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Post by gh0st on Sept 16, 2004 7:45:03 GMT
The office where I work has a free Karate club (Shotokan) which runs over lunch three times a week.
I attend my dojo as much as possible but due to work commitments / setting up my own business and other client demands its hard to attend as often as I like.
Is it a good / bad idea to suppliment what I am learning with a couple of lunchtime lessons at work or is this a big no-no in the karate world? Obviously my loyalties would be with my main Dojo and the free lessons would be merely for practice.
Thoughts anyone?
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Post by Tommy_P on Sept 16, 2004 12:19:05 GMT
It's your time, your life and your money you can do whatever you choose. However it may depend on how long you've been training. For a beginner it may not be a good idea as it can lead to confusion or more questions on your part. On the other hand it's not a bad idea to get more than one point of view on something (there are many interpretations of technique), but once again that may be better for an intermediate student or slightly advanced.
I've supplemented my karate many times and have learned a great deal about my technique, even from systems as different as Goju! With two classes of the same style it could be a problem between teachers trying to instruct a beginner who keeps changing his/her technique according to what "the other teacher said".
If I were a beginner I would just stick with my own class and supplement by working harder at home. If time is an issue then go for the lunch class. Who knows you may find you really prefer one or the other.
Tommy
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Post by Aefibird on Sept 16, 2004 16:08:52 GMT
Well, I'd say that if you want to train more then do so!
Don't be bothered about what might or might not be a 'no-no' - it's your time and your money.
As long as the instructor at the lunchtime club is happy with you training then, and your own instructor is happy with you training somewhere else (I can't imagine why they'd object to you wanting to do some extra practice...) then I'd say give it a go and see how it works out for you.
Good luck!
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Post by AngelaG on Sept 16, 2004 16:38:37 GMT
I think you are worrying too much. I know for a fact that you are attending enough lessons for someone of your grade (apart from waltzing off to Germany  ) You put in quite a bit of time at the dojo and I can't see that picking up extra lessons at your stage will go anything for your learning curve. The best thing you could do is put a bit of personal time aside and practice things on your own; you know the best way to practice something so that it sticks in your head! Apart from that your busy lifestyle needs to have a bit of 'me' time in it (Me as in you, not me as in Angela ;D) or you are going to burn yourself out. You have a very busy schedule and I'm not sure that more mental and physical exercise in your lunch breaks would be a good thing. This is just my opinion, take from it what you will! Angela |
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Post by dojo on Nov 7, 2004 15:21:58 GMT
Speak with the "main" sensei about it. Any nice one would let you train extra time even if not in their dojo. He shouldn't stop you from doing it. Chatting with him about it could make him feel good. It's nice to have good willing senseis and being able to talk to them and look for advice. My sensei let me do this .. in fact he pushed me into it. Still I've discontinued training at the other dojo since I didn't like the treatment.  But it was a good experience. The fact you train elsewhere doesn't mean you respect your sensei less and a good instructor would approve it. |
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) You put in quite a bit of time at the dojo and I can't see that picking up extra lessons at your stage will go anything for your learning curve. The best thing you could do is put a bit of personal time aside and practice things on your own; you know the best way to practice something so that it sticks in your head!
But it was a good experience.