[FIGHT] Takada Dojo

My love for bloodsport.

Although I have been a big fan of MMA and shootfighting since UFC 1 (or maybe since Maeda vs. Tiger I), I don't train. [But] I'd like to get into some beginner stuff. The problem is that my job keeps me very busy, so I could really only hit mats on weekends and holidays. I also haven't done much since a belts-for-sale karate program in elementary school, and taking a stab at aikido in college. In the meantime, I try to stay in shape by going to the local fitness joint, riding my bicycle, and running a little.

So as you can tell, it sounds presumptuous but I am looking for a casual program. A shooto for busy people or something. No interest in taking to the streets and testing newfound skills out on SMAP look-alikes or anything. I just dig all MMA and think that working on it myself a little bit will deepen my understanding of it. By the way, I am also past my 20s and not getting any younger.

[Copied from a post I made to the Japan forum on the MMA.tv Underground.]

Step one in my journey from spectator to fresh meat: the mixed martial arts class at Takada Dojo, which I attended on a shoshinsha muryo-taiken (初心者無料体験, complete beginner free trial) basis.