does anybody go on their own?

je suis awesome

just wondering does anyone go to mma/wrestling/jiu jitsu on their own? i want to go ballybrack but have nobody to go with me. i dont really like the people who attend because i think they take it far too seriously with my personality i own learn stuff when im layed back

Doug Cartel

Would you like somebody to hold your hand? Of course people go on their own. EDIT: That second sentence wasn't there when I posted. I still stand by what I said though.

Chris89

what mma gym is in ballybrack?

i imagine they dont like you either.

je suis awesome

im a chilled out dude, if people take things too serious i get fed up

Doug Cartel

Maybe you should try hacky-sack instead?

Jokes aside, how serious is "too serious"?

RedXIV

Some brutal enough replies here. You don't need to be so rigidly serious to enjoy martial arts. Alot of people go to clubs just for fun. OP shouldn't be penalised for wanting to enjoy martial arts. I did TKD for a number of years and found a relaxed environment to be the one i was happiest with.

I was in a club where people couldn't talk out of turn once and i never went back, thats my idea of too serious, maybe the OP means something similar?

Unpossible

try some other clubs, I know from first hand experience that an instructor/athmosphere can turn you completly off a martial art.

My advice would be don't change arts, just try some other clubs that offer the same martial arts. If you still can't find one, then maybe try some other arts.

Forest Master

Of course people go on their own. You'll never get around to doing anything if you're waiting for other people.

My wife always seems to be "starting" something with a friend: swimming, kickboxing, pilates, salsa dancing, etc: they never do more than 1 or 2 weeks until one of them can't make it for whatver lame reason, and then they stop. A few weeks later, all I hear is "I'm thinking of starting activity X with X from work".

Baggio...

Unpossible wrote: »

try some other clubs, I know from first hand experience that an instructor/athmosphere can turn you completly off a martial art. .

Second this.

Not all attitudes are created equal unfortunately.

NG-DOC

Chris89 wrote: »

what mma gym is in ballybrack?

Ballybrack Top Team, do you know anything about martial mixed fightings or what?

PADRAIC.M

NG-DOC wrote: »

Ballybrack Top Team, do you know anything about martial mixed fightings or what?

Sound's like this chris guy is a camper...

Chris89

Guys who are you even fooling, i go on my own but sometimes ngdoc gives me a lift.

NG-DOC

Chris89 wrote: »

Guys who are you even fooling, i go on my own but sometimes ngdoc gives me a lift.

sometimes you take the lifts too seriously Chris89, i'm just more chilled out and prefer driving with sunglasses on.

Baloo

i went by myself iniatally all the time, I assume ur talking about Next Generation in loughlinstown, and i for one am fairly chilled out, i just go to relax and de stress .

Boston

je suis awesome wrote: »

just wondering does anyone go to mma/wrestling/jiu jitsu on their own? i want to go ballybrack but have nobody to go with me. i dont really like the people who attend because i think they take it far too seriously with my personality i own learn stuff when im layed back

The club may not suit your needs then. When I go to train I got to train, not stand around shooting the breeze. That doesn't mean I drive everyone I can into the mat, nor does it mean I'm treated that way. Some clubs train to an extremely intense (though not necessarily high) level, so clubs take it softly softly.

je suis awesome wrote: »

im a chilled out dude, if people take things too serious i get fed up

And other people get fed up if things are too casual.

As for you original question, most people join clubs on their own. If you gel with the other people training they become your mates, if not, you find another club/another sport.

Sid_Justice

Not sure if this was a troll or not

Which club is in Ballybrack? Who runs it? I'm not sure.

There are 2 clubs in that general area:

Dave Jones http://www.nextgenerationireland.com/training-times/

and Colm O'reilly http://spartanmma.com/

not sure if you can get any more laid back than Colm's gym. You should check it out.