•Boxing •BJJ •Muay Thai (supplement with Taekwondo, optional) •Kyokushin Karate •Greco-Roman Wrestling •Catch Wrestling •Sanda/Sanshou •Sambo/Combat Sambo •Judo •MMA (cheaper and easier than studying the above individually)
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A MARTIAL ARTS GYM:
•Physically conditioned, fit participants •Trainer with certified professional record and a training history with at least one athlete who competes successfully •Sparring, "aliveness" in training •Participants compete at amateur or professional level •Physical condition part of training
WHAT TO BE WARY OF: •Fat, physically subpar students and instructor •Graduation fees (e.g. "pay $200 and advance to next belt extra quick!") •No proven athletes training there •No sparring, moves shown are choreographed (e.g. "the attacker does this, then I do this, then you do this...") •Cult-like atmosphere •No physical conditioning
Lift heavy weights so i get bigger, chances are gypsies won't attack me since they always go for the weakest possible target..
OR
Martial arts, so i have a slight chance of defending myself once they attack me.
For this year, i chose the first one..
Ethan Morales
Lift weights to get big for the time being (if you're tall it helps even more), walk with a sense of purpose, don't be afraid
However I also advise boxing once or twice a week for cardio, more confidence, plus self defense
And they'll respect you more because they like boxing
Noah White
I am not completely sure if i got enough time for gym+boxing at the same time. Oh yeah, and money neither.
Being a student, and currently trying to complete two BA degrees at the same time + part time job + gf + College for advanced studies. Hope i can start some martial art training next year.
Opinions about MuayThai for a person without any fighting experience?
Angel Peterson
this martial arts shit sound pretty good. I dont have time to go to a gym , or something like that, and in my country, only way you can do a sport, is to start young... like 12-13 years old. Is there a martial art style that can be doing at home? where I can find instruction for this?
Jacob Jackson
It's great. It'll kick your ass first session (due to intensity of the movement and such, not literally lol) but you'll get into it quick
It feels great because you feel badass, learning all these ways to move your body that you'd previously only see on TV. You'll almost certainly progress well, start sparring when you can and train hard and you'll be golden
You don't have to start young to be good at MA. You'll never be world level maybe, but easily competent enough to kick most ass. I would heavily advise doing martial arts at home as you will almost certainly get things wrong, drill bad habits (no one there to correct you) and no sparring so you can't actually test your skills. If you absolutely must stay at home for whatever reason, I advice doing a solid 3 months minimum of boxing then buying a heavy bag and practicing combos, which can be found on YouTube/learnt at class
But I say again, I REALLY advise you to go and get some initial training at a gym first
Jose Carter
Karate has its place but I don't think anyone should just do full contact karate by itself. You'll lose to a boxer or thai boxer every time
Ethan Taylor
True, I'll change the OP around next time
Why doesn't Veeky Forums like martial arts?
Nolan Bell
Probably because narcissism and steroids won't save you from someone who knows what they're doing
Andrew Bell
Any other ex-pro fighters here?
I was pro kickboxing for 5 years and pro boxing for 7, in all I was gettig paid to fight about for 10 years all up. I had pro fights in both disciplines over that time, bit of overlap once I started pro boxing. Never made it out of Australia unfortunately
Just want to hear some other guys experiences with the fight game and retired life.
