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Cyric · Jan 4, 2007, 09:04 AM

I think Muay thai would suit your needs. It focuses on conditioning, and practical kick boxing. It would be good to know, and keep you in shape.

I second this, not only is it intense (which makes for a good work out) but it is alot easier to pick up on (seriously after a month of classes you will gain a TON of confidence in yourself) and is really fun

I've tried several forms of martial arts and IMO this is the place to start. As for weapon based martial arts perhaps Kendo would be to your liking, I want to take Kendo classes but the closest place that teaches it is like 3 hours from me

I am personally going to shoot down Aikido, it is complicated and from what I hear it takes a years worth of training before it really starts to pay off. Kali (more commonly referred to as Eskrima) sounds interesting and could be worth looking into (especially if Kendo doesnt sound like your thing).

One warning about Kickboxing, it may be hard to find a good Sensei... alot of Sensei's are training people for cage fighting and generally train you to be a bad ass effectivly. I have yet to find a good humble Kickboxing Sensei so I've strayed away from it :-/ Martial Arts is not about attitude, it's about discipline and improving yourself IMO.

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Cyric · Jan 4, 2007, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by I AM 2001

Well, in a street fight you need to know how to box to an extent. I imagine kickboxing would only make you more efficient since most people don't even have defenses lined up in their mind when it comes to reacting to a fucking kick to the legs. But fights, a lot of times, tend to go to he ground and you need to know your shit there too. Any sort of grappling would help. And don't worry about your fight turning into some goofy UFC LETS LIE ON TOP OF EACHOTHER FOR FIVE MINUTES because most people can't wrestler their way out of shit.

Alot of Kickboxing classes teach some grappeling as well to prepare people for stuff like the UFC. Honestly though just a couple classes on grappeling (and the occasional refresher course) will put you leagues ahead of anyone who isnt trained.

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