Martial Arts Tournaments and dojo challenging?

Say i want to go to a tournament but im not in a school can I still participate in the sparring. What are the rules to participating in a tournament. And is it possible to challenge a dojo as a way to built a rep in the martial arts world and if not what are somethings i can do to get noticed as a good fighter?

Martial Arts Tournaments and dojo challenging?
You can go to most tournaments providing you a member of their organization for insurance purposes.





Most tournaments don't force you to be a member of a dojo, but some organizations may require it, as a certified dojo with them would have the credentials to verify your rank.





Challenging a dojo is rude, poor manners, and will actually have you lose respect.





Even if you go in there and wipe the floor with someone, it is pretty classless.





There is nothing wrong with politely requesting if you can sit in a couple of classes, or sparring sessions, and then doing well. Most places if a new guy comes in and starts wiping the floor with people, a sensei is either going to step in himself and handle you, or provide you with a more senior student.





In either case, it doesn't really help your case. The best thing is to be at a good school, do well in tournaments, matches, fights, or whatever it is that you chosen art uses.





But honestly why do you need to be noticed this way? Find your own self worth within yourself.





If you want to be a good fighter, train hard, start at some amateur MMA, Kickboxing, Boxing, shows, and work your way up. You become an elite fighter and people will recognize you as such by your victories.





But it is far better to be recognized as a great person, then a great fighter.





Cement that by being humble, honest, respectful to everyone, and having a genuine interest in people.





Better to be respected then feared in my opinion, and I would much rather gain the respect of other Martial Artist, then burn bridges and make enemies by being disrespectful and out to prove something.





Ultimately the only person you need to prove anything to is yourself. Build a rep in the Martial Arts world by training hard, being successful in competetion, and by maintaining it's ideals, being humble, open minded, and willing to learn anything from anyone, and willing to show anyone anything you know without ego.





You get noticed in a much more positive manner, which is what is more important.
Reply:Yes you can enter most tournaments without a school, just pay the fee. Challenging a dojo is not a good idea, even if you win you will not get a good rep. To get noticed enter competitions and tournaments.
Reply:Anyone can enter a tournement, all you have to do is pay your money. The fact you asked that question leads me to tell you that you definetly do not need to be chalenging a dojo.





I do not think your months of training qualify you to take on a whole school full of people, no matter how well you do on the xbox.





Seriously challange matches for ownership of the school used to be commen in Okinawa, and were generally very brutal and bloody affairs.





Get a life ok. The questions on here get more and more stupid.
Reply:When I trained in judo here in the UK, I got a licence, it covers you for insurance.Very sensible thing to get sorted.


Get enrolled in a class, and take it from there.The sensi will give you the best advice.Buy some good books and dvd's on whatever martial art your interested in too so at least you will have a better idea when you start.I bought Kodokan Judo by Jigoro Kano.The ISBN code for the book is 4-7700-1799-5


I enjoyed my classes but had to give up for health reasons (breast cancer).Hope you have fun.


EDIT:Some sexist thumbs down eh, thanks, favour returned.
Reply:Contact the sponsor of the tournament prior to attending - they all have different rules on what is allowed so by contacting prior to showing up and learning the day of the tournament what is or isn't allowed.


I wouldn't recommend challenge matches as it wouldn't prove anything and if you win you'll have the police called and if you lose you will be humiliated and still likely have the police called! Better to learn from an instructor and be taken along more reasonably. Enter a tournament with fewer rules if you feel that sparring isn't a tough enough challenge.
Reply:You do not have to be in a school to enter most tournaments that you are talking about. As to what level you fight at well that would be up to you to choose. Not being a legitimate BB does not mean however that you cannot handle it either. Depends on your ability to fight. Try it and see how you do.





As to the rules, they vary from organization to orginization be it USAKF, AAU, AKL/PKL and several others.





I DO not suggest challenging other schools, that will give you a bad reputation rather than a good one. If you want to be better known then go to these tournaments and prove yourself that way and maybe Join a school or just get some others and all work out together.





You can make a name for yourself without challenging others schools. Now other fighters that is different.








Pink: Just ingnore it. We have a troll in here if you did not notice four votes up when most are all down, come now too obvious, and its probaly my troll captain loser. i gave you a thumb up and the others for the answers were good except the troll.
Reply:i recall one guy who challenged morio higaonna head of the gojo ryu system and was basically slaughtered. not a good move as this is one way of being barred from most dojo,s.as suggested win tournaments. good luck
Reply:Is this Southern California circa 1980? Are you being trained by a apartment complex manager who loves Bonsai? Are you entering the All Valley Tournament with hopes of showing up the defending Tournament Champion "Kobra Kai"?





I won't even try to fathom what "challenging a dojo" means. If you want to be a good fighter...train. If you want get noticed, then it depends on for what reason. If you want to break into movies I would skip the tourneys and go to auditions.





If you want to make a living as a fighter, you'll have to compete and win a whole lot of "karate" style tournaments. Usually the people who put on tourneys are dojos or martial art organizations. So if you want to compete in a particular tourney find out who runs it and enter.
Reply:Martial Arts isnt about fighting, or about being the best fighter.





Being a black belt doesnt automatically make someone a bad a$$.





Fighting takes strength, timing, athletic ability, speed, balance, etc. Not all "black belts" possess those physical attributes.





The martial arts journey usually starts with wanting to be able to handle yourself in a fight. But it is really a journey of self discovery, and ultimately, non-violence. Metallica Lyrics: "To secure peace, is to prepare for war."





Not many people are impressed with "macho" type bragging and street fighting accomplishments. Most people take martial arts to improve themselves, not to be fighters.





I suggest you join a dojo and start the real journey, not challenge a dojo.





James
Reply:Check the rules of the tournament you want to compete in so you know what's legal and what's not. Those rules may not let you use the techniques that you have learned yourself.





At the competitions, make contacts, ask questions, you might fight a school suitable for your future training needs.





Good Luck