Recommend me a martial art?

Vanhalla

Basically want to do something just to get fit and learn a bit of self defense. I dont want to be going into a class and getting my head kicked in or anything!
and is there any good places in the limerick/clare area
thanks

Peetrik

-a MA that has practical self defense use
-a MA that you dont get hit/hurt training

Pick one.

Vanhalla

Peetrik wrote: »

-a MA that has practical self defense use
-a MA that you dont get hit/hurt training

Pick one.

what!?
the first one!

Ger Healy

We have a gym on thee Dock Road in Limerick you are more than welcome to call in and have a chat to see if are able to help you out

just click the link below and you can get all the info there.

best of luck with your serch

Vanhalla

thanks ger
there was no link in that post tho?

Ger Healy

Vanhalla wrote: »

thanks ger
there was no link in that post tho?

the link is in my sig below

Doug Cartel

Ger Healy wrote: »

the link is in my sig below

Just so you know, sigs don't always display.

Valhalla, here's the link http://www.combatsportscentre.com/

KilOit

Hi
Basically like the op but don't mind getting my head kicked in, i want to harden up and be more confident while enjoying what i'm doing,

i used to do TKD as a kid but not really pushed on going back to it as i found it more like dancing than fighting didn't like the sequence of moves you have to learn to go up in ranks, although looking at the 2nd 3rd dan guys was really impressive.
i have been leaning towards something like Kickboxing but open to suggestions, also somewhere in the Tallaght or Clondalkin area, i have a car but rather not travel too far on bad days.

Peetrik

@Kaidan

Im bias but Muay Thai sounds perfect for you. No paying for belts or having to learn dance sequences and its full contact. Bridgestone Thai gym is on the tallaght/clondalkin luas line

Jarren

or here http://www.chupasart.com/
http://www.sbgireland.com/
http://www.blackpanther.ie/

yomchi

Peetrik wrote: »

@Kaidan

Im bias but Muay Thai sounds perfect for you. No paying for belts or having to learn dance sequences and its full contact. Bridgestone Thai gym is on the tallaght/clondalkin luas line

You don't teach Ram Muay no?
http://www.google.ie/m/search?oe=UTF-8&client=safari&hl=en&aq=0&oq=ram%2520muay&aqi=g6-k3d2t0&fkt=1041&fsdt=3852&q=ram+muay

p to the e

Kaidan wrote: »

Hi
Basically like the op but don't mind getting my head kicked in, i want to harden up and be more confident while enjoying what i'm doing,

i used to do TKD as a kid but not really pushed on going back to it as i found it more like dancing than fighting didn't like the sequence of moves you have to learn to go up in ranks, although looking at the 2nd 3rd dan guys was really impressive.
i have been leaning towards something like Kickboxing but open to suggestions, also somewhere in the Tallaght or Clondalkin area, i have a car but rather not travel too far on bad days.

Hi Kaidan, I too did TKD for years and tired of it. Too precise in everything IMO but after doing MMA for a while i recently took up Kyokushin karate and i love it. It's tough full contact karate and, like Muay Thai, incorporates shin blocks and kicks. Unfortunately it's not as popular as other Martial Arts in Ireland as of yet so clubs may be hard to find. I attend one in Kororo on North strand and then another in Finglas.

Peetrik

yomchi wrote: »

You don't teach Ram Muay no?

Haha kudos,

I myself have never witnessed anyone being taught or asked to learn ram muay

yomchi

Peetrik wrote: »

Haha kudos,

I myself have never witnessed anyone being taught or asked to learn ram muay

KilOit

Peetrik wrote: »

@Kaidan

Im bias but Muay Thai sounds perfect for you. No paying for belts or having to learn dance sequences and its full contact. Bridgestone Thai gym is on the tallaght/clondalkin luas line

That looks interesting but getting to the north side at peak times for beginners might be an issue,
do you have any sort of free weights in the gym or just punch bags, i'm currently in a gym in tallaght but if i gave that up i could maybe make an effort to get gym and martial art training under one roof, make it worth my while.

Tallaght Martial Arts Academy

Hi Kaidan we have an MMA gym and have a few free weights in our gym in tallaght. We are located on the Belgard rd across from the jacobs biscuit factory.

If you would like to come down and have a look at our facility. Here is our website http://swcireland.yolasite.com/

or you can contact me on 087-1212768


Good luck in your choice

Daniel

Ger Healy

Doug Cartel wrote: »

Just so you know, sigs don't always display.

Valhalla, here's the link http://www.combatsportscentre.com/

Sorry about that Vanhalla was not aware of that.

Thanks Doug for posting the link

Baggio...

hey,

Myself and Jon (or Yomchi) have the same Cobatives instructor Lee Morrison. Have a gander, sounds like it might be for you (this is Lee's site):

http://www.urbancombatives.com/


If your interested in self-protection definitely try and get a long to one of Jon's classes which are held in Dublin on Saturdays. Drop him a line...

Hope it helps,

Rob.