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Originally posted by Bubbles
TP, My advice would be to research anything called "kick"boxing.
As What I`ve discovered in the past, is it could be anything, ie: Some sort of lame kick boxing, run by some bloke who watched a Jakie Chan movie when he was 12 or it could be some water`d down kick boxing based on a low grade Kung fu or Karate system. (Lau gar,wado ryu ect)
It sounds like you want the real deal, so search out genuine Muay Thai, Thai Boxing.
Serious stuff and even more serious in the street, as you not only learn to be effective with your fist, shins and feet, but also knee`s and elbow`s.
Although most UK Matches do not allow the use of elbow strike`s, for obvious reasons.
Now I have moved to windsor, I`m about to re-start training Kyoukushinkai in Reading (as I can`t travel to london every time) but its only once a week, so I`ve been looking to suppliment it with Muay Thai also, there is a great Club in Reading , but very hard to be excepted as a student, so fingers crossed.
Bu`sen down in Twickenham High street, would be a good place to start your journey grass hopper...
[Edited on 5-10-2005 by Bubbles] |
i guess it depends on tonys motivating factors to get involved with Kick boxing...Muay Thai sure is a very good art but not if you want to keep fit and keep your hand in..its a little more serious than that.....imho......
Muay Thai for tonys goals may be a little heavy.....
best advice go look at a club and actually try out a session....my advise if indeed all you want is to keep fit and sharpen up a little is a free style club...a little more casual if thats the right word, than muay Thai.
Other than that check the club as in my 19 years of martial arts experience they differ greatly and each art is only as good as the guy taking the session.....
hope that helps a little.
[Edited on 5-10-2005 by fil2]