Tao of Chris

My view on the world of Martial Arts.

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Monday, November 27, 2006

New School

Sorry it has been so long since I have written anything. I have been quite busy with work and my baby girl. I do have a bit of time now to get things done that I have wanted to do for a while. For those of you that know me, you probably know that I have been searching for a new school. What a grueling process this can be. I have talked to more teachers in the last month than I have in the last couple of years. Between talking on the phone and going to check out classes I can tell you there isn't much out there that appeals to me.

This last month has proven to be a bit frustrating. I have checked into every school I could find in the phone book and on the internet in my area. I started off just wanting to check out Jujitsu clubs but that ended quite quickly. I either found teachers that didn't know any more than I did, which isn't very much, or I found teachers that would flip through a book to see what they should teach next. I don't know about you but when a teacher needs to pick up a Judo book in the middle of a class to see what he should show people next, that makes me a bit nervous. Especially when he is teaching lower rank students. Unfortunately, I also came across the teachers that seem to know everything under the sun and are quite vocal about it. How their heads fit through the door I don't know.

After searching some more I thought perhaps I should broaden my thoughts as to what I wanted to do. I wanted to do something I hadn't done before or didn't know much about. In my area there are so many different Karate's, Kung Fu's, and Tae Kwon Do's, all of which aren't of real interest to me anymore. Not trying to make it sound like they aren't worth my time or anything it is just that I wanted to find something that lit that fire I once had. I used to live and breathe for class and I wanted that feeling back.

A couple of weeks ago while searching the internet I had a memory pop into my head. It was a memory from when I first started Martial Arts. I had been in Wing Chun for maybe 6 months when I met an Aikido instructor. I ran into him from time to time and was always impressed with how humble and knowledgable he seemed. We used to talk about the differences between the styles that we did and training methods and such. I had a few chances to see some demonstrations his club did at some local tournaments which were always impressive to watch. When this memory hit me I started looking for his club in the phone book and online. There was only one problem with my search. I had never asked him for his last name and I could not remember what the name of his school was. Well, unfortunately it didn't take me long to find out that he had passed away a few years ago and that his school no longer existed. There are however three schools that I found. I checked them all out and think I have found one that I will try. I went to the school with one of my friends (Joe) and sat through a class. The teacher was very nice and was more than willing to answer any questions we had. After the class was done he invited us back to try a class if we wanted. I think I am going to go try it within the next week or so. Hopefully everything will go well and I will have that fire lit again.

Till next time, take care.

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