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How long do you travel for your martial arts training? How long is too much?

I am thinking of joining a Bak Mei school which is about an hour and a quarter drive from where I live. Is that too long to travel? Should I find somewhere closer like Wing Chun or Jin Wu Koon Kung Fu?

Asked By: - 9/22/2010
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Let me ask you how important the training is to you? That and the quality of the martial arts are all you need to make the decision. I lived in Northern Virginia for 23 years. I had private students that drive 1-1/2 hours one way to study with me. When one of them first came to try a class, he asked me why he should travel so far to train with me when there were at least 50 martial arts schools close to where he lived. I simply told him to go visit as many of them as he could. While there see if any of them could teach him what I can teach. Two weeks later he started training. He told me that the schools he visited were teaching nothing even close to the effectiveness of what I offered. He trained for several years as one of my private students. He likely would have studied longer had his job not changed.


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Answered By: pugpaws2 - 9/23/2010
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I travel over an hour (one way) several times a week to attend (train or teach - depending on the day) my dojo. It is worth it. To me.
It is hard to say, if it will be worth it for you. There are a lot of concerns..traffic, wear and tear on a car, what happens if your mode of transport has difficulties, the cost of travel, and so on. Not to mention the actual time used to travel. In general, very few people will make such a commitment. It depends on the individual and the value they place on the training.
Either way...good luck!

PS..I moved to a completely different country to train. So, for me, one hour is a small sacrifice.
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Live and train in Japan
Answered By: mafundhelper - 9/24/2010
I would walk the Great Wall of China for a great legit friendly dojo
Answered By: Hawaiian Snow Leopard - 9/24/2010
When my schedule and my teachers' schedules are not conflicting, I travel 30-45 min. once a week to train with my Bujinkan shidoshi. I have traveled over an hour to train with Pugpaws2 and will do so again when he's up to it. I do this because the quality of training with both of them is unbeatable. I could drive a few minutes to some McDojo and pay $150 a month and make black belt within a year, but I would only be cheating myself and I would truly be missing out.

Masaaki Hatsumi (the Soke of the Bujinkan) would take a 15-hour train ride every weekend to train with Takamatsu Sensei. It just depends on how dedicated you are and how good the quality of the training is.
Source(s):
Training in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu (Ninjutsu/Bujutsu) and other martial arts.
Answered By: Bujinkan Ninja - 9/24/2010
If the Bak Mei school is in Chattanooga, TN, then it is worth your drive. We (in Chattanooga) have a student that drives in from Memphis, TN, to train with us. He's been doing so for several years and continues to do so. His actions speak loudly regarding how he values the training and style. Plus, if it is the Bak Mei school in Chattanooga then you'll get to meet and train with me, which is pretty awesome.

If it's not the Chattanooga Bak Mei school then I don't know what to tell you. If you tell me which Bak Mei branch it is I can tell you whether or not I know of them and if they are legitimate.
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P.S.: If it is the Chattanooga branch, then I'd be willing to come in an hour or two early to work out with you before the formal class hours started so you had more time dedicated to training after driving that far. ADDED:: Ah, after reading your other question and seeing Jin Wu Koon is also an available option to you then I'm assuming you are in Australia. The Australia Bak Mei group is very good and is authentic. I've trained in Wing Chun and I prefer Bak Mei between the two. I have serious doubts about Jin Wu Koon and would recommend sticking with a style that has an established lineage, which both Bak Mei and Wing Chun do.
Answered By: ISDS - 9/23/2010
It depends on the school and your other options. My school does not have a dedicated dojo. We rent school gyms and the like. Each evening's class is in a different town. Most are less than 30 minutes from my home, but a couple are around 45 minutes away. I enjoy my training, so I visit the more distant classes when I can.
Answered By: Leo L - 9/23/2010
I use to travel 4 hour one way to train 8 times a month to just one of my instructors
now i travel 2 hours only

and hour and a quarter isnt that far,
Source(s):
30+yrs ma
Answered By: Shihan J - 9/23/2010
I live an hour away from the gym so thats not insanly bad if you like it and it gets you fit by all means do it
Answered By: Ethan McDowell - 9/23/2010
How for is to far? How far are you willing to travel 4 or 5 times a week every week for the foreseeable future? Only you can answer that question, personally I would not be able to drive that far every day for class. I have a family and responsibilities at home. That is just my situation, yours is different I am sure.
Remember one thing, Martial arts are not a destination, they are a life long journey.
Source(s):
29 years MA
Answered By: David E - 9/23/2010
If u feel the quality of training is worth it then its worth it. This is a question only u can answer.
Answered By: CTC - 9/23/2010
I drive 27 miles one way twice a week to train with a master.
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life
Answered By: SiFu frank - 9/23/2010
Thats quite far, i'd look in finding another club for you unless you absoloutely love it and you don't think you can leave it then go ahead on and stay. I walk 15 minuites to the train station, the train takes 15 minuites to get to the area of my gym then it's a 5 minuite walk.
Answered By: Dyce - 9/23/2010
@ David E.Your answer really was quite good....Until you ripped that quote at the end from Bruce Lee,you reworded it a little but deff a Lee quote.As for me luckly my gym is a 5 min drive from my house:)
Answered By: Mooman - 9/23/2010
My son and I walk 40 mins each way as we don't have a car and it's the nearest one and it isn't on a bus route!!!!!!! It's no biggy though walking is good .
Answered By: whats_my_name_again? - 9/23/2010
It is a bit too far, but if you were attending the class once a week it might not be too bad. I would suggest that you look for something closer. After class you are going to be pretty tire and that is not a good state to be in for a long 1.25 hour drive. Plus, being in the seated position for 1.25 is not good for your body.
Answered By: Ron - 9/23/2010
That is too long use the shorter one
Answered By: Akalank Prakash - 9/22/2010
You should be fresh when you get to training. I think 1 hour is ok.
However i think wing chun is a far better martial art than any of the other options you have.
Answered By: the new guy - 9/22/2010
No an hour and a quarter isn't too long. I asked this question a few months ago and a top answerer told me he used to travel quite far because the instructor he liked wasn't local. It takes me the same amount of time to get to college twice a week (used to be four times a week).

Go ahead. You might grow to like the journey (you'll have a lot to think about on the way home after the lesson).
Answered By: Pig on a stack of money - 9/22/2010
Is an hour and a quarter one way or two way?

My taekwondo dojang is five minutes away from where I live (very lucky!) but my brazilian jiu jitsu dojo takes around half an hour to arrive and half an hour to go back. My mum thinks its way too long already but I personally don't mind.

I mean, of course, if there is another equal alternative then I would go for that. If not, then I already spent so much time training my body and practising my moves, what is forty minutes more for something I love so much, especially since I spend 3-4 hours there every time I go? I love the people I train with, I love the environment and you know...for me, I think its worth it. (of course, if you hate or just is midly interested in the art, then you probably won't think the same as me...)

Also, I try to use my time effeciantly whilst travelling. Sometimes I recharge on the bus to and from the dojo by sleeping or I do something constructive like revise for upcoming tests or read books that our english class is going to study. Sometimes, I mentally go through what we had learnt last lesson or what we just practised. I mean, duh, its a waste if you spend time just staring glumly out of the window, but if I use the time efficiently, then I think its okay.

Bottomline: Its only "too much" when you think its not worth it.
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...ehhhh....personal experience =.=
Answered By: Kat - 9/22/2010
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