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Jinn · 06-16-2005, 12:25 PM

Working out has always seemed so pointless to me, because it doesn’t feel like I’m doing anything productive. Working out for no reason other than to lose weight never works, because I really don’t mind my 4 or 5 lb gut out the front of my belt that much. However, I would like to get into shape – and by that I mean being able to run, walk, and play sports more effectively. I’d also like to build up my arms so that they match my otherwise huge stature. I’m 6’ 6” but my arms are roughly the size of a 2 by 2 piece of lumber. I’m just under 200 lbs, and most of that is in my midsection. That said, I get incredibly bored of running on a treadmill and lifting weights and it provides no motivation to continue doing it. I feel like I’m wasting my time.. sooo.. the only solution I could think of was Karate.

I’ve loved Karate since I was a kid, and I read every Karate book I could get my hands on. At a young age my parents wouldn’t let me do Karate, because they thought it was too dangerous. Now that I’m old enough, I really would like to join a Dojo because I think it would give me (a) a damn good workout (b) a schedule that made it easier to do it regularly (c) make me better at self defense. The problem is, I don’t know how to go about doing this. Do you just walk in and ask to join? Do you need certain equipment or knowledge from the get-go? I also want to make sure it’s a more mature dojo, and I’m not practicing with 6-8 year olds. I live in Colorado Springs, and I can’t really find any websites that give me an “easy” way to figure these things out..

Anyone who’s done this or plans to do it or knows about it – any ideas?

06-16-2005, 12:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	Getting into Karate Working out has always seemed so pointless to me, because it doesn’t feel like I’m doing anything productive. Working out for no reason other than to lose weight never works, because I really don’t mind my 4 or 5 lb gut out the front of my belt that much. However, I would like to get into shape – and by that I mean being able to run, walk, and play sports more effectively. I’d also like to build up my arms so that they match my otherwise huge stature. I’m 6’ 6” but my arms are roughly the size of a 2 by 2 piece of lumber. I’m just under 200 lbs, and most of that is in my midsection. That said, I get incredibly bored of running on a treadmill and lifting weights and it provides no motivation to continue doing it. I feel like I’m wasting my time.. sooo.. the only solution I could think of was Karate. I’ve loved Karate since I was a kid, and I read every Karate book I could get my hands on. At a young age my parents wouldn’t let me do Karate, because they thought it was too dangerous. Now that I’m old enough, I really would like to join a Dojo because I think it would give me (a) a damn good workout (b) a schedule that made it easier to do it regularly (c) make me better at self defense. The problem is, I don’t know how to go about doing this. Do you just walk in and ask to join? Do you need certain equipment or knowledge from the get-go? I also want to make sure it’s a more mature dojo, and I’m not practicing with 6-8 year olds. I live in Colorado Springs, and I can’t really find any websites that give me an “easy” way to figure these things out.. Anyone who’s done this or plans to do it or knows about it – any ideas? __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel