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Hey is TKD + Boxing a good combination? Also is boxing good for fights on the street? yeh boxing is great for street fights, combining TKD and boxing just makes your fighting skill greater! a TKD guy dominates over a boxing guy, but a stronger boxer would dominate over a TKD guy. a strong TKD guy and a strong boxing guy, then the TKD guy. boxing punches are more effective than TKD punches, but TKD punches are faster and sharper than boxing punches, so yeh combining the two style would just make a better skillful fighter.

yeh does anyone know more about that spar fight when that asian guy turned up at bruce lee house who thought bruce wasnt that good and they both held a challenge match in his backyard? i heard it was over in matter of minutes and the challenger gave up due to bruces exceptional skill, but what else happened?

yeh that hook kick is annoying sometimes, just try to use your hands to block them, you can also block and use their force to your advantage. this is where kungfu techniques come in here. the high forceful block technique if the hook kick is high will send them flying any direction you want them to aslong as you use it properly and accurately. to be build confident during sparring, let them hit you a few times, then let them hit your hands as you block a few times, then go in with the technique. in other words anaylse how they are using that hook kick. the more you practise the better you get at avoiding it.

My common mistake in sparring is withdrawing or backing up too much. My sensei tells me to either counter and punch, or step to the side but do not back up. He saids only do it as part of a strategic strategy. I do it alot. What is your mistake in sparring? well if you back up, it could mean you are afraid of the opponent or you are nervous. therefore do not hesisitate and be confident, be positive e.t.c. throw techniques you are confident with and have practised hundreds of times.

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One is never to old to start an internal martial art, but starting a external martial art like boxing when your over 40 is then too late. in your situation starting in the teens is a comfortable period to start training in martial arts. the best time is to start when you a kid like 5 + years old. one advantage of starting in teens is that one'e human body would have developed more, therefore developed more for martial arts training, wheras when your a kid there more chance of accidents and injuries to the human body because its still developing. one advantage of starting as a kid is better flexibility and suppleness. another advantage of starting in teen is you are more organised and know your availability to train and know more of why your are training in martial arts and the purpose of it, whereas when your a kid they do not know much about why they are doing it and will they wana continuing doing it and what it will make of them in the future. there are loads more other advantages and disadvantages, but i aint gona explain everything you know.

every time i go for a punch with my back hand i seem 2 hit my self in the face and it has ended up leaving a burn on my face ,but this only happens in close combat i think im just hooking wrong and ther blocking it and its hitting my face,dus n e 1 seem 2 have the answer or the same problem???? the problem here is that your worrying and you are nervous of what the punch would do once made contact, where it will hit, what it will hit and will it hurt them, and what would they think if i hit them there like this. therefore you need to be positive and use your brain when punching. be confident and ensure you know where you are punching. know your target and do not hesistate. relax and let the punch flow and dont tense up. hook correctly and block correctly. practise the hooking and blocking move just like how your instructor showed you, until to perfect it. once perfected your accuracy, timing, precision, co-ordination, distancing and all aspects related to punching would be improved and solved. also if it only happens in close combat then try hooking in less closer combat and really strecthing out extend the punch to reach the target. hope this info has helped you.

the instructors you would like to teach you should be friendly, and get straight to the point and should be respectful. when you look at them you've gota like them cos if you dont then you will feel unwilling to train with them. its like, whats the point of training with an instructor you dont like or disagree with, thats is why you've gota like them as soon you realise it, and you personally think yeh he the ones to train me and i know he is.

if you wana train muay thai from the best instructors and training ground then go to Thaliand and find a training camp. You would get the best training in muay thai there because muay thai came from thailand.

if you have time, simply do both TKD and JKD because that would be the best way. you will get to the point when you do JKD by itself, but if do TKD which is more complex than JKD, then you can incorporate JKD too. Its like simple combining complex martial art system.

I read ages ago that the martial artists who fight with boxing gloves that no matter how hard they punch it will never be there hardest punches, even though they try and think they are throwing there hardest punches, the punches will never be there hardest, but if they take the gloves off then the hardest punches that is able to be executed by the human body is then realistic. its like trying to brake a piece of wood like in karate with a boxing glove, then it wont work as well, but without boxing glove then you get the realistic and true potential results. boxing gloves were invented for the purpose of self protection on the hands and knuckles when fighting/sparring. basically boxing gloves and safety equipment when worn by martial artists simply limit properly executed techniques, but the great invention, introduction and development of safety equipment benefits greatly and attracts more people to learn sport martial arts.

traditional vs mma vs self defense? well you simply cannot put it that way. heres some few ideas: traditional is ancient, mixed martial arts is developing and self defense is used mainly for overcoming street fights and self protection. traditional has the best forms, mma has the best attention for hardcore fans and self defense has the specialised defensive/offensive techniques. you could say endless ideas about this issue. example of traditional is kungfu, example of mma is brazillian jujitsu and example of self defense is jeet kune do.

well simply jeet kune do is the greatest fighting martial art that was ever created by the late great bruce lee. Even though if you dont train and speciliase in it the chances are that during your training of sparring and fighting you'd would of come across a JKD technique within less than a month. no matter what martial art you study there will always be JKD theories and ideas maintained. also JKD imspires anyone and any martial artist as quickly as that.

how can a aikido man defend against a jab, well simple aikido man uses defensive techniques that have been practised properly. If aikido stresses defensive techniques and is the idea of a highly rated self defense system then it should be kept that way as best as possible when fighting other martial arts styles.

yeh kicks are simply naturally stonger than your arms. its like your legs support your whole body and you can walk easily, but when you try walking with your arms its much harder, that is why martial arts kicks are much stronger than punches.

self defense is simply defended yourself against someone intentionally trying to hurt you. they say that if they attack you first then you block and counter its self defense, but I think if you know they are intentionally attacking you then you can attack them before they even attack then Iconsider that is self defense too!

"My question is that in WC they punch with the bottom three knucles, but wouldn't you break some if you punched someone or something hard? just curious. do they condition them or something to make them harder?" Wing Chun is the one of the greatest hand fighting systems ever that scientifically works. yes wing chun practitioners punch with the last three knuckles. The knuckles would'nt break because they condition them, meaning they get used to hitting the wooden dummy (hard wood dummy for wing chun training). If they punch hard wood and punch the skin surface covering the bone, then it wouldn't hurt them because the hard wood is much harder than skin/bone. They perform hand routines and patterns to circulation chi enery flow. alternatively they can punch wall targets and punchbags to toughen their hands even more. When they punch with the fist it is explosive power and use of the muscles from foot through leg throught hip, through shoulder to fist. This punch is the turning punch. The only way one might break their knuckles is when punching is when they haven't trained properly.

hey all, ive recently been thinking of going to China to train in the Shaolin temple for one of there 4-8 weeks schemes. i dont really have much knowledge ot whats its going to be like but i do know that communication will be little and that the training will be tough. I am a commited martial artist though so i would think that the training will be an enlightening experience for me. Anyways do any of you know anything about the trainining in Shaolin temple and whether it would actually be a good idea to actually go and train there or not. If anyone of you has any information about it, it would be most helpful to me Ad yeh training chinese martial arts at the shaolin temple in china is the greatest and best a martial artist can do during their period of training. they say the shaolin temple is the best place in the world to train chinese martial arts and i think it truly is. if you go there its a good idea to go with a team or a group who all want to learn, go as training trips, seminars, go as part of a tour and alternatively you can venture and find out the truth by yourself being self dedicated martial artist. You have to accept that when you train there it will be extremely intense and hard. For the first few lessons you would standing on one leg for over an hour or so. There will be loads of body conditioning, internal bodily enchancement, stretches, breathing patterns, exercise rountines, then you will move onto set chinese martial arts patterns and forms and so on......one of the most important aspects when training is to really concentrate and focus as best as you can. You will be listening to chinese/madarin language unless you are lucky enough to find an english language speaking master and if you cant listen to chinese/madarin then i suggest you find the english-speaking chinese master as well just to make easier four yourself. Remember all the hard work you put in, you get back out beneficially and satisfactorily. yes your right you must be committed to be enlightened. So expects the hardest and most wonderful training you will ever experience and never forget. Being single-minded is the best way to achieve your desires, so goodluck with your training fellow martial artist student.

i think (and so does my dojo) that fighting a street fighter is going to be alot easyer than fighting someone who knows karate. My point on that is when you spar against a person that know karate, the person is going to be alot harder to get a reverse punch in or a front snap kick ect. than a street fighter would be. would you guys agree on that? Fighting a street fighter who knows Karate would not necessay mean they are going to win. It depends on the individual experience and their personal background. Although the street fighter who knows Karate would stand more chance you still cannot underestimate the opponent who doesn't train in martial arts is at street fighting. If one has had more real street fights with/without martial arts training, then they would know more about how to win street fights, but if both trains in martial arts then the street fight would be harder as both knows self defence skills, which would be more of a test of ability to see who is the better karate man on the street. Most likely the advantage is of course the one who trains in martial arts, but he has to be aware and to be ready to expect the unexpected actions. The chance is 9 times out of 10 that the person training in martial arts would win street fights.

The worlds strongest man would loose against UFC fighter simply because if they are fighting then the Worlds strongest has no fighting skill or ability and UFC fighter does. the worlds strongest man would be able to lift and throw the UFC fighter with ease, but UFC fighter is the one trained for 'fighting' and would win.

you throw effective punches with whole body and mainly the hip, shoulder muscles. the punches should flow into one efficient movement. there must be use of acceleration into the punch.

if you wana learn self -defense then kungfu is the better choice, but muay thai is effective too aslong as you know how to use it for the purposes. you can become an great effective fighter within 1 year of proper intense training if you learn Muay thai, but you would benefit more in kungfu when your specialising more in self-defense. It also depends on how fast and willing the martial artists wants to learn and train. The greatest fighters have over 2 years and would always train forever.

Improving boxing speed punches, you can use punchbags hanging from ceiling, punchbags standing from floor, punchbags floor to ceiling speedballs, dummy trainers, walltargets, personal one to one - hand to hand training to improve reaction time and reflex, punching foam targets, punching in water. punching in the air would'nt really improve punching speed too much because there is no resistance. If you've got lighter muscles then you will punch faster, with less mass but chances are with better skill. The heavier the muscles you will punch slower with more mass but chances are with less skill. It also about acceleration like accelerating into the punch thats fully extended, using the hips, shoulder muscles, co-ordination, timing and using the brain will all contrubute to make the major difference for your punching speed.

Improving boxing speed punches, you can use punchbags hanging from ceiling, punchbags standing from floor, punchbags floor to ceiling speedballs, dummy trainers, walltargets, personal one to one - hand to hand training to improve reaction time and reflex, punching foam targets, punching in water. punching in the air would'nt really improve punching speed too much because there is no resistance. If you've got lighter muscles then you will punch faster, with less mass but chances are with better skill. The heavier the muscles you will punch slower with more mass but chances are with less skill. It also about acceleration like accelerating into the punch thats fully extended, using the hips, shoulder muscles, co-ordination, timing and using the brain.

improving boxing speed you can use punchbags hanging from ceiling, punchbags standing from floor, punchbags floor to ceiling speedballs, dummy trainers, walltargets, personal one to one - hand to hand training, punching foam targets, punching in water. punching in the air would really improve speed too much because there is no resistance.