how can i learn self defense/fighting skills without having to go to a class where everyone is way above me?

i tried going to a karate school, and everybody has experience and i have none. its really frustrating. and yesterday the class i went to, they had a lot of black belts in there and stuff. you see all the adults are in one class. and i'm all like , well shit, i cant do this stuff. and the instructor realized this, and hes like, well try this then. and i find it annoying that everyone else is doing somethign advanced and i'm doing somehting simple, which to be hoenst, i had some hard time doing. what is the way to get a class thats more tailored to a beginner? or ought i to consider private lessons? how much ought they to cost?
i dont have any friends that would be interested.
what books?

Actually, if you look at it another way, it is a good thing for you that there are more higher level students in your class than lower levels, one of the quickest way to learn and improve your skills is to train with better skilled students as they tend to pull you up to their level standards as opposed to practicing with students who don't have a clue what they're doin and thereby stunting your growth. Everyone experiences the confusion and difficulties of being a beginner no matter what style or art they study, your frustration has more to do with ego and the fear of looking stupid, but you can't learn anything if you don't make mistakes. Just be honest and ask them to help you out, I'm sure some sempai would be wlling to give you a hand. If as you stated, your goal is to learn self defense, then nothing as petty as looking clueless compared to the highel belts should deter you from your goal. The only reason you would wanna look good besides less skilled students is that your goal is to look cool and not to learn self defense. You should think over your priorities carefully and decide what you really want to achieve from learning Karate. And remember, Rome wasn't built in a day, so don't expect to become an extpert overnight. Hope you continue with your training and good luck.

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Do you know a female judo/karate instructor who offers private classes in Melbourne?

I'm looking for a female instructor in the field of judo/karate and possible self defense, who offers private one-on-one lessons and is in Victoria (Not too far from Melbourne). Any information/links will be appreciated.

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Use it more often. You can't expect any of us to live there too, let alone do martial arts with a female instructor. You could have saved 5 points.

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