Problems with my Town

[Chris9894]

Well hello again everyone, ill explain the situation im in, I live in a useless country town called Shepparton, Victoria, Australia and I have wanted to start Martial Arts for a long long time, I just got a job so I can afford to go now and I was going to take Muay Thai, I went to the gym and relized when one of the people told me that they only take 18 year olds or up... so i left and relized there was nothing left, I am willing to travel for lessons but... my parents are not, hehe. So theres pretty much only 2 karate schools, Tae Kwon Doe, i tried it and it went no where fast. There is a judo school I heard about but I dont know where, I have wanted to take Kung Fu for a while, either Shaolin or WC, does anyone have any suggestions for me?

By the way im 15, 5 foot 7, 67kg if that helps for suggestions, cya

PS: One of the sensei's for WTF Tae Kwon Doe is a 5th Dan, I didnt know about it so i might check it out, his name is Carl Ure, anyone heard of him?
And there is a place about 30 min driving from my house, i dunno if my parents take me but it teaches Bujinkan Ninjitsu and Jui Jitsu

Which martial art here would be the quickest to learn and fun, im not afraid of hard work of course

[Tjang]

All are good.

Dear Chris:

I am sorry to hear about your situation. But don't be sad and don't lose hope. There is a saying, "If you don't have rattan, then roots can also be useful." Moreover, each martial arts has its own strengths and weaknesses. Nothing is perfect. In other words, all martial arts are good. Which one is more likealbe? That depends on the individual person. You may prefer steak, but I probably prefer fried rice

Just start with whatever you think is best for you. Karate is good: stright punches and kicks. TKD is good: flexible and powerful kicks. JJ is good: short distance grappling etc. (Am I right, friends???)

Just make a decision and take an action! Good luck with your training, Chris.

[m.artist]

Well hello again everyone, ill explain the situation im in, I live in a useless country town called Shepparton, Victoria, Australia and I have wanted to start Martial Arts for a long long time, I just got a job so I can afford to go now and I was going to take Muay Thai, I went to the gym and relized when one of the people told me that they only take 18 year olds or up... so i left and relized there was nothing left, I am willing to travel for lessons but... my parents are not, hehe. So theres pretty much only 2 karate schools, Tae Kwon Doe, i tried it and it went no where fast. There is a judo school I heard about but I dont know where, I have wanted to take Kung Fu for a while, either Shaolin or WC, does anyone have any suggestions for me?

By the way im 15, 5 foot 7, 67kg if that helps for suggestions, cya

PS: One of the sensei's for WTF Tae Kwon Doe is a 5th Dan, I didnt know about it so i might check it out, his name is Carl Ure, anyone heard of him?
And there is a place about 30 min driving from my house, i dunno if my parents take me but it teaches Bujinkan Ninjitsu and Jui Jitsu

Which martial art here would be the quickest to learn and fun, im not afraid of hard work of course

Well for starters, I know William Cheung teaches wing chun in australia. Unfortunately, I don't know where though. And out of the stuff you named, I would go with Bukinkan Ninjutsu, only because it is the most well-rounded out of the stuff you said. Especially if it teaches JJ with it

[bbbb]

Yeh...

Dear Chris:

I am sorry to hear about your situation. But don't be sad and don't lose hope. There is a saying, "If you don't have rattan, then roots can also be useful." Moreover, each martial arts has its own strengths and weaknesses. Nothing is perfect. In other words, all martial arts are good. Which one is more likealbe? That depends on the individual person. You may prefer steak, but I probably prefer fried rice

Just start with whatever you think is best for you. Karate is good: stright punches and kicks. TKD is good: flexible and powerful kicks. JJ is good: short distance grappling etc. (Am I right, friends???)

Just make a decision and take an action! Good luck with your training, Chris.

Use Attack!!

[joedoe]

Chris, there is a lot of good advice here so far. Learn what is available to you. Does it have to be an Asian MA? Have you considered western boxing?

If you are ever in Sydney let me know

[Chris9894]

I tried boxing, and kick boxing etc, all of them 18 or older, Muay Thai boxing was my first choice

[NickL]

You can always just start a strength and conditioning program until you find a good school. Jumping rope, running, stretching, weight training etc. will put you ahead of the game and when you do start training at a school you'll be that much further along and you will learn a lot faster because your body and mind won't have to get used to the physical stress. Just my advise though.

[joedoe]

I tried boxing, and kick boxing etc, all of them 18 or older, Muay Thai boxing was my first choice

Really? That is wierd. Is there a YMCA or Police youth club in Shepparton? They often run boxing programs for youths.

Alternatively if you send me $10000 I will teach you the deadliest Chinese art by video

Just kidding.

Good luck with your search for a school.

[Chris9894]

Hah hah, your so funny, so far theres 2 things on my list, if i can convince my parents for a 30 min drive up/back (unlikely) ill try bujinkan but if not I think i know a place for judo which will have to do, Thanks everyone for your help...
BTW i already do alot of exercising, push ups, jogging etc, cya

[joedoe]

Nothing wrong with judo - good art. Best of luck.