Hi, my name is Austin, I'm 20 and have been intrested in the martial arts most of my life. Ive had about five months of wing chun training and around three months of kickboxing lessons. I currently do not practice any style and am looking for a school to start training again. I found one in the Little Rock area that intrests me but I have never heard of the style before so I'm a bit sceptical. I'm not sure if this fourm is the correct place to ask, but I have a few questions, the school I am looking at teaches taiho-ryu, apparently it was created in Arkansas by a sensei named Fleming Hardy, there are around eight school nation wide that teach it.
I have spoken with the instructors at the Little Rock dojo and they seem very knowledgeable and friendly, but I have always been warned to stay away from styles that are out of the mainstream. The schools are non profit and the rates are cheap (a huge plus for me). The style is apparently a combination of Taiho-jitsu, Isshin-ryu, and Shotokan. Does anyone here know anything about the style or orginization or have any advice on things I should watch for? They seem on the level but I like to do my homework before I get invested. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and I apologize for such a long first post.
I have spoken with the instructors at the Little Rock dojo and they seem very knowledgeable and friendly, but I have always been warned to stay away from styles that are out of the mainstream. The schools are non profit and the rates are cheap (a huge plus for me). The style is apparently a combination of Taiho-jitsu, Isshin-ryu, and Shotokan. Does anyone here know anything about the style or orginization or have any advice on things I should watch for? They seem on the level but I like to do my homework before I get invested. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and I apologize for such a long first post.
