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Your milage may vary depending on which martial art you choose. In a very traditional studio, you may know your fellow students only by rank. None of this is
by sevensor 5y ago
Your milage may vary depending on which martial art you choose. In a very traditional studio, you may know your fellow students only by rank. None of this is to take away from the parent's point. Even in that environment, the stuff about physical contact and being awkward in front of others, all of it is true, and all of it is beneficial. Just don't expect that you will necessarily find friends in the same place you find your social confidence.
- MarcScott 5y agoYep, I was talking about social confidence and not necessarily making friends. You might very well make friends at a martial arts class, or just learn to deal with people you don't actually like, but have to fight with in a friendly way. I've had really good mates break my ribs, and people I don't actually like hug me at the end of a bout. It all helps.