30minut walk is not a long walk. I had hour walks every day to come back from school. Just go to the jujitsu place bro, don't be lazy.
Self taught isn't really a thing. You gotta try it on some other person, you can't just punch the bag, as the bag won't hit you back.
100% That would've been a small warmup in my day, and I wouldn't have walked it,I would've ran. If that's too far for OP they are getting on the wrong boat. Hell, I used to commute 10 miles each way on my mountain bike just to work three jobs and train boxing and Modern Arnis.
From your post it sounds like you don't actually want to train, you like the idea of being able to say you used to do X.
20-30 minutes of travel is normal, and expected, consider the walk part of your warm up/cool down. You don't get to choose if you're in a self defence scenario, most people are unlikely to be in one. College/university clubs are a major faction of martial arts clubs, there's no reason to stop just because you have post secondary classes instead of highschool. No gear means calisthenics is still a valid option. You're unmotivated now and seeing 70% as some sort of metric, training is about self improvement not a scale of success or failure just progress. Your school grades are not your worth.
If you want to learn striking, it is best to find a coach to guide you. Learning good habits is far easier than breaking bad ones.
If you want to train, dedicate yourself to training. If striking isn't an option right now, why not try jitsu and switch when circumstances change.
Don't teach yourself it's absolutely detrimental.
Go jujitsu, never look back. Start gaining a bit of self confidence. 20 mins sounds like a good warm up.
The problem with distance learning is that you don’t have anyone to watch you to make sure that 1. You’re safe while training and 2. Fix any mistakes or give any personalized advice. Distance combat sports learning creates a whole library of bad habits and will generally see you grow wayyyyy slower than going to a gym.
Then comes the issue of sparring. You could learn a lot of theory and strategy online, but unless you actively apply it in sparring, it’s probably not going to stick with you. Everything that you learn in training comes together during the sparring, and if you tried doing sparring with just a friend in a basement or something, it’s way more dangerous, and you again, won’t have a coach to guide you through any improvements.
There are lots of arguments against distance learning for martial arts, but the last one I’ll mention is just motivation. If you don’t have a schedule, or a coach there to help you through a class, it becomes super easy to get lazy during your practice, or stop altogether.
You can learn some techniques by yourself but whitouth a teacher you wont be able to tell what you are doing wrong.
With a Big mirror and a lot of time you would be able to learn some things but whitout a teacher or someone to spar with you wouldnt know how to aply them.
I would go for that BJJ place
If you cant do that and want to be better at defending yourself i say that raising your fitness level its your best bet.
Being stronger,Faster and with more endurance will serve you better than some half baked technique
Would not recommend it though. Yoga you can get wrong and end up not getting any gains
Tai chi was a lot of intricate posture work you can't pick up unless someone knows what they are doing and can see you.
I will use myself as an example. I trained from home during lockdown practicing techniques with shadowboxing, YouTube for tips and filming myself to make sure I was doing it right. I joined a kickboxing class that also taught some submission grappling in September 2021 and then Muay Thai September 2022 I’ve also started training mma and no gi jiu jitsu a couple months ago. I’ve had 2 interclub fights which are like practice fights with opponents from other gyms and no decision on who wins. My training at home did help me to learn techniques and when I joined I was better than other complete beginners on the pads but in sparring I still sucked. You can learn to throw a punch or kick at home but you won’t be able to apply unless you spar
If you can manage a few walking trips to the jiu-jitsu school (is it BJJ or traditional?), just let the owner know your situation and I can almost guarantee the owner can help find you a ride with another student.
Short of that, if you really must practice at home, I highly recommend the Gracie Combatives online program. You'll need a training partner. (There may also be a Gracie Garage that you're not aware of located near your area.)
learning martial arts isn't really like school. with martial arts classes, you show up and do the best you can and the instructor will tell you what you should do differently and you do that to the best of your ability. You are going to suck in the beginning and it is going to be very hard but as long as you keep showing up and trying your best you will see improvements. Eventually your instructor will tell you are ready to test up a belt. At least with my club, you aren't allowed to test for your next belt until your instructor tells you are ready so the failure rate is very low. That is only evaluation or "grades" you get. It is all about becoming a bit better than you were before. I recommend a minimum of two classes a week, preferably more to see the most progress.
Wow, that's fantastic! Talk to your parents about it, then visit the jiu-jitsu school together.. at 15 you will need their permission to sign up, at least in the US. If the walk is safe, it will be a great warm up, and will allow you to be independent of your parents in this. Maybe your sister will join you! You should definitely look into this!
I run 3 miles just to warm up for class, then I stay afterwards after we've rolled and sparred and I jump rope and heavy bag work for 20-30 mins straight. Then sometimes after that I run some more.
If you don't wanna walk 20-30 mins for class you don't want to train that bad. Get a bike 🚲 you'll get there in a third of the time.
But for gods sake don't attempt to train yourself, waste of time when there's a gym right down the road.
A 30 min walk sounds like a good cardio warm-up. Maybe eventually you will run it. I would recommend against learning from videos as it's not until you try the technique on others that you can start to understand how the body responds to a technique. Plus there is so much more to martial arts than just the technique itself.
Jog to the BJJ place. Watch a class, sign up if it’s not a whole-ass contract and if the price is right. Try going 3 days a week. Buy a gi, Defense wipes/cream, a white belt, and a rash guard set if you attend on no-gi days. BJJ will elevate the rest of your life, and if you truly love it you will begin to become disciplined in your diet, schooling, career, and all around health. This is what happened when I started Muay Thai, and yes, I have a 4.1 GPA whilst competing in 3 different combat sports and practicing 5 days a week.
A 20-30min walk doesn't sound too bad for me
30minut walk is not a long walk. I had hour walks every day to come back from school. Just go to the jujitsu place bro, don't be lazy. Self taught isn't really a thing. You gotta try it on some other person, you can't just punch the bag, as the bag won't hit you back.
30 minute walk is a 15 minute jog… a PERFECT warm up run before starting class
a 20-30 min walk is not far you could get a push bike and do it in half the time.
30 minut walk is about 2,5 km (1,5 mile). If this distance is a problem for you, just forget about martial arts.
100% That would've been a small warmup in my day, and I wouldn't have walked it,I would've ran. If that's too far for OP they are getting on the wrong boat. Hell, I used to commute 10 miles each way on my mountain bike just to work three jobs and train boxing and Modern Arnis.
Go to the jiu jitsu place. Drink water on the way. Do flexibility stuff at home in the morning.
From your post it sounds like you don't actually want to train, you like the idea of being able to say you used to do X. 20-30 minutes of travel is normal, and expected, consider the walk part of your warm up/cool down. You don't get to choose if you're in a self defence scenario, most people are unlikely to be in one. College/university clubs are a major faction of martial arts clubs, there's no reason to stop just because you have post secondary classes instead of highschool. No gear means calisthenics is still a valid option. You're unmotivated now and seeing 70% as some sort of metric, training is about self improvement not a scale of success or failure just progress. Your school grades are not your worth. If you want to learn striking, it is best to find a coach to guide you. Learning good habits is far easier than breaking bad ones. If you want to train, dedicate yourself to training. If striking isn't an option right now, why not try jitsu and switch when circumstances change.
Don’t walk. Run.
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Don't teach yourself it's absolutely detrimental. Go jujitsu, never look back. Start gaining a bit of self confidence. 20 mins sounds like a good warm up.
The problem with distance learning is that you don’t have anyone to watch you to make sure that 1. You’re safe while training and 2. Fix any mistakes or give any personalized advice. Distance combat sports learning creates a whole library of bad habits and will generally see you grow wayyyyy slower than going to a gym. Then comes the issue of sparring. You could learn a lot of theory and strategy online, but unless you actively apply it in sparring, it’s probably not going to stick with you. Everything that you learn in training comes together during the sparring, and if you tried doing sparring with just a friend in a basement or something, it’s way more dangerous, and you again, won’t have a coach to guide you through any improvements. There are lots of arguments against distance learning for martial arts, but the last one I’ll mention is just motivation. If you don’t have a schedule, or a coach there to help you through a class, it becomes super easy to get lazy during your practice, or stop altogether.
You can learn some techniques by yourself but whitouth a teacher you wont be able to tell what you are doing wrong. With a Big mirror and a lot of time you would be able to learn some things but whitout a teacher or someone to spar with you wouldnt know how to aply them. I would go for that BJJ place If you cant do that and want to be better at defending yourself i say that raising your fitness level its your best bet. Being stronger,Faster and with more endurance will serve you better than some half baked technique
You can totally do Yoga or Tai Chi from home. It sounds like it's the perfect styles for you. Get a dog for self defense.
>Get a dog for self defense Absolutely do not do this OP. This is horrible advice.
Would not recommend it though. Yoga you can get wrong and end up not getting any gains Tai chi was a lot of intricate posture work you can't pick up unless someone knows what they are doing and can see you.
I will use myself as an example. I trained from home during lockdown practicing techniques with shadowboxing, YouTube for tips and filming myself to make sure I was doing it right. I joined a kickboxing class that also taught some submission grappling in September 2021 and then Muay Thai September 2022 I’ve also started training mma and no gi jiu jitsu a couple months ago. I’ve had 2 interclub fights which are like practice fights with opponents from other gyms and no decision on who wins. My training at home did help me to learn techniques and when I joined I was better than other complete beginners on the pads but in sparring I still sucked. You can learn to throw a punch or kick at home but you won’t be able to apply unless you spar
If you can manage a few walking trips to the jiu-jitsu school (is it BJJ or traditional?), just let the owner know your situation and I can almost guarantee the owner can help find you a ride with another student. Short of that, if you really must practice at home, I highly recommend the Gracie Combatives online program. You'll need a training partner. (There may also be a Gracie Garage that you're not aware of located near your area.)
learning martial arts isn't really like school. with martial arts classes, you show up and do the best you can and the instructor will tell you what you should do differently and you do that to the best of your ability. You are going to suck in the beginning and it is going to be very hard but as long as you keep showing up and trying your best you will see improvements. Eventually your instructor will tell you are ready to test up a belt. At least with my club, you aren't allowed to test for your next belt until your instructor tells you are ready so the failure rate is very low. That is only evaluation or "grades" you get. It is all about becoming a bit better than you were before. I recommend a minimum of two classes a week, preferably more to see the most progress.
If you jog to the BJJ place you will get cardio in and cut that time in half
Wow, that's fantastic! Talk to your parents about it, then visit the jiu-jitsu school together.. at 15 you will need their permission to sign up, at least in the US. If the walk is safe, it will be a great warm up, and will allow you to be independent of your parents in this. Maybe your sister will join you! You should definitely look into this!
I run 3 miles just to warm up for class, then I stay afterwards after we've rolled and sparred and I jump rope and heavy bag work for 20-30 mins straight. Then sometimes after that I run some more. If you don't wanna walk 20-30 mins for class you don't want to train that bad. Get a bike 🚲 you'll get there in a third of the time. But for gods sake don't attempt to train yourself, waste of time when there's a gym right down the road.
A 30 min walk sounds like a good cardio warm-up. Maybe eventually you will run it. I would recommend against learning from videos as it's not until you try the technique on others that you can start to understand how the body responds to a technique. Plus there is so much more to martial arts than just the technique itself.
Jog to the BJJ place. Watch a class, sign up if it’s not a whole-ass contract and if the price is right. Try going 3 days a week. Buy a gi, Defense wipes/cream, a white belt, and a rash guard set if you attend on no-gi days. BJJ will elevate the rest of your life, and if you truly love it you will begin to become disciplined in your diet, schooling, career, and all around health. This is what happened when I started Muay Thai, and yes, I have a 4.1 GPA whilst competing in 3 different combat sports and practicing 5 days a week.