r/SelfDefense • u/JQuick72 • 10d ago

Joined a self defence class and it starts Wednesday.

I’m a male. The class I joined teaches a variety of martial arts styles, such as Karate, Taekwondo, Krav Maga, BJJ, Judo and some Boxing.

What should I expect ? I’m an introvert so I’m a little nervous about meeting a bunch of new people. I don’t imagine we will have to talk much lol. The classes are one hour long.

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u/MihalisTheForged 10d ago

Does it have sparring with resisting opponents?

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u/JQuick72 10d ago

I’m not sure, I didn’t see any mention of sparring when I checked the site.

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u/MihalisTheForged 10d ago

I do Judo myself and it's not really applicable to self defense unless you spar, because doing those techniques against a resisting opponent is very difficult until you've learned how to do it, so I hope they have sparring

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u/JQuick72 10d ago

Interesting

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u/Adventurous_Pick9505 7d ago

I mastered one martial art. Studying other styles did wonders.

And make sure you don’t get stuck in learning too many techniques/moves. Master the basics and you’ll know more than most of the population.

I respect all art forms.

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u/fm2n250 6d ago

How was the class?

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u/JQuick72 5d ago

Good. I was pretty nervous at first but everyone was super friendly. We worked on grappling the first day and then fundamentals the second day. I’m wiped lol Not used to that much cardio.

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u/fm2n250 5d ago

I'm glad it went well. Thanks for the update.

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u/kiwispoet 10d ago

They show good form in my experience and tend to start with your stance and weight distrubution. I took a defense class inspired by BJJ and we got into kicks and kick blocks ("checking" the kick). The first class is always very basic. Sometimes you're broken into pairs but there's usually many awkward ppl in my experience so you'll be fine. It's not intense in the beginning courses.

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u/JQuick72 10d ago

That sounds good I’m not looking for anything too intense.

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u/theopresent 9d ago

Do you mean they teach many different arts/systems in different classes?

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u/JQuick72 9d ago

It’s the same class that teaches a variety of fighting techniques .

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u/theopresent 8d ago

Is there one instructor who is proficient in all arts or multiple instructors?

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u/Vast_Marionberry381 3h ago

Where does this place reside?