Kickboxing

kleftangel

I assume kickboxing is the primary martial art in this nation, but i may just be iggnorant. To me, it seems to be the most popular, and quite enjoyable. I was doing it in college (ITTallaght) last year, but was sick and had a lot going on at the time so i had to quit. I'm just wondering, is it worth taking up long term? And how hard does it get? I mean i didn't get past simple enough sparring.

I would like to do it because i really need to get fit, and i enjoy the idea of competitive battle. It's a bit of an epic way to see it but it's the way i see it. I am extremely paranoid when i go out because i always know, if there's a fight between anyone and my friends, i'm always the one who has to step in and stop it, or finish it. Having a good skill on my side like this might help me loosen up more and be less paranoid. I used to get really aggresive when i drank but i've gotten more confident in my ability and now don't get as angry, or angry at all.

Anyone who does kickboxing, who can offer any advice would be great! Thanks

cowzerp

i'd say more people compete at boxing or judo! what advise are you looking for?

mark.leonard

kleftangel wrote: »

I am extremely paranoid when i go out because i always know, if there's a fight between anyone and my friends, i'm always the one who has to step in and stop it, or finish it.

Why?

pma-ire

cowzerp wrote: »

i'd say more people compete at boxing or judo! what advise are you looking for?

i'd say that there are more kids in TKD and or Shotokan

cowzerp

Maybe! thats what i was getting at.

BobbyOLeary

I thought Kenpo was the most popular martial art in Ireland, at least for a while anyway. It is where its at.

What style of Kickboxing were you doing?

cowzerp

BobbyOLeary wrote: »

I thought Kenpo was the most popular martial art in Ireland, at least for a while anyway. It is where its at.

Please tell me your joking?

BobbyOLeary

No, I remember a while back somebody saying to me that during the nineties it had become one of the most if not the most popular art in Ireland. I don't think the person counted boxing as a martial art though.

And Kenpo is where its at.

O'Leprosy

pma-ire wrote: »

i'd say that there are more kids in TKD and or Shotokan

I'd agree.

Roper

BobbyOLeary wrote: »

I thought Kenpo was the most popular martial art in Ireland, at least for a while anyway. It is where its at.

What style of Kickboxing were you doing?

I used to hear that about TKD.... interestingly it was when I was involved in TKD...

pma-ire

BobbyOLeary wrote: »

I thought Kenpo was the most popular martial art in Ireland, at least for a while anyway. It is where its at.

What style of Kickboxing were you doing?

i would'int think so?

the place where kenpo is taught has always been quite limited. where as you could always have 3 to 4 tkd clubs in the same mile radius. same with shotokan.

kleftangel

Woah! This wasn't a "most popular martial art" thread! I just wanted to know is kickboxing enjoyable in the long run. I wasn't even aware that there were different types of kickboxing but i'd say at the level I was at, it probably didn't matter or diverge at all.

mark.leonard wrote: »

Why?

I'm always the one who has to stand in because I don't hang out with particularly big peopl, or people who can handle themselves in such a situation. It would usually be a case of me stepping in and making my friend look like a drunken idiot, just to avoid a fight.

Magic Eight Ball

I hear ITF is massive in Poland, Random information I know.

yomchi

baseball is huge in Cuba

Kline

I think if your hanging around people or places where your friends are always getting into fights then I think you should either:

A: Change friends. I can take care of myself pretty well but if my friends were starting fights or provoking people even if they were pissed out of their mind I'd tell them exactly where to f_ckoff permanently. Even if they dont start the fights they must be doing something to provoke or stick out like numpties in order to be getting into fights, which brings me to my next point.

B: Change where you hang out. If your hanging around Aberakebabera or some bar thats got guarenteed fights at closing time then your hanging around in the wrong places.

You should not be paranoid walking down the street at night. What you should be is aware of your surroundings in terms of noises, people, types of people, cars - Observe. You can do this without being paranoid. In fact you can be talking to someone on the phone, reading a newspaper and picking your arse and still know how many people are behind you, what they are wearing, male or female, whos coming towards you and accross the road. Its easy to spot trouble and easy to avoid it. And if you cant avoid it, at least you've done yourself the favour of figuring out which one do first if you have to. There is no point to street fights / bar fights and they are for the most part avoidable. If your friends are getting into fights and expecting you to sort them out - loose them.

I was two seconds from being knifed at the top of Grafton Street a few years back when a boyfriend of a friend decided to start on someone at a hot dog stand. Next thing a bunch of eight yahoo's came out of the woodwork. I grabbed my friend and pulled him away and told him and his girlfriend to walk fast. The guys came up behind us in V formation and I saw the main guy was holding a kitchen knife inside his jacket. He was heading straight for my friends boyfriend. I stopped and approached him and said to him "Dont do it". He decked me and I was on the ground. I stood up and with a bloody nose I said it again "Dont do it". Himself and his eight respectable collegues laughed at me and I backed off slowly and turned and paced it. We got away lightly. My point is - thats what can happen.

I called around to the guy in his work the next day and took him aside and absolutly bollocked that guy out of it. If a friend of mine started a fight in my company, I'd fu_king flatten him, there and then, and he'd no longer be a friend of mine.

Dawei

Initially it is enjoyable, because you are learning different techniques and all, when you know most/all the techniques you will start to get bored , get lazy , but you must keep training, as this is when you really improve your skills. The initial stage would only last around 3 months ( if you train daily , few hours a day).

but mate I think your purpose of learning martial art just doesn't sound right to me.

dasmoose

Initially it is enjoyable, because you are learning different techniques and all, when you know most/all the techniques you will start to get bored

I completely disagree with this, my experience in BJJ and to a much lesser extent in Muay Thai is that once you get a grip of all the basics and more importantly start to get decent at them then your enjoyment of the art dramatically improves. You will never get bored in an alive art as long as you have training partners who can challenge you, because there's always something to work on, something that can be fixed or improved to better your performance.

RedRaven

dasmoose wrote: »

I completely disagree with this, my experience in BJJ and to a much lesser extent in Muay Thai is that once you get a grip of all the basics and more importantly start to get decent at them then your enjoyment of the art dramatically improves. You will never get bored in an alive art as long as you have training partners who can challenge you, because there's always something to work on, something that can be fixed or improved to better your performance.

Post of the year...Well said fella.

Dawei

Even if you disagree with me, yet I agree with you , I think there was some miss understanding , I didn't explain well. Learning something knew, training with a partner is exciting , yet it depends on how much and how often you train. What I said previously was not appropriate for this forum, apologies. What I said was from my own experience and another two people , one is my shifu who trained all his life, the other one is a friend of mine who trained professionally in Shaolin temple for 6 years.

Baggio...

BobbyOLeary wrote: »

I thought Kenpo was the most popular martial art in Ireland, at least for a while anyway. It is where its at.

At one stage it was one of the most popular styles in Ireland (in the early nineties) but now Kenpo has certainly dwindled big time. At one point there were kenpo schools all over Dublin, not so much any more. Some people might say it's obsolete and less effective compared to other systems now days....

I don't do it any more myself - I just stick to Combatives and Muay Thai.

But best of luck to anyone still doing it.

the locust

Yeah I'd recommend Muay Thai kickboxing... highly competitve and combat ready level of fitness. You'd never be bored or sick of it.