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Scott_Leonard

Well lads. I'm thinking of taking up Judo and Muay thai. Was just wondering peoples thoughts on doing sports at the same time? Is it good or bad? Does one end up taking away from the other? Or is it a good mix? I'm just posting as well to know a good site to get judo and Muay thai gear. Thanks.

Gorey_R

Where hsve you picked to train?

It depends on your goals. You have picked the two of the most incorporate arts which would suggest you have done some research and are seeking the most effective arts. So you probably want to actually be good rather than have fun and pick up some self defence tips. If that's the case then i think it comes down to how much time you have to dedicate to training. In my opinion, if you want to train the 2 and develop at a decent pace you will need to train at least 4 hours a week in each sport.

You can definitely do 2 at a time and improve in each! But it is much easier to focus on one!

Have you considered mma?

chprt

scott


I run a thai gym but for a long time dabbled in judo, never long enough to get good at it but enough to know the basics of it.

When you training in 2 arts it will take a lot longer to get proficient in them, but I found some of my judo coaches were top notch to I could learn at a faster pace with them, plus a lot of the body mechanics were all ready there from trainign thai, the balance and the footwork etc, so that sped things up

If your startig from scratch it might take longer, but if it was easy everyone would be doing it... eh

give it a go and see

IN regards to thai boxing equipment, you can buy online but most decent thai gyms sell the top brand equipment in house and normally cheaper than online, a lot of people get shifted towards muaythaistuff.... they see top king shins pads for €45 and think whhooaaahhhh.... then they pay €30 fro shipping and €25 fro customs.... and you can get them in some thai gyms for €70


Judo suits... and got no idea where you get them... I got mine in Mullens in Dublin


hope this helps

Paddy

Doug Cartel

I used to do MT along with judo and while they are a fine combination, I found I just didn't have enough free time to train both properly, so now I just do judo.

If you're looking for a judo suit, you could try Alan Martin, his phone is 0862703220.

arybvtcw0eolkf

'Jack of all trades, master of none'.

Tbh my suggestion would be to go to a good MMA club and forget the idea of training in both Judo and M.T.

Either that or waste time doing both Judo & M.T. - never really getting a grasp of either then eventually dropping one in favour of the other.

Or put it this way, Judo has a steep learning curve. Its difficult to get a handle on without a lot of commitment.

You'll get away with just hanging in there with the lads up to your green belt, after which you'll have to fight for your Blue, Brown & Black - and the competition gets very tough, esp. on your black and tougher again if your a light weight because you won't be fighting in your weights!.

Cut short - try 'em both, but eventually you'll have to choose one over the other - or go to an MMA club.

Doug Cartel

Matteo Pitiful Composer wrote: »

'Jack of all trades, master of none'.

I don't know if I agree with this entirely. I do think if you do both you have to be very honest with yourself about how much progress you're making and be willing to drop one if it's not working out.