Q. Is it
expensive
to do Tetsudo?
A. No, Tetsudo only charges its members a minimum amount to cover needs
such as hire of training venues, student insurance etc. Tetsudo is a
non-profit making organisation, and no Tetsudo instructors earn from
teaching Tetsudo. All teaching, promotion, demonstrations and the web
site is done by volunteer work within the Tetsudo community.
Q. What do I need to wear?
A. Any comfortable training clothes such as tracksuit is fine. Students
are encouraged after a little while to purchase a Tetsudo training suit
or gi . This can be obtained via the Club Instructor.
Q. Tetsudo is a fairly new martial
art, how does it
compare to
some of
the longer established styles?
A. Tetsudo was devised from concepts that have been around for over two
thousand years. Tetsudo also embraces modern scientific training
methods, and remains up-to-date in fitness training, conditioning and
stretching. Master Tetsura used his extensive background in many
martial and non-martial artforms to create a new system. containing
many of the older martial concepts as well as some of his own personal
philosophies.
Q. Is Tetsudo effective?
A. Tetsudo is not a
theoretical martial art. All the knowledge learned within Tetsudo is of
practical use. Skills and knowledge that is not readily accessible to a
practitioner when needed might as well not be learned in the first
place! There are NO REDUNDANT lessons in Tetsudo.
Q. Does Tetsudo differ from other
martial arts?
A.
Martial arts all differ in various ways, so it is difficult to
catogarise them all into the phrase other martial arts , but broadly
speaking, Tetsudo focuses on teaching "concepts" rather than specific
ways of moving or dealing with situations. Tetsudo has a structured
teaching foundation, but practitioners are free to express themselves
in their own unique ways. No two Tetsudo practitioner freestyle or
perform Kedh in exactly the same manner. The important thing is that
practitioners adhere strictly to the concepts that they have been
taught.
Q. How does compromised freestyle
differ from the
traditional
sparring
methods?
A.
Compromised freestyle is a controlled form of sparring that is
practiced by two consenting partners, pitched at a level that they both
agree on. It can be practiced fast or slow, compromised or with a
slight competitive edge, but it should always be practiced in a
controlled and safe manner. Within the average Tetsudo session
compromised freestyle may be practiced from 3 to 8 times. It is due to
this high amount of freestyle/sparring practiced during sessions that
Tetsudo maintains a very high standard in sparring skills.
Q. Why do students learn to break
objects in Tetsudo?
A. Breaking techniques teach a student to employ their whole bodies in
an efficient and focused way.
Q. Is breaking safe?
A.
Breaking is only performed occasionally in a class, and is done so
under strict supervision by an instructor. Students are taught how to
condition and prepare for strikes properly. The most important thing
about breaking is not necessarily the object breaking but the student
is not injured from it! Breaking is safe when proper training and
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