boxing and MA?

[CapitalKarate]

no, you would not. Boxing uses ONLY hands and has a lot more of a science behind it, whereas kickboxing/muay thai uses legs and hands/elbows/knees, and clinch work. It really depends though upon what other styles you train in and what you want.

[markusan]

the correction.... its chuan fa' or 'Shaolin Kempo.... not kung fu.

I believe kung fu is a generic chinese term meaning martial art and applies to most cmas

[NinTai]

Actually,

Kung Fu (or Gung Fu) means "skilled".

It is a trait you strive to achive. i.e.

Motzart had kung fu in music just as a

pottery maker can achive kung fu in his/her trade.

Wu Shu on the other hand is closer to "martial art",

wu is the chinese pronunciation of bu, they are

both the same character.

[Sam]

Yeah i agree with CapitalKarate on this, you wont get anything like the same from each.... boxing concentrates on one side and hands only.... muay thai does foot work mostly, different stances, different training methods. Youd get fitness benefits from both though and pretty damn good ones at that.

[Muaythaiboxer]

i would say take up thai boxing over boxing as thaiboxing is a little more hard core in the fighting aspect, but i do love both of the styles and boxing will get you much better hands.

[scottnshelly]

In response to the original question: you should never turn down information. If you are offered boxing lessons and you have the time/money to take them, by all means do. Learning something new won't hurt. It might take away time from your other Martial Art, but if you are limited in the amount of time you can learn Kempo, and you have the free time to take up boxing, you should.

Refusing knowledge is the ultimate evil.

[Sam]

Except for cheetos

[karate_woman]

In response to the original question: you should never turn down information. If you are offered boxing lessons and you have the time/money to take them, by all means do. Learning something new won't hurt. It might take away time from your other Martial Art, but if you are limited in the amount of time you can learn Kempo, and you have the free time to take up boxing, you should.

Refusing knowledge is the ultimate evil.

I'm assuming your club offers both of these martial arts for a reason. Is the same instructor teaching both? You may wish to discuss this with the instructor(s), since they may be experienced in both of the arts you're talking about (since they are offered at the same place).

I'm with scottshelly - learn everything you can; knowlege is power. Realize, however, that the boxing will be different, and you may have to make room for this new knowledge (don't get messed up over which of the martial arts you take is "better", or "right", just learn and go with the flow).