Do you care if anybody watches you train for martial arts?

Question

Do you care if anybody watches you train for martial arts?

Answer 1

It doesnt bother me at all

the only time I get nervous now is when I'm preforming a kata alone infront of the master

nice guy but it's rather intimidating when his eyes are focused on you

Answer 2

No, I had a high ranking jiu-jitsu guy completely own me in front of the white belts today and I wasn't concerned at all. I was supposed to lose, so anything was a bonus. I got out of a sick omoplata and got him in a bad place a couple times.

Comes with the territory. Just do your best and work hard.

Answer 3

No. This may sound corny, and it may get me some bad ratings, but before I go work out at my martial arts school, or if it's just in my front yard, I try to meditate and relax myself. Like most things, you cannot preform a martial art to its best ability if you are frustrated, nervous, and mad.

And hey, if I'm in my front yard doing it, and some one thinks it is cool, they may be inspired to try it also. I feel that if some people took martial arts, if not for the physical conditioning, but for the dicipline and patience, the world would be a better place. (ya ya ya, this sounds corny, i know it, but hey, who doesn't want world peace) Plus, girls think its cool too, lol.

Answer 4

I'll say this much in the defense of Mixed Martial Arts practitioners out there.  There are quite a few that don't want people looking at what they do and carrying such info back to a rival team's trainers and coaches.  I understand that and even my own team practices and trains hid away from public display and view.  

I guess the answer to this question all boils down to a practitioner's particular art and what they're seeking to accomplish with it.

Oh and one more thing there was a time in this country when noone was even supposed to know that you studied a martial art period.  How quickly time changes social etiquette and some times for the worse.

Answer 5

a little, but i think you should just show off your skills. after all, why are you taking it in the first place if nobody knows your taking it?

Answer 6

Yep because i train in the nude.

Answer 7

I used to be a little self-conscious when practicing outside of the school, but that passed relatively soon.

I actually train some students of my own in parks and at an arboretum at a local university. Every so often some people come by and watch, and I have no control over that. Whether they watch due to interest or to make fun, it doesn't even matter anymore as I am there for my student or for my own practice. If they ask questions while I am teaching, I politely tell them I would be happy to answer any questions after my student completes the lesson for which he/she has paid, as for that while, my time is his/hers. If it is my own training, I'll chat for a bit.

So far, nobody has made fun of me, or if they have, not within earshot. It wouldn't make a difference, though, as I am concentrating.

What I've come to learn is that people pretty much tend to keep to themselves anyway. Remember that you're training, not putting on a show or trying to impress anybody.

Answer 8

sometimes. if im really frustrated on a move or concentrating heard, then yes. if not, its kind of nice to show off the skills =]

Answer 9

Usually, I am nervous for the first 15 minutes. I feel threatened if my viewer is highly skilled in martial arts, but then realize that if they see something they can help me or if they do not enjoy my training they can simply not watch. We need not worry about how others that do not matter to us like our training. We should do whatever we'd like and not be embarassed or intimidated.

Answer 10

Not really... If they were there for the purpose of heckling you, or something then sure. Otherwise no big deal, heck most gyms have a good # of people training there at any given time.