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Beginners Corner
New to the arts? Curious on what is out there? Welcome to our Beginners Corner, a place for the curious to find guidance.
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New Student: when will you quit?
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Tell me about your first day of training..
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First thing you wanted to learn
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Attack of the Killer Trolls.
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Resources for Beginners
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Welcome to the Beginners Corner.
Bob Hubbard
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Choosing a school
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Beginners please read: What Kind of Pie is Best? (Finding a Martial Art)
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Become a fighting machine
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Is Wing Chun even viable.
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Do self defense programs work?
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Starting Martial Arts After 50
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How to be Self-taught?
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Fasting and the Martial Arts Mindset
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What martial art is best for a beginner, petite female working in a risky industry?
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Another wake up for Chinese Martial Arts
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Is it OK for my child to be humiliated?
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Please help me decide between these three Martial Arts schools in my area
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asian polearms reinforced
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You Suck At Martial Arts
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Martial Arts Based on attacking pressure points
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A kata/form tip for beginning students
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KenpoMaster805
I don't want to be a competitive fighter, I want to be a human killing machine. Which arts ?
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Red Flag for School?
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Very, very discouraged - It seems Taekwondo is not for me
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Teaching beginners lots of moves
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