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tenkamusou is right, its just a game!! Do you like Lei's snake style to? Go to a real dojo, dojang, training hall, school and check out real people in action.

If we are questioning weather boxing is a martial art then we need to question if other styles are really martial arts also. Some storys say that karate was originally taught to chinese by buddhist monks so that the chinese people would focus a clam there minds ready for zen teachings, not for them to learn to fight... In saying that there are many stories has to how some styles came about.

You make some good points and your right that boxing has the 4 main techniques that are practised always... but in karate, and i know this from experiance, there are a few more than 4 punches and kicks and also open hand strikes but the mechanics for alot of the techniques is very similar meaning training in one technique will benifit others that have similar movements involved... I do realise that most martial artists would not be has well conditioned has a boxer which can work against them... But in saying that most combat situations these days are not your standard toe-to-toe fighting that was common in the old days.. These days most situations are either unexpected attacks which are nearly impossible to defend against... or are ended within the first few seconds and in most cases a person will strike and then escape without further conflict so even if the technique used doesnt hurt the boxer due to superior conditioning it may give the person enough time to leave the area... and of coarse this works the other way also where a boxer may hit an attacker. Once again focus on the person not the style.. if you learn to use what you know effectively then you should be able to defend yourself fairly effectively in most cases..

Hi, not all of these are professional fouls but they are some effective techniques for hurting opponents... 1. Shots below the belt i.e. groin. 2. Shots to kidney. 3. Shots to throat, neck, back of head. 4. Shots with open hands i.e. palm heal strikes. 5. Kicks to knee cap, groin. 6. Finger strikes to eye. and then there are the techniques that are real dirty and often concidered to be "cat-fight" techniques.... 1. bites , scratching, spitting for distraction, hair pulling etc..... the list is huge... but if you are interested in martial arts take lessons, read lots and absorb everything you can...

Thats a very true statement and can also be said for instructors.. "Follow in their footsteps but dont become there feet"..

Warp Spider, Like i said everyones entitled to there opinion and you present some good points. I have a couple of comments to add.. "they are still part of the art, and nothing is stopping a boxer from practicing them. " Thats true and its also true that there is nothing stopping a traditional martial artist from learning to take a punch or hit just has hard as a boxer. "Their quick, snapping kicks would be like mosquito bites to a seasoned boxer" If they were kicked in the face this may be so, but i would dearly hope that most tkd practicioners would relize that high kicks are not always effect.. even though alot still try it and end up on there back with blood streaming from there face... Also i think it would be hard for any man to withstand a strong front kick to the groin... or for most boxers to withstand the style of kick to the thigh that most karate players are accustom to using, becuase most boxers lack the leg conditioning. But like before it all comes down to the person in the end and the one who uses his training best will "win".

Hi, Boxing is simply a training method just like karate , tkd, kung fu etc. Most of these focus on different things... but when i comes down to it punching is punching and kicking is kicking no matter how you learn it. Severe Matburn, u say that " I'd put mah money on a good boxer over a tkd/karate/kung fu guy personally " ... interesting statement and you are definetly entitled to your opinion but really think about a self-defence situation. Sure boxers can take punches and hit hard.... but most boxers also learn to tire an opponent rather than knocking - out with single techniques. Where has in karate etc... the students learn to kick and use more strikes than just punching.... they also learn to strike certain areas and a boxer may not be expecting to be kicked in the knee cap, have his eyes poked, be kicked in the groin or be tackled and pounded. After saying all that i would like to note that i dont have anyhting against boxing or any other martial art. They all have something to offer and in a fight situation it all boils down to the people involved .. I think u would all agree that its hard to say that you would put ur money on a red head to beat a blonde etc. So forget styles and think of the people and how they use what they have be taught and trained in.... Becuase in the end a style of martial arts is only what you make of it yourself.

Hi, There are a number of ways to train the reverse punch: 1. Practise it in its most basic form i.e has you would in kihon. 2. shadow boxing in your prefered fighting stance. 3. Hitting heavy bag or the wall mounted (makiwara) that champ was talking about, either in its basic form or from a fighting stance. Has far has the technique goes, remember to use your whole body to do the technique, not just the arm and shoulder.

i use wrist locks on my friends sometimes when the get a bit cocky but thats about it...

nothing makes kung fu powerful and versatile... the practicioner makes it this

black-belt at 13.. interesting. has far as kung fu training goes just watch a few different lessons and pick one you think would best compliment your tkd training. Hung Gar is quiet a good style that has quiet a few leg technqiues as well as strong hand techniques.

hi... if by "Aus" you mean Australia then you should try buying "blitz martial arts magazine"... it contains an australian club directory in every issue.

you should also remember that the aim of your martial arts training should not be to recieve belts or "buttons". these are just a guide to your progress.

thats explains it well. im sure it will help alot of people.. nice work

not that i know of... possibly the focus of the lessons lies in different areas

if you can't find a Thai school start training in any martial arts because some training is better than none

also try out the search feature that this site offers.. that might help also

At our school once we learn the kata we then learn about 5 different combos of bunkai for one technique then we move onto the next and keep going

although in karate the 90 degrees turn is taught having the fist vertical as "singularity" said is good for speed and power

shuto uchi- good for striking the side of the neck and will sometimes cause a knockout if done correctly and with enough force

Hi, for your stances during kumite u should be in a fighting stance that suits you... but im not saying throw away the other stances u know they are very useful... e.g if he is coming at u fast u may be able to shuffle back or move into kokutsu dachi ( back stance ).. and then just has he is finishing move forward into a zenkutsu dachi ( forward stance) and attack... just some ideas play around and im sure u will work it out.... any questions email me at elibailey19@hotmail.com

Hi all, i dont mean to be offensive but having a favourite combination somewhat limits you in a fight.. in my opinion u should learn all your techniques wel and use watever u need to at the time but one again tahts just my opinion and i think most ppl will agree