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Old 06-26-2007, 11:40 AM   #17 (permalink)
silicon toad2000
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Depending what you want to achieve out of this training at home.

If you are more interested in the martial aspect then I'd wager if you get a few books and train hard at home, you'd clean the floor with someone who goes to a dojo once a week but who's heart isn't in it.
If you are more interested in the art, then no you cannot learn purely from books and videos.
I believe a lot of martial art discipline comes down to training your body to react before your conscious mind has a chance to bugger things up, hence the endless drilling and kata.
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