Boxing

I’ve been doing a kickboxing class these last few weeks, and have enjoyed it. It’s been £5 a session up til now, but now they want me to sign up with a direct debit of £24 a month, and also pay a £50 license/insurance fee, and buy a ‘uniform’. This seems like a lot of expense for 1 hours training a week. Is this normal?
Also, I think 1 hour a week isn’t enough, do kickboxing training gyms exist with punch bags etc, and how much do they charge?
£6 is equivalent to about $12 by the way.

ye it all depends maask can you train more than one hour a week. see if they coach anywhere else and ask if you can follow and what price is it. yes it is normal to pay these prices its just not normal to do only one hour a week

Myanmar Kickboxing match highlight video clip.

This is not Muay Thai; it’s a sibling kickboxing type from Myanmar which is a little similar to Muay Boran (Boran is banned relative and brutal type of Muay Thai). This is called Myanma Lethwei – Raw, bold, uncompromised, uncivilised kickboxing. No gloves. No protection. Can use all limbs, knees, elbows plus headbutts. Softened the traditional bloody ways to be adaptable to modern kickboxing rules at present time (uses gauze cloth as gloves instead of bare fist etc). Fight till death was common in the ancient times. There were no such results as draws. Only win or lose by knockout or the other fighter cannot continue. Current matches are regulated in similar rules to Muay Thai and other kickboxing matches.
Interestingly, commentators in Myanmar kickboxing matches try to motivate the boxers and tell them to hit and kick when the boxers are hestitating. Commentators yell and scream like “Hi Yaaa… Yeaaaaa!!” to motivate the audience and the fighters. Myanmar traditional music is also playing live (similar to Muay Thai matches), and the music plays accordingly with the moves and tempo of the fight in the ring.

Excuse the sound dub on punches in the video. I know it sucks.

Credit and more info at www.thaing.net.

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I am in wrestling for my high school and I play hockey. I have been wanting to do Martial Arts for a long time now but now I’m really serious about it.

I want to do something with more of a hands on combat, and I understand that kickboxing is like just fighting but with fancy kicks and fancy punches, but can someone explain to me what Karate is? I am very interested.

Thanks

where did you hear kickboxing has fancy kicks and punches…
i would say kickboxing is one of the least fancy martial arts
probably almost number 1
there are fancy techniques but i can guarantee you wont be learning them any time soon
karate is more of a discipline art and is more fancy and less practical than kickboxing
boxing or kickboxing would be a nice place to start off
and dont think that just because kickboxing has boxing in its name it means it encompasses all of boxings techniques and uses
id say kickboxing or boxing would be perfect for you
but then again only you can decide that try out a few gyms see if theres on you like
and please dont be one of those faggots that deveolps a complex over this
the only good thing you learn from wrestling that can be applied to an mma fight would be takedowns and takedown defense
you know how your suppose to roll to your stomach
try that against anyone in mma and your completely assss fucked
start off with kickboxing or boxing
and sorry for the length of this answer

This is just my friend Dion doing his daily morning routine.

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I am 13 and a girl. I haven’t done a lot of sports in the past, just a few recent swimming stints. But I want to start kickboxing or Muay Thai. How can I tell if its the right sport for me? Thanks.

Well… You’ll have to be a bit of a masochist to do Muay Thai or kickboxing.

The training is very tough and first couple months will be mostly about conditioning. So you can expect a lot of bruises on your shins, even slightly abrasive on your shins, knees, and elbows until you get use to it.

Once you start to spar, you’ll quickly discover some new pain that you have never felt before. But at the same time, you’d be surprise by how hard you can strikes.

You’re still relative young, but if you stick to the sport, you have no limit of how far you want to go and how much you want to accomplish.

Don’t get me wrong, Muay Thai is a fun sport, but it isnt for everybody. Only really way you know if it is for you is to go and try it. Try it for about a month or two if possible because it take a bit before you pick it up.

Ive recently taken up kickboxing and my kicks lack power mainly due to lack of flexibility. Could anyone give me a stretching plan which i can fit into 10 minutes of the day? Thanks alot!

Hi there,
In order to offer a more accurate answer it would be useful to know what kicks lack of power due to flexibility.

In any case it’s relatively difficult to explain what exactly doing as it would be necessary the assistance of an instructor that understand what you are trying to do.

Leg flexibility can be improved by consistent repetitive stretching and relaxation exercises that can be done both from standing and from a sitting position. These exercises will help most kicks, and in particular the ones that do not require to open your hips (like front kick, axe, crescent kicks).

Splitting your legs and working out the hips and internal abductors will help your side, round and hook kick.

Your approach is right, 10 minutes extra per day will do a great deal if you are consistent. The most important thing is trying to relax your muscles when stretching, release every tension and breath slowly: treat your muscles well and they do the same to you.

I hope this can help.

Massimo Gaetani

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How should I start Kickboxing? I’m very athletic, play many sports like tennis, and I enjoy working out. I just want a way to get into this new sport.

Use google to search for any training centres or clubs in your area. Get yourself a list of maybe 3 or 4 and go and check them out and go with the one you think suits you best. Many places will allow you to have your first class for free to try it.

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I want to learn to protect myself in the most effective manner, besides a gun. I used to take a korean style of martial arts called Tang Soo Doo, but I had to drop out. Does kickboxing teach you how to defend yourself better than other martial arts classes, or should I do Tae Kwon Do or Judo or something like that?

To be honest all martial arts teach the basic stances, kicks, punches, blocks, and chops. It is up to the person as to how hard they practice, how well they use what they learn, and how well the instruction from the school was.

ie: all punches start from the legs up to the waist turning and following through. that is the basic. not to tip toe when you kick thats just basic in all styles.

in total find a good school ( it doesnt matter what style) with a reputable teacher.

and btw… UFC is not real street fighting.. in a real street fight anything goes use a beer bottle, punch in the crouch, what ever it takes to win in a fight you must do it. there are no rules in war and no rules in fighting. do what you have to to defend yourself.