Eye of the Tiger

There are three principles that martial arts are based on, some are based on one whereas others may inclued all of them. 1. Self defence 2. Sport 3. The art Kickboxing is a sport martial art whereas karate is based on self defence. If you want to learn probobly the best self defence martial art there is pick karate. If you want a sport where you don't mind taking a bit more pain and being a bit tough do kickboxing or do both.

7 and a half stone! You are joking. I'm 14 with no fat on me and I weigh 10 and a half.

I have just bought a book on plyometric exercises and I wondered if weights would help the strengh side of martial arts or should I do strengh exercises with my own weight e.g. push ups, chin ups, sit ups. Which is the best for martial arts. Mind you all the special forces of the world such as the SAS, US Navy Seal's don't train with weights and their really hard!

Wado ryu is one of the four largest karate styles in Japan but is steeped in Okinawan tradition.

Nicely put. Kickboxing is more of a sport than MT as you are more agile on your feet coz you only punch and kick, whereas MT you have to get right up close to yous knees and elbows. MT is more for self defence.

Whats the best method of training for striking arts, kickboxing and karate?. How often should I train in?I have heard Plometrics should be added to any fitness routine for martial arts as you practice going from a relaxed state to a explosive state in a blink of an eye. THX in return _________________ Kickboxer and Wado ryu Karate SAMA Organisation Former black belt ECKA Karate From England 14 years old [ This Message was edited by: Eye of the Tiger on 2002-05-27 12:16 ]

I wasn't going to reply to this, but after what I read in the General Martal Arts section (hapkido vs Tai Kwon Do) I thought I might as well. Kickboxing is BETTER coz its more popular, you work a lot more on strenghing your punches and kicks so its excellent if you do another martial art e.g. Karate. Everyone knows what it is, more competitions as there is more clubs.

what do you mean by shotokan offshoot?

Whats the best sought of body for karate and kickboxing. THX in return

I think it was in sime film where there was a martial artist who could deflect the bullets using his hands.

No, definately not. Thai Boxers and kickboxers are very alike. They are both trained in power and strengh, especially Thai Boxers who are trained to take a lot of punishment. Can you see where I'm coming from. If you took a kickboxer and put him up against some karate man even though the karate man has a lot more techniques the kickboxer is trained differently to him. But Thai Boxers and kickboxers are trained in the same area, strengh, power and speed. I was only wandering what you lot thought. I post these sought of questions coz people at my kickboxing club are absessed with fighting other styles of martial arts.

Kickboxing is only punching and kicking. Thai boxing is all of that and more. So is there much point to kicboxing coz in a fight with a kickboxer and a thai boxer, the kickboxer is in a no win situation.

Whats involved in Kung fu? How does to compare to karate.

Thanks for the correction mate. I have now found out about Wado Ryu. Below is a website about Wado Ryu and SAMA Organisation.http://www.agibson.freeuk.com/wado-ryu.htm _________________ Kicboxer and Karate SAMA Organisation Former black belt ECKA Karate From England 14 years old [ This Message was edited by: Eye of the Tiger on 2002-05-25 14:08 ]

I have just found out that the Karate I have just started ( SAMA Oraganisation) is Wadaroo Karate. What is Wadaroo Karate. How does it compare to other styles of Karate. Whats its history? THX in return

Kicboxing for punching and kicking, Karate for eveything else.

I agree. You should get the black belt for the skill of the fighter not how long he has been doing it. I also agree that people with padding really piss me off. But apart from that I think everything else is alright.

Hi welcome to the forums, feel free to ask anything you like there are plenty of experianced people in the forums that have helped me and will help you.

Just practice practice practice!

It looks great! I want to set up my own Martial Arts acedemy when I'm older. I think the kick of the person you put on the cover looks a bit strange. Maybe a flying kick with one of the lesgs tucked in, coz it looks a bit like a hurdle jump to me. But apart from that excellent!

In a street fight I would not suggest grappling as a good self defence alone. In a street fight attack you might get attacked with a knife in which case you would block that strike and hold on to the attackers arm so you can disarm the knife from him. But don't think thats it. The attacker isn't going to give up, you have to hurt him so he wont be able to attack you furthur, by kicking and punching, grapling is only a temporary means of defending your self. Think about it. You get him into some kind of hold what are you going to do next. Hold on to him until he promises taht he wont attack you. I don't think so. Grappling is essential in self defence as you can use it to disarm the attcker, but you also need the power of strikes and kicks to injure the attacker to a certain extent. hope this helps

Can anyone give some links to websites where I could watch fight clips of different martial arts so I can see them in action and see what they are really like rather than just reading about them. The martial arts I was interested in veiwing were Tai Kwon Do, Kung Fu and other martial arts. Thanks in return

I'm just curious. What are you going to teach in your dojo.

I know kickboxing is only punches and kicks but what I meant has kickboxing got anything that Thai Boxing hasn't I meant right down to the smallest punch or kick.

I was only wandering! I ment that weapon where there a 2 bits of wood with a chain in the middle. I don't know what it's called!