| If you search the net for martial arts training, you will | | | | fighting might be easier to learn, because gross motor |
| find thousands of sites offering to train you in various | | | | movements are involved. |
| styles. Even though most are well presented and the | | | | If you are learning this way, go for it, but try to find |
| persons in them are probably experts in their style, but | | | | someone who is experienced in what you are trying to |
| can their teachings not get lost in the translation from | | | | learn, to show you the details. If your only option is |
| T.V. screen to student? If the student is a total | | | | distance learning, one way I have seen is two way |
| beginner i would say they could pick up the basic | | | | video learning . The instructor sends you various things |
| stances, punches, kicks and simple techniques. | | | | to learn by dvd, the student then learns the techniques |
| What the beginning student can't learn from a video is | | | | and videos himself doing them and sends it to the |
| timing and the flow of the techniques and maybe the | | | | instructor for review. The instructor can then watch |
| small details of the technique. This is where you need | | | | and advise on any mistakes or adjustments that need |
| someone to show you in person. When I was | | | | to be made. With webs cams, now you could even |
| instructing some students would have a hard time | | | | get instruction in real time and can interact directly. I'm |
| getting the correct placement of hands to do a wrist | | | | thinking about doing a knife fighting class this way, let |
| leverage, I would have them do it on me and would | | | | me know what you think, you can contact me through |
| adjust their hands until they got it. so i would say there | | | | my blog. |
| is only so much you can learn. Something like weapons | | | | |