Guhh... after my recent experiences I've really become uninspired to keep looking. I cannot find a single decent martial arts school in my area. The Tai Chi school I go to isn't great, just the "least crappiest" - i.e. they don't do any actual self defence training or teach any apps, but at least their form-work is decent, and they don't waste my time doing counter-intuitive competition fight training cos they don't do any fight training!(so it's a blessing and a curse at the same time!)
My experience last year has put a foul taste in my mouth and seriously put me off from looking. It's made me even more wary than before now (cos the school turned out to be completely like what the sales rep assured me that they would NOT be (i.e. textbook McDojos)There's a BJJ school near me that I'm considering... currently still penny pinching for Encore Fort Max, so maybe I've already saved up my money for that ... hopefully I'll be more enthusiastic by then.
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