Kickboxing?

[Wilks123]

Hi

I took up wing chun for a month or so and have tried akido but i dont think they were for me, however i have the oppotunity to try normal kickboxing could someone tell me the pros and cons of this?

Is it as intense as muay thai and a good way to get fit aswell as a effective fighting technique i can learn quickly?
I dont have enough time to invest in the other arts which take a long time to master.

i'd appreciate Any advice


cheers

[CLB]

Hi

I took up wing chun for a month or so and have tried akido but i dont think they were for me, however i have the oppotunity to try normal kickboxing could someone tell me the pros and cons of this?

Is it as intense as muay thai and a good way to get fit aswell as a effective fighting technique i can learn quickly?
I dont have enough time to invest in the other arts which take a long time to master.

i'd appreciate Any advice


cheers

It varies from being garbage cardio kickboxing to some good full contact stuff minus clinch, elbows and knees from what I've seen. Most styles I've seen "pop" their round kicks instead of following through with them.

My advice is try it, see if you like it and go from there. My personal preference is Muay Thai as I feel it is a more complete style of kickboxing.

[Adept]

Western Kickboxing will get you in good shape.

Thai Boxing will get you into better shape.

Both are good supplements to your Wing Chun, but Thai Boxing is way better.

[RAB]

Talk to an an instructor who can deliver what you want. But you both share the responsibility in meeting your goals. If you say you don't have a lot of time to invest, then be willing to practice basics over and over again. If you say you want to be in shape, then be willing to put the work in.

So, if the coach and student aren't just a bunch of talk...they have a wining team.

[Scott Bolinger]

Karate there is many variations, Tae Kwon Do there are many varyatios, Kickboxing and boxing there are many variations. The coach makes the art. You just gotta figure out what you want out of the art. If it's just getting into shape. Or go into competition, or just self defense.

In kick-boxing, depending on the style , but for standard you'll be running more leadig leg kicks. For Muay Thai, you'll usually be running more reverse kicks, learning to get more power behind the kicks. You may work on some elbow and knee strikes, but Muay Thai is more specialized in elbow strikes. But kick-boxing may work more on boxing combinations. So you got flaws and good points in both styles of fighting. If you planning on going into competition, i'd go over the rules for Kick-boxing, international kickboxing and Muay Thai, if figure out what type of competition you would want to do. Or if you start in a style and there lacking in a area, just implement what you need to add to that art into your regular training or talk to the coach to see if he or she can create a training program to develop that part of the art more for you.

I teach both Boxing and Kick-boxing. For kick boxing I focuse more on the continuous point sparring which is close to international kickboxing competition rules. Those rules are located at Home . but you can get a run down of the rules of the other styles at searchfusion.com . I primarily go over combinations for full contact, but I modify the training depending on what type of competition that is coming up.