What are the best martial arts styles that relate somewhat or fully to boxing? Ive been interested in taking up one and want everyone's thoughts on whats best and REALISTIC. Thanks fellas...
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What are the best martial arts styles that relate somewhat or fully to boxing? Ive been interested in taking up one and want everyone's thoughts on whats best and REALISTIC. Thanks fellas...
errr.... kickboxing? ;D
Tai Kwando is good, its very practical and the stance is similar to boxing's.
Most fighting arts can be incorparated, one that doesnt get a mention and should and its the same posture is Judo
funny lol, i was competing at judo during my early teens at the regional level (southern england comps), i'm nearly a senior purple at taekwondo too ;D
My best mate's dad competed in it... got gold medals and shit at world level. Did a few classes with him but I'd already started boxing otherwise I would probably still be doing it ;)
Love to fight and most martial arts classes don't train and spar the way you do when you box... :D addicted to it ;)
hence the art side ;D
i love sparring but i'm glad there is more focus on technique...
how about kickboxing, thai boxing, kyokushin karate, san shou/san da/ chinese kickboxing
Isn't chinese kick boxing another name for Kung fu? ;)
I did this really weird shit when I learned Kung fu... some crazy goth with clip on sun glasses offered my a pill... red or blue... I took one and starting going on a trip... the mirror turned into liquid metal and went down my throat and when I woke up I found that I was actually plugged into a giant battery powering giant computers with super smart AI...
I went down this big wet and wild water slide and this giant hovercraft picked me up... I woke up there and they stuck a big spike in my head and told me I was in the matrix... then some tech kid pulled out a floppy disc and downloaded all known martial arts into my brain... I beat up some agent guy and then learned how to fly...
Fucking Warner brothers stole my experiences and made a film out of it... didn't see a penny for it... bastards!
I never new that cc
i say all because boxing teaches you to keep your feet balanced whether youre throwing kicks or punches you need good balanceQuote:
Originally Posted by mastergooch27
I started started a similar thread in the MMA forum and got some great feedback. As a result, I joined a boxing gym, started studying and practising muay thai kicks on my heavy bag and am anxiously awaiting a supposedly great book on judo for beginners.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/477...Fencoding=UTF8
http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxing_fo...c,31285.0.html
books, dvd's... you cannot learn from these as you would with one-to-one tuition.
Save your money and join a proper school... being a lounge warrior is a bad idea as you could be going very very wrong (likely) and not know about it.
I was an amateur boxer for 12 years, then went into TaeKwonDo for 6 years.
There are quite a few martial arts similar to boxing, MUay Thai has many similar moves, but I would have thought that you want to do a martial art that is DIFFERENT from boxing.
The styles will then complement each other by compensating for the inherent weaknesses in the other. That's why I chose TKD for example (it is more of an upright stance, obviously more kicking, less infighting, the rhythm is different.)
Once I feel that I got good capability in TKD, and by that I mean at least a 1st Dan, I would like to take up something like Wing Chun (very close quarters, short straight line actions, multiple offensive actions with one move) I am not the largest person in the world, and Wing Chun is a compact style.
Some real expers (ie Bruce Lee) did a simplar thing, and incorporated all their earning of different techniques into a new style (his was Jeet Kune Do) but I am certainly not in anything approaching near that class.
THanks--and understood. I'm just interested in learning a few basics. That's why I JOINED a boxing gym. Beyond that, let's face it...there's nothing to Muay Thai that you can't learn from a book or by watching. Anyone can kick a thigh... and with 28years of competitive hockey under my belt, I know how to thrown one hell of an elbow.  ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by GutShot
the books are ok for a read before bed and learning the roots of a martial art, believe me, if you think muay thai is just throwing a few punches and thigh kicks then your in for a shock lol ;D :-XQuote:
Originally Posted by Von Milash
have fun learning, i hope you achieve your goals :)
For close nose to nose fighting;The Chi sao or sticking hand technique of wing chun will have you in when you first see that in action.
Once the set moves are mastered and you can flow around others energies and feel the difference between bluff ,attack and the spaces left between to attack up you then go free style and then blindfolded if you wish to further the practice.
Start off left handed and  static footwork then goes right handed then with footwork then two handed with set moves then two handed free style then single handed blindfolded then double blindfolded then double handed freestyle.
It allows you to feel faster than you can think in close quarters.You feel the point of balance continually shifting . IT builds contact reflexes into your forearms.
Once your left brain analytical side has all the moves and all the limits all learned and you have trained them in,you can practice free and then your right hemishphere comes into the equation and you can be in the zone without pre thought .
i'm sorry i can't agree. i'm mostly self taught. if the book has a good author that doesn't leave out any details, then there's no reason you can't internalize all of them. all you have to do is read, train, reread, watch tape, reread, and train more. about a month ago i decided to join a jiu jitsu school because i wanted to venture into amateur competition. on my first day i tapped out two of the three people i sparred. and as a matter of fact, i tapped one guy(who happend to be much heavier than me) with an ankle lock that he didn't know that i learned from a book. so, if books are only 20 dollars, and they got me respect in a proper school, then i say i'm not a "lounge warrior", and save your money and learn from a book until you're on the level.Quote:
Originally Posted by GutShot
additionally, i'm inclined to agree with X in that i would chose a martial art to compliment your boxing skills. of course i would suggest jiu jitsu ;D. but even a good anti-ground game would make you a well rounded competitor.
Good point. I've even heard of some schools making the students buy books to aid the learning process. Good books are a great source of information. But I do agree that proper instruction is invaluable. There are subtleties that you can't get from books. But that's why God invented formus and message boards! ;D
I'm not expecting to become a judo expert from the book I bought (anxiously awaiting), but I'm confident I'll know more about throws and leverage than I do now.
Only just found this thread.
Von Milash i have that book. Any serious Judoka has Kodokan Judo by Kano. It is like the bible for Judokas. Some of the photo's in it are kinda old but it gives you an insight into the art and history etc. I must say though you will not learn technique from a book. As Judo is a combat art (ie randor/sparring plays a HUGE part in developing mental toughness, technique etc) and due to its closeness then you will need tuition in a live environment to progress. The only way to properly understand body mechanics and weight displacement of an opponent is against a fully resisting uke in randori.
By all means read it and you will definitely get something from it but as far as trying the throws out only from reading a book be careful as you may end up doing yourself or another person an injury. The very first thing you learn in judo is how to fall.
Good luck and if i can offer any advice PM me. Cheers
thanks. appreciate it. cc
nevermind, i just realized you weren't being serious lol, deleted my replyQuote:
Originally Posted by Von Milash