soccerghost Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 I am interested in starting martial arts but i don't really know where to start looking. I know you will all say go look at schools in your area but i don't know which styles to check out. I am 5'8" 120 pounds and i am very athletic I hve played soccer almost my whole life so i have a pretty powerful lower body and great endurance I would like to use weapons in my training. I am looking to improve my upper body strength as well as my reflexes and flexibility. Any advice would be great. I reject your reality and substitute my ownTime is a valuable thingWatch it fly by as the pendulum swings
VinnieDaChin Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 like i always recommend- muay thai, brazilian jiujitsu, or both.
senna_trem Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 Do you know what schools are in your area? Because I could say [/quote senna_trem Go and be a ninja my son/daughter... [\quote] but what good would that be? "I think therefore I am" Rene Descartes
senna_trem Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 Do you know what schools are in your area? Because I could say Go and be a ninja my son/daughter... but what good would that be? "I think therefore I am" Rene Descartes
soccerghost Posted January 24, 2005 Author Posted January 24, 2005 just for reference i am a guy. Mostly in my area i found Karate, judo, Wing Chun Do and Taekwondo. although i am curious about muay thai and brazilian jiujitsu. I reject your reality and substitute my ownTime is a valuable thingWatch it fly by as the pendulum swings
1kickKO Posted January 25, 2005 Posted January 25, 2005 Muay Thai is extremely useful for streets, as they mostly utilize in stand-up fighting using hteir elbows, knees, legs and fists. Brazilian jujtisu (or any jujitsu for that matter) tremendously helps your ground game, and it is all based on grappling and street-worthy. Karate..of course is stand-up fighting, and is great for competing in and going to tournaments to test yoru skill, along with being good on the streets. Judo, if you don't know..is an olympic sport. It basically emphasizes throwing techniques..sometimes htey might include grappling, but very rarely..basically it's all throwing and sweeping techniques. TaeKwonDo is all based on flashy kicking techniques. Another great sport-martial art, that derived form Korea. It is some use in street-fights, but not much, because fanc y smancy acrobatic kicks won't save your life (no offense to all those TKD'ers out there) but many of the kicks are worthy of a street fight. As for Wing Chung, I don't know much about it...sorry. What I suggest, is call up the dojos and ask for a free lesson, so you can see if you'll like it there..if you'll like the teacher, the instruction, the atmosphere, and your training-partners.
soccerghost Posted January 25, 2005 Author Posted January 25, 2005 I heard that in muay thai there are clinches that are often followed by a knee strike in the clinch. In muay thai are the strikes very fast, i have seen a movie I think it was Kickboxer(not sure don't remember) And it was emphasized how fast the kicks were is this true? I reject your reality and substitute my ownTime is a valuable thingWatch it fly by as the pendulum swings
1kickKO Posted January 25, 2005 Posted January 25, 2005 Yeah, Muay Thai is known for its devastating blows with knees and elbows...and they do clinch a lot, and during clinching you're right, they do knee during the clinch, as well with hitting in the head while clinches, and a number of other things. The kicks, well, they're like any other kick as in karate, or any other kicking sport, but in karate normally the kicks are for point, in muay thai they're for hurting or knocking out your opponent, same with kickboxing, so it's not that they're super fast, just pretty powerful and strong.
soccerghost Posted January 25, 2005 Author Posted January 25, 2005 how is the power generated in the kick. I have a very hard shot in soccer but i generate the power with my hips and a fast snap of my lower leg. Is it similar? I reject your reality and substitute my ownTime is a valuable thingWatch it fly by as the pendulum swings
soccerghost Posted January 25, 2005 Author Posted January 25, 2005 oh one more thing, do you know a site where i could find a muay thai school so i could check it out? I live in western WA if that helps I reject your reality and substitute my ownTime is a valuable thingWatch it fly by as the pendulum swings
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