Looking for Martial Arts

[stormsdotter.livejournal.com]

I did some basic karate when I was a kid, and would like to get into it again. I know there are a lot of places that offer lessons in all sorts of marital arts, but I had a very bad experience with the one in Arlington Center.

To put it simply, I hate people yelling at me. Most martial arts teachers I've seen treat their students like a drill instructor chewing out new recruits, and I absolutely refuse to pay money to have someone scream at me.

Can anyone recommend a place to learn martial arts with polite, helpful instructors? I don't have much of a preference for the type of art, though I think Akido would be interesting. I am looking for some place on public transportation, preferably on the Red Line.

Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!

Comments

getting a little off-topic

[rawrin.livejournal.com]

It's actually a pretty common attitude, one I've seen a lot, and not just there. TPS is just a lot more forthright about it. It's actually kind of rare to find a woman who wants to lift heavy without a little persuasion first. However, they do manage to convince a number of women that they should and need to train for strength.

So I can see why that kind of attitude might show up in marketing - it's attractive to a greater percentage of women and THEN you can pull out the "you will do strength training and here's why" speech. They have to get the sales in somehow.

Glad to hear they are trying to ditch that particular attitude, because I don't think their rep is for tone and burn. It's much more likely that a woman who seeks them out does want to do strength training, so why insult them right off the bat? :)

I should be more clear

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

I think that TPS has WAY LESS of that attitude than just about ANY other workout place, gym, studio, or anything else of that sort.

I just have have a very low irk threshold for that sort of thing.

Re: I should be more clear

[stormsdotter.livejournal.com]

Actually, I've been doing a lot of strength training at the Gold's Gym in Arlington, which is subsidized by my health care. I have an odd problem with my shoulders, so I do a lot more with the rowing machine than the pull-down bars.