starting out - Ultimate Jujitsu

starting out

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troublesome Newbie 3 posts	Tuesday 1st March 2005 at 17:31 hey guys. i'm 18 years old and wanting to start a martial art. was wondering if it's too late, and if it's not, i want to start jujitsu. did some research on it and it seems to be perfect for me. i play volleyball a lot so i know how to roll and stuff on the ground so i may have an advantage in that. give me some advice on what i should do. thanks.
Robsco 1319 posts	Tuesday 1st March 2005 at 18:50 Bloody hell, we get people who are over 40 asking if they're too old to start! No-one is ever too old to start. Not a lot of advice you can get apart from go and visit a few clubs, see what's the classes are like the attitude's, then try em out. Don't get tied down to the first club you visit, try a few, if you've got a few around you anyway. The Admin Guy
troublesome Newbie 3 posts	Tuesday 1st March 2005 at 19:17 sweet
troublesome Newbie 3 posts	Tuesday 1st March 2005 at 22:42 yea i got one more question. how long is it gonna take me to get adept in it? like on an average
sl Resident 855 posts	Wednesday 2nd March 2005 at 08:32 Depends which MA you take up and how often you train. Some MAs you can pick up some good quick basics.... I personally wish id have started in Jitsu a bit earlier. And on the age ive seen 50 year olds on the mat starting out.. ______________________________
Robsco 1319 posts	Wednesday 2nd March 2005 at 16:06 I'd take a bit of a guess with Ju-Jitsu, prob 3-4 months and you'll know what's going on, what it's all about. Once you've got some of the basics and see where it's going, you'll learn stuff quite quickly. But as with anything, it takes practise, practise, practise. To see more improvements, everytime you learn something new, go through the motions everynight, you don't need a partner there with you to drill the movements. If you just leave your training in the dojo, it'll take a long time, quite obviously. If you drill everything everynight for 5 minutes you'll see dramatic improvements, it may take a few weeks, but once you get into the swing of it you'll be flying! The Admin Guy
Nathan Addict 175 posts	Friday 4th March 2005 at 14:49 Another thing is try and go with a mate. Then you can drill them at home properly. Be careful with the throws though if you don't have a mat or quilt on the floor. It's handy like this because if one of you didn't pick a certain move up. the chances are your buddy did, so you can practice it and be ready for the next lesson.! _____________________________

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Newbie

3 posts

Tuesday 1st March 2005 at 17:31

hey guys. i'm 18 years old and wanting to start a martial art. was wondering if it's too late, and if it's not, i want to start jujitsu. did some research on it and it seems to be perfect for me. i play volleyball a lot so i know how to roll and stuff on the ground so i may have an advantage in that. give me some advice on what i should do. thanks.

Robsco

1319 posts

Tuesday 1st March 2005 at 18:50

Bloody hell, we get people who are over 40 asking if they're too old to start! No-one is ever too old to start.

Not a lot of advice you can get apart from go and visit a few clubs, see what's the classes are like the attitude's, then try em out. Don't get tied down to the first club you visit, try a few, if you've got a few around you anyway.

The Admin Guy

troublesome

Newbie

3 posts

Tuesday 1st March 2005 at 19:17

sweet

troublesome

Newbie

3 posts

Tuesday 1st March 2005 at 22:42

yea i got one more question. how long is it gonna take me to get adept in it? like on an average

Resident

855 posts

Wednesday 2nd March 2005 at 08:32

Depends which MA you take up and how often you train. Some MAs you can pick up some good quick basics....

I personally wish id have started in Jitsu a bit earlier. And on the age ive seen 50 year olds on the mat starting out..

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Robsco

1319 posts

Wednesday 2nd March 2005 at 16:06

I'd take a bit of a guess with Ju-Jitsu, prob 3-4 months and you'll know what's going on, what it's all about.

Once you've got some of the basics and see where it's going, you'll learn stuff quite quickly. But as with anything, it takes practise, practise, practise.

To see more improvements, everytime you learn something new, go through the motions everynight, you don't need a partner there with you to drill the movements.

If you just leave your training in the dojo, it'll take a long time, quite obviously. If you drill everything everynight for 5 minutes you'll see dramatic improvements, it may take a few weeks, but once you get into the swing of it you'll be flying!

The Admin Guy

Nathan

Addict

175 posts

Friday 4th March 2005 at 14:49

Another thing is try and go with a mate. Then you can drill them at home properly. Be careful with the throws though if you don't have a mat or quilt on the floor. It's handy like this because if one of you didn't pick a certain move up. the chances are your buddy did, so you can practice it and be ready for the next lesson.!

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