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Question about being new to self defense?

If i start out at a self defense class with no experience whatsoever will i then be paired up in the same class and age group as myself? or will i come across some 40 year old dude with a black belt?

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• #1 by admin on September 1st, 2009

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  It depends on the school, but most likely you will be in a class of your peers. There may be as you say some 40 dude with a black belt but he will not be your main training partner.

• #2 by admin on September 1st, 2009

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  ha ok emm i dont fully get you.

  you go in no exp at all
  you will learn the basics
  how to punch kick grapple (all depending on what art)

  they might get a black belt to show you some moves and practice it out.
  or they might have you facing a higher belt (i asked this q before about grappling a ju jitsu blue belt)
  basically its to teach you restraint and to get hands on experience of what its going to be like.

  you wont get your @ss kicked
  well you will but you aint going to be hurt
  you are just going to lose the fight and rightfully so if you dont lose it i would be very wary of the school.
  also you wont fight another white belt due to yis being the same level you wont learn much and probs injure one another.

  just watch out for mcdojos (google for info)

  good luck in the arts

• #3 by admin on September 1st, 2009

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  That really depends on the instructor and how he/she runs their classes and if they lump kids in with adults. I can tell you though that being paired with an older black-belt and one that is not filled with a lot of tesosterone is better for you usually. You will find them more helpful and more careful in a good class or school. They have nothing to prove and usually the instructor in that type of class expects them to not over do things especially with a raw beginner like yourself. Pairing inexperienced students with one another for some things is really a recipe for disaster and how sometimes injuries more easily happen.

• #4 by admin on September 1st, 2009

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  It depends on the style and how the instructor runs the class. Some instructors may divide by age, and probably by rank, but you will most likely still run into the 40 year old black belts. If they're good martial artists they won't beat the snot out of you the first time. Remember, they were first-timers too!

• #5 by admin on September 1st, 2009

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  Ok dude I hope you pick me as best answer cause I've felt the same way as you did and I'm talking from experience, not "usually, generally".

  Here it goes.

  When you start a self-defence course, or ANY martial arts course, you're placed in the beginners class. In the beginner's class, anyone that's also a beginner or recently joined will be learning with you as well. That includes 40 year olds, and kids your age as well. In my Muay Thai class there are guys ranging from 16-50ish. I know i'm being a hypocrite here, but usually the instructor says "find a partner" or if he pairs you up, then he'll look for the best matches available. So if you're 5'8 and there's a 6'5 guy, chances are you won't go with him. And in self-defence courses like Krav Maga or just any random self-defence course there are no belt rankings, the only way you'll get paired with a 40 year old dude with a black belt is if he has a black belt in Taekwondo or something and you're his sparring partner, but he won't be bringing any Taekwondo to self-defence cause he's there exclusively for SD, not TDK.