Wouldn’t it be great if the world’s greatest martial arts teacher moved to your city? Wouldn’t it be awesome if they opened up a school right next to your house, and taught free lessons all day long? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to workout with the best training partners, using all the best equipment, learning the best arts ever known to mankind?
Sorry–that isn’t going to happen. Maybe, if you are among the lucky, you’ll find a skilled instructor teaching lessons you can afford, at times you can usually attend, and at a commuting distance you can manage. Sadly, though, some would-be martial artists are never so lucky.
For any one of a dozen different reasons–tuition fees, schedule, training goals, et cetera–you may find yourself unwilling or unable to attend any local martial arts school. How then can you start, or continue your martial arts* practice? Relying exclusively on books and videos will definitely hinder your progress; you need real human feedback. You need a training partner.
A set of exercise friends can help you stay focused, motivated, and productive. Not just anybody will do, though: you need a group whose training methods are compatible with your own. The mere fact that two people are both interested in “martial arts” in general, does not guarantee they can play well together; despite one’s best intentions, it is difficult to mix knife fighting with submission wrestling, for example.
DojoScore solves all these problems, making it easy to meet new exercise friends and practice partners:
- Create a free account.
- Enter your city and favorite martial art(s) into your public profile, along with any other information you choose to share.
- Check the box labeled “I am interested in meeting practice partners.”
- Other members can now search for your profile, and you can search for theirs. Once you’ve found each other, you can use DojoScore’s messaging features to communicate and arrange a meeting.
Good luck, and have fun!
*DojoScore is not just for martial arts styles: we do Yoga, Qigong, and Pilates too!