OzVegan
Mar 09, 2009, 06:49 PM
Finally, I find a martial art close by that I wanted to do.
I found two Kali/Arnis joints close by. One was a mixed martial arts concept. I attended three classes (for free) and decided against it. It had Hapkido and GongKwon Musu as well as Kali/Jeet Kune Do. I don't actually like Korean arts for whatever reason. The Kali was okay but late at night and may be skipped for Jeet Kune Do other martial arts depending. I gave it a miss.
There was this other martial arts group that operated in a University near me. I contacted the instructor by email and he never got back to me :???: Then I found a phone number and phoned his wife, who's phone manner was so bad I got off the phone in less than ten seconds. I almost gave up.
Then I looked up the University in the White Pages and found the clubs number and got one of the other instructors. He was really cool on the phone so I turned up last week and was pleasantly surprised. They are a nice group, no machismo, and free from bowing to flags, forced spiritual concepts and so on. Just martial arts.
They practice Kalis Illustrisimo and Kali Lameco with Vajra boxing.
It's $AUD 50 club fee for the year and $AUD 65 per semester (x2 per year). The price keeps the wife happy which means I can also join an Archery club close by and practice that again.
Man persistence pays off. :-D
I found two Kali/Arnis joints close by. One was a mixed martial arts concept. I attended three classes (for free) and decided against it. It had Hapkido and GongKwon Musu as well as Kali/Jeet Kune Do. I don't actually like Korean arts for whatever reason. The Kali was okay but late at night and may be skipped for Jeet Kune Do other martial arts depending. I gave it a miss.
There was this other martial arts group that operated in a University near me. I contacted the instructor by email and he never got back to me :???: Then I found a phone number and phoned his wife, who's phone manner was so bad I got off the phone in less than ten seconds. I almost gave up.
Then I looked up the University in the White Pages and found the clubs number and got one of the other instructors. He was really cool on the phone so I turned up last week and was pleasantly surprised. They are a nice group, no machismo, and free from bowing to flags, forced spiritual concepts and so on. Just martial arts.
They practice Kalis Illustrisimo and Kali Lameco with Vajra boxing.
It's $AUD 50 club fee for the year and $AUD 65 per semester (x2 per year). The price keeps the wife happy which means I can also join an Archery club close by and practice that again.
Man persistence pays off. :-D