| There will be preferences if you want to learn | | | | I should say weakest, but third strongest, |
| Martial Arts, but there are also a couple of things | | | | because one can dial into a specific art, delve into |
| that are fairly obvious, and that we will be able to | | | | that art in detail, and really get some great |
| agree on. Interestingly, I came across this data | | | | instruction. Honestly, it's a toss up between this |
| many years ago, and have used it myself. It deals | | | | and the next item on the list, almost a tie, but I |
| with analyzing the value of media in transmitting | | | | settled on the order you see because there are |
| data. The worst method for absorption of data is | | | | just so many bad DVDs out there--it's just too |
| the movies or TV. This is because the martial art | | | | easy to string some fighting techniques together, |
| techniques that you will see on the screen, | | | | slap a pseudo scientific label on it, and use internet |
| whether it is the art of Bruce Lee, Jet Li, or | | | | marketing to blast it past common sense. |
| whoever, has been altered for the camera. Yes, it | | | | Second best,status, when it comes to the learning |
| may look good, but stuntmen and camera cuts | | | | procedure goes to martial arts books. With books |
| are making it look good. | | | | you might not get the visual, but if you have any |
| Almost as bad as the screen, and it might even | | | | instruction in a dojo, books will work. Furthermore, |
| be considered a toss up with these two, is the | | | | you can get the most detail, the best theory, the |
| internet. While there can be pearls out there, the | | | | most thought out concepts in books--and if you |
| dreck is overwhelming. Dial into the internet for | | | | can get a DVD to go along with it then you really |
| the purpose of actually trying to learn something | | | | have something. |
| (as opposed to just surfing for fun) and you | | | | The best method for learning the the combat |
| engage a common brain that doesn't know any | | | | discipline, hands down, is to take a martial arts |
| better, pseudo experts, overwhelming amounts | | | | class at a good training hall, one where they teach |
| of data with no real instruction or even | | | | not just the blood and guts, but the heart and |
| organization of data, what's cool, advertising that | | | | soul. You'll find friendships that last, systems of |
| hasn't and can't be tested for worth, and so on. | | | | combat that stuck around for thousands of |
| The third weakest method would be to try to | | | | years, and some pretty darned good times. Add |
| learn from magazines. Now, this is not to be | | | | to that that you can ask a question about |
| discounted, magazines do give you an overall | | | | anything you want at any time, and the worth of |
| viewpoint of what's going on--and not just in the | | | | this method is undeniable. |
| traditional arts--and can afford a good education | | | | People learn according to opportunity and means, |
| as to what is out there. Good writing and the | | | | thus, none of the things I have mentioned can be |
| intent of the magazine to find out what the | | | | entirely discounted. And, the smart student will do |
| reader is really interested in, and the tendency of | | | | a blend and educate himself so that he truly |
| the worthwhile ads to stick around, makes this a | | | | learns what he wants to learn. In the final analysis, |
| viable source of finding out about different martial | | | | every man is self made, and learning Martial Arts |
| arts. | | | | is the best way to really make oneself. |
| Fourth weakest would be martial arts DVDs. Now, | | | | |