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Saying Hello from Orange County, CA
Hello,
Let's see, a little about myself. Before moving down to Orange County, CA a few years ago I used to train in a school that taught an eclectic mix of four styles: bok fu, kenpo, tae kwon do and kickboxing. I trained there for three and half to four years before I hurt my back and had to take some time off, during which I took a job that required me to move to Southern California.
I've been out of the martial arts scene for a while now and I'm looking to try to get back into it again, mainly for the exercise but also because I like the discipline and stress relief I get from it as well. I've tried a couple local schools, one of which I must admit was a McDojo. I left the McDojo within a couple months due to the amount of money I was paying versus the amount of material that was being taught. I then tried a local school, which I enjoyed much more, but did not like the fact that all the instructors who ran the classes where teens or very young adults (20-21), not that age has anything to do with a person's martial arts skill. Rather it was the very un-disciplined classes and the way the material was presented that made me not interested in continuing with them
I'm looking for a good school, ideally one that teaches a mix of martial arts. At my old school we had a nice healthy mix of self-defense techniques, katas and weapons. I have learned nunchaku, staff, sai, tonfa and had started learning tai chi sword and kama. I am personally more of a weapons and kata person, especially now with a bum back, so a school that has a nice mix of those is ideal. I even took 2nd place in the under belt division at a Las Vegas international tournament back in 2003 (IIRC). Of course now I'm a few years old, about 40lbs. heavier and way out of shape...hence why I'm looking to get started again so I can get back into shape.
So if anybody happens to know of any good schools to check out please let me know.
Thanks!
Let's see, a little about myself. Before moving down to Orange County, CA a few years ago I used to train in a school that taught an eclectic mix of four styles: bok fu, kenpo, tae kwon do and kickboxing. I trained there for three and half to four years before I hurt my back and had to take some time off, during which I took a job that required me to move to Southern California.
I've been out of the martial arts scene for a while now and I'm looking to try to get back into it again, mainly for the exercise but also because I like the discipline and stress relief I get from it as well. I've tried a couple local schools, one of which I must admit was a McDojo. I left the McDojo within a couple months due to the amount of money I was paying versus the amount of material that was being taught. I then tried a local school, which I enjoyed much more, but did not like the fact that all the instructors who ran the classes where teens or very young adults (20-21), not that age has anything to do with a person's martial arts skill. Rather it was the very un-disciplined classes and the way the material was presented that made me not interested in continuing with them
I'm looking for a good school, ideally one that teaches a mix of martial arts. At my old school we had a nice healthy mix of self-defense techniques, katas and weapons. I have learned nunchaku, staff, sai, tonfa and had started learning tai chi sword and kama. I am personally more of a weapons and kata person, especially now with a bum back, so a school that has a nice mix of those is ideal. I even took 2nd place in the under belt division at a Las Vegas international tournament back in 2003 (IIRC). Of course now I'm a few years old, about 40lbs. heavier and way out of shape...hence why I'm looking to get started again so I can get back into shape.
So if anybody happens to know of any good schools to check out please let me know.
Thanks!
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