Kickboxing?

Fluorescence

I've been thinking about kickboxing as a get-fit method and was wondering what other people thought of it? Is it good for cardio and general weight loss? Also, what muscles does it work? I mean, legs obviously, but do you use arms etc too? Lastly, the club in UCD boasts training 4 times a week, and that you would obtain blue belt by the end of the year. Would that be realistic for a newbie?

Khannie

Gonna move this to SD/MA.

Fluorescence

Whoops sorry

Raze_them_all

why a blue belt? Why are you so focused on a grading? Belts are great and all but just because you have one doesn mean you deserve it, Alot of belts can be beaten by lower belts in sparring

Fluorescence

It's not so much the belt that I'm interested in. It's the level of fitness and technique that would be required at that belt that I'm inquiring about - could I REALLY get that fit in 9 months?

dave80

fluorescence wrote: »

It's not so much the belt that I'm interested in. It's the level of fitness and technique that would be required at that belt that I'm inquiring about - could I REALLY get that fit in 9 months?

depends how fit you need to be to grade and how fit you are now, you could become super fit in 9 months

NilByMouth

You will be fit as a fiddle after doing it for a while.And once you see your fitness improve you will enjoy the sparring even more.

As for muscles Im no expert but your legs will defo strenghten and your stomach will tone up from all the excercises and kicks/punches/(and knee's if its thai boxing)

Only thing for it is to go the gym and give the classes a go.

would recommend full contact sparring as well as it's more intense(and enjoyable,nothing worse than semi contact,like fighting with handbags at dawn:))

You should be ready for an amateur fight after3 months(really depends on good you are and your fitness)or there abouts.Wouldnt worry too much about belts as its a ring sport and peoples skill/fitness are tested in the ring.

my 2 cents anyways

Depends whether or not you'r gonna use the 4 days a week, Training 4 days a week in anything will get you fit in 9 months, There's also cardio kickboxing which is the most intense workout i've ever done.

OLDMAN1

just make sure that the instructor is qualified , as most are not. they are usually karate or tkd instructors that have no eperience in real kickboxing, what they teach is sport karate point fighting, that is not kickboxing

Fluorescence

Great advice everyone thanks

@Nilbymouth: It's just regular kickboxing AFAIK, not Thai. I did Kenpo for a while, and the semi-contact just annoyed me tbh :rolleyes: Can I still use the same equipment I had for that? twould save a fortune...

@OLDMAN1: Good point, I must check that out thanks!

@dojojoe: Cardio kickboxing? Is that more like aerobics than sparring? I'd like something I could use in self defense if needed.

@dave80: I'm not really very fit at the moment. I cycle for 40 mins once a week as it is... So yeah, I'm pretty crap tbh :P

007phoenix

fluorescence wrote: »

Great advice everyone thanks

@Nilbymouth: It's just regular kickboxing AFAIK, not Thai. I did Kenpo for a while, and the semi-contact just annoyed me tbh :rolleyes: Can I still use the same equipment I had for that? twould save a fortune...

@OLDMAN1: Good point, I must check that out thanks!

@dojojoe: Cardio kickboxing? Is that more like aerobics than sparring? I'd like something I could use in self defense if needed.

@dave80: I'm not really very fit at the moment. I cycle for 40 mins once a week as it is... So yeah, I'm pretty crap tbh :P

Hay dude look up www.ganteora.ie IKF clubs all over the country the best for propper full contact continuous fighting

unknown13

A blue belt in a year in kickboxing is very realistic.

NilByMouth

All you'll need for kickboxing is a gum shield,groin guard,gloves and shinpads.Did you use these in kenpo?Eitherways they dont cost all that much.

If you dont have the gloves or the shin pads the gyms normaly have a few spare for use.

enjoy

Fluorescence

I don't have the groin guard but I do have shin pads, gloves and a gum sheild (as well as those weird feet cushiony things).

@Unknown13: That link doesn't seem to be working, is there another one?

fluorescence

fluorescence wrote: »

I've been thinking about kickboxing as a get-fit method and was wondering what other people thought of it? Is it good for cardio and general weight loss? Also, what muscles does it work? I mean, legs obviously, but do you use arms etc too? Lastly, the club in UCD boasts training 4 times a week, and that you would obtain blue belt by the end of the year. Would that be realistic for a newbie?

This is why i suggested cardio kickboxing, But if you want self defense then you're probably better off doing full contact continuous kickboxing. Most kickboxing clubs drill self defense as a side syllabus.
EDIT: Cardio kickboxing does do striking but in the air rather than on an opponent.

Clive

fluorescence wrote: »

I've been thinking about kickboxing as a get-fit method and was wondering what other people thought of it? Is it good for cardio and general weight loss? Also, what muscles does it work? I mean, legs obviously, but do you use arms etc too? Lastly, the club in UCD boasts training 4 times a week, and that you would obtain blue belt by the end of the year. Would that be realistic for a newbie?

Just to clarify the UCD kickboxing club is a Lau Gar club. The belts are not kickboxing belts, they are sashes based on the Lau Gar kung fu syllabus. There is no fitness requirement and a blue sash is easy for anyone with basic physical coordination.

That said the UCD club does a fair bit of cardio work (at least it used to) so it is fairly good for fitness in terms of most martial arts clubs. Their website is here.

Roper

Quick off topic question... the sanshou club in Santry, is it claiming to be an MMA club? There's a lot of people think it is anyway.

OLDMAN1

the club in santry is not a mma club , the teach li ching wu kung fu and sanshou, there is some grappling and trows in ching wu but it is not a mma club. there are some people that use the gym that do some grappling training among themselves, i belive that they are TKD practioners and have nothing to do with the ching wu and sanshou.

kealys11

Originally Posted by fluorescence
It's not so much the belt that I'm interested in. It's the level of fitness and technique that would be required at that belt that I'm inquiring about - could I REALLY get that fit in 9 months?

when it comes to kickboxing etc i cant say i know very much but as regards 9 months it will take you about two months to get fit if you are training 3 or 4 times a week everything will come down to diet and exercising the right muscle

kealys11

i am living near coolock and i found out recently there is a gym at the darndale roundabout for boxing i was wondering if anyone knows 1. the name of this gym 2. if they have a website and 3. if they do any type of muai thai or kickboxing training or is it solely boxing training thanks everyone

Fluorescence

kealys11 wrote: »

Originally Posted by fluorescence
It's not so much the belt that I'm interested in. It's the level of fitness and technique that would be required at that belt that I'm inquiring about - could I REALLY get that fit in 9 months?

when it comes to kickboxing etc i cant say i know very much but as regards 9 months it will take you about two months to get fit if you are training 3 or 4 times a week everything will come down to diet and exercising the right muscle

This thread is over 3 years old - I'm curious why you felt the need to answer such an old question?