The endless search ...

Lol, I've passed on your details to a few people who phone me from your neck of the woods, hopefully the bad ones weren't directed from me, OSU

LMAO

No mate -

He 'found' us via the website.

I could've signed him up, but I don't need people who blame the style/instructor/moon instead of getting sweaty. 

Gary

I recall one of the most capable martial artists I’ve ever met telling me that one of his students quit training because after six month of training he got blind drunk and got beaten up and that “proved” the system did not work!

There are also students who have trained diligently in an ineffective system (or, more accurately, in an ineffective approach to that system) and had their training let them down of course.

It’s when good student meets good system that the magic happens :-)

Three phrases leap to mind: “It’s a bad craftsman that blames his tools”, “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink” and “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear”.

All the best,

Iain

I know guys who have a fight coming up who head off to train in the States for three or four weeks.

While I'm sure they may pick up a trick or two you have to ask, would all that time arranging training, arranging flights, flying, taxi, hotel, settling in, adjusting to the time lag, adjusting to the temperature, diet, style, culture etc.not have been better spent training? Simply straying at home and training?

Iain Abernethy wrote:

I recall one of the most capable martial artists I’ve ever met telling me that one of his students quit training because after six month of training he got blind drunk and got beaten up and that “proved” the system did not work!

There are also students who have trained diligently in an ineffective system (or, more accurately, in an ineffective approach to that system) and had their training let them down of course.

It’s when good student meets good system that the magic happens :-)

Three phrases leap to mind: “It’s a bad craftsman that blames his tools”, “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink” and “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear”.

All the best,

Iain

I agree.  This particular lad was training in a good style with a good instructor, but due to his personal habits he wasn't reaping the benefit.  Says it all.

It's far easier to blame the style and keep searching than pause to reflect and take a long hard look in the mirror.

Gary