Originally Posted by TheSquealer

Wanting to learn something that requires a great deal of skill, physical ability and training does not mean thats what you are doing on day 1. I have 1 black belt, have substantial experience in a second style of karate as well as boxing/kicking boxing and i've owned a martial arts school. being a fighter is the end goal. You start out spending 6 months to a year of doing very boring stuff - footwork, endurance, stability, defense etc. Standard operating procedure. The owner of the gym gave extensive testimony as to the process of training and what Zimmerman did exactly in his gym... none of which was refuted.