Does anyone..

[Andrew Green]

andrew.. practicing football or baseball is very different compared to martial arts because when you practice those other sports, you're normally with other team mates.

Same with Martial arts

 

[jkdhit]

not all the time and there isnt a private enough setting

 

[Eldritch Knight]

A few friends and I run a little sparring club that we usually just practice in the big lawn outside of our school's student center (or anyplace convenient). We get a few stares, but most people are just content to walk by and let us be. The only problem we faced was that every once in a while some guy full of McDojo training would walk up and challenge us.

 

[clfsean]

Ooooohhhh... so how do I get an invite to that??

I'm sending you a PM about a piece of info that you may be able to help with. See you Friday!

 

[swiftpete]

I have done quite a few training sessions at parks and the such,but the one thing I do not do is go train on my own.

I have attracted the wrong sort on occasions,but only once did it become nasty....real nasty.
And I was on my own.

I'm interested! what happened then?

 

[DavidCC]

I have a hugh flat front yard that we sometimes use for practice. Teh neighbors are accustomed to it, now. We use gloves and sometimes uniforms so that nobody will mistake it for a real fight and call the police...

 

[Drac]

It can attract the wrong sort of attention, sadly.

Sad but true..I did see a group of people performing Tai-Chi yesterday while on duty for what it's worth..

 

[BruceCalkins]

We go to the Park for special Training. We work Basic Balance training on some of the equiptment and have an obstical course. We do a bit of warm-up and light drills but we don't want others to see too much and try it on their own and get hurt. It is a good way to get your school noticed by a lot of kids and parents I have signed several new students from park training.

 

[lonekimono10]

i have a 120 pound rott (german) that i play with in the yard or living room
but it's really cool the way she jumps up at me and than i do what i have to do(i mean techs) and i don't hurt her,, heck i have to make sure she don't hurt me.

 

[arnisador]

Yes, park training can be a draw for new students! That part is a plus.

 

[VSanhodo]

Havie I trained outdoors? Yes. When I was a kid the little town I grew up in was reknown for its Rose gardens. We used to have Sat am sunrise workouts there during the summer.

Me, personally I have no problem if ppl train, in a park on a roof of a building as long as they train.

thanks

san

 

[Shaolinwind]

Yes, park training can be a draw for new students! That part is a plus.

I hadn't thought of it but I most definitely would put myself on display to benefit the art, no doubt about it.