Kickboxing

I write this as a 21 year old guy who has only just started doing kickboxing to give others an insight into what it involves and to try to encourage anybody who is doubtful over joining a club. My knowledge on the sport may not be great, but it just might help somebody in a similar position to me! I have been going now for about two months and when my friend asked me if I wanted to go with him I was very apprehensive as I had never done anything like this before, and felt that being 21 was way too old to start a sport like this compared to others. The first night was free anyway, just to see if I liked it, and I am so glad I went. I am only really ...  Read the complete review

I first started kickboxing when I was about 7, it was my Dad that got me into it, he's a black belt at karate & wanted me to learn self defence. I still do it now 12 years on & I'm now a qualified instructor so it proves that girls can be just as good as guys! To become an instructor you need to have reached Black Belt or preferably be a 1st Dan. You will need to be monitored for the first month or so to see if you are capable of controlling the class & keeping the students interested & of course you will need to have an up to date CRB check if you are going to be teaching kids. The style I take part in & teach is called Kempo Ryu & is ...  Read the complete review

I've been kickboxing for about a year and a half now and in that time I've lost over a stone, got down to what my doctor describes as my ideal body weight, radically changed my physical conditioning, started learning a fantastic form of self defence, all while loving every minute of it. I went to my first session, along with 3 other friends, with the intention of just learning to get fit. Alot of things crossed my mind, would I be able to keep up after doing little to no excercise for years, why am I paying to be punched in the face, can I actually fight? The first session felt very hard with me struggling to keep up for most of the lesson. I did feel a little ...  Read the complete review

in my personal opinion muay thai, kickboxing aswell as tai have the same concepts, granted muay thai is lowlevel kickboxing with elbows and knees and same applies to thai but without elbows i think all three are perfect for selfdefence, and martial to be honest id like to see u in a ring with a proper kickboxer and see how long u last, because obviously youv the type of guy who enjoys saying he does a martial art without knowing a thing about it. ...  Read the complete review

I'm not sure how many people are aware of this fact but a martial art is only a martial art if it is utilised by an army or a police force. Other wise it is a fighting art. I started my training two years ago in American Kickboxing, a so-called fighting art before changing clubs and turning to Korean Kickboxing, Han-Kuk-Mu-Do, used by the Korean army and therefore a martial art. In truth I notice very little difference except that I have a slightly changed syllabus incorporating a student creed we have to learn, more self-defence and we are taught some rudimentary Korean such as numbers and basic commands. However, the club I now attend is not massively ...  Read the complete review