybe in the begininng you wont think as you were later on 
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Chris from CT
Orange Belt
Joined: 23 Sep 2001
Posts: 168
Location: Connecticut, USA
Styles: Jung Ki Hapkido, Shaolin Kempo
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If you're not too far from Providence, Grandmaster George Pesare's school is there. He is known for being the first to bring Kempo/Kenpo to the East coast. GM Pesare was a student of Victor "Sonny" Gascon (Karazenpo Go Shin Jitsu).
GM Pesare is a very good (and tough) teacher. His website is at...
http://simeonegpesare.tripod.com/index1.htm
I hope this helps.
take care.
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Jung Ki Kwan of Connecticut
"Man is born soft and supple,
in death he is hard and rigid..." LaoTzu |
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Dbzhub
Yellow Belt
Joined: 04 Jul 2001
Posts: 60
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| Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2002 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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hey thanks for that link man
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ad
Brown Belt
Joined: 22 Nov 2001
Posts: 672
Location: Birmingham, England
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hey dbzhub, and welcome to the forum , im afraid martial arts these days is a business and i guess needs to make some profit, in order to be teached you need to pay, if what they teach is satisfactory and will help you defend yourself then go for it, the small price you pay now will benefit you in the long term.
-ad 
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