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Originally Posted by Scin  I have heard that it's nigh on impossible to do martial arts correctly by learning by yourself at home. Is this true of all martial arts? |
You can find a private instructor to teach you martial arts / self-defence at your home, provided you have enough room to do it. I converted my garage to a padded floor at my old house for that purpose. You can also find a dojo to train in, and go once or twice a week to, and then use your home to practice what you've learned.
It all depends what you're looking to get out of the marital arts training. If you're looking to build your confidence with dealing with people, you need to be in a dojo with other people so you can deal with them and increase your confidence. Nothing like flinging someone twice your weight around to boost your confidence.
Kind of hard to do that by yourself. If you're looking to build a strong self defence base, you would also need a proper instruction to teach you that.
If the only thing you're looking at is simply to get a good workout while doing martial arts type moves, you can technically do that yourself at home just setting up a training space, and a punching bag or something and go nuts. However, this isn't really martial arts, it's more like just exercise.
I train in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. Check it out locally, you might even find a local instructor that does private lessons.