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On the plus side, when I locked in some holds, they were very effective - especially just by applying my weight and strength to the other person
Sounds like your your having fun though so that’s all that matters really.
Also, bust my knee last week by trying to do a Tai-Toshi throw on a bloke of my height, with a straight knee. That wasn't much fun.
before you laugh...it's a big growing sport all over the world
I've known some who talk a lot about chi (which I firmly feel is bullshit, but hey why not have punch-jesus-juice?) , others about biomechanics and muscle memory... I've known instructors who have never been in a genuine fight, and bouncers who have been in hundreds of scuffles and a few proper fights, as well as a couple who have worked in front line policing (one who taught some martial arts to met officers).
Find an instructor who you get on with, who has passion and who you can learn from. You could spend a lot of time with an instructor possibly years (at a few hours a week) and you will be paying for the privilege of spending that time probably being yelled at, criticised, told off, or hit several times by that person, so if you don't get on it could be less-than-fun.
Martial art classes should be fun (no matter what you're motivation for learning. You should enjoy yourself)
Got my gi's as well, although I realised I did a faux-pas in Ju Jitsu; they start red belt and THEN white belt; I've been wearing a white belt the last 2 lessons. Oops.
We've been doing quite a few strikes and kicks in Ju Jitsu, as the sensei has been doing MMA for a while and she wanted to mix things in a bit (she owns and runs the Jitsu school). That was quite cool to try!
Interestingly, my girlfriend came along to jitsu last Friday, as she wanted to see how it compares to the new Taekwondo lessons she's doing; she came away very impressed at how they teach Ju Jitsu and actually walk you through each step of a throw / lock. Sounds like in her Taekwondo class they show you once, and expect you to get it right.
(Ordered some knee braces as well, as 3 classes a week is really buggering up my knees!!).
Thanks everyone for your input.