Great advice! It is SO important to be comfortable in your learning environment.
I took Wing Chun kung fu years ago from a friend who was giving lessons at one of the community centers in Chinatown, SF. I was comfortable because we just wore street clothes and my friend told me that Wing Chun was developed by a woman, and most of the training exercises that they used actually might help get my locked-up shoulder moving again. He was right. Oh, and it wasn't terribly expensive at all.
I don't think I would have been comfortable learning if it was a formal school where they wear uniforms and break boards, like I remember my brother doing when we were kids.
I've been thinking about taking it up again and so I've started doing some research locally. Good luck to you, and let us know when you find something you like!




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