Kickboxing

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. ...

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 ...

Kickboxing is a sport which is generally believed to have originated in the USA. It is a ring sport like boxing for example. An original Kickboxer will train in different punches and punch combinations, different kicks and kick combinations. There are many different clubs, rules and styles of training. Often in kickboxing you will learn to use the elbows and knees, this is due to a mixing with Muay Thai. In the UK kickboxing and Muay Thai are very similar, the difference coming usually in training methods as Muay Thai emphasizes on the Martial Art aspect and less on the sparing. Every Kickboxing class trains differently and potential students should ...