Archive for December, 2009

can kickboxing be considered a fitness routine by itself? is it very intense? whats the basic fitness required to start this activity?

Kickboxing, like boxing, wrestling and MMA, is good for physical fitness and can be easily adapted to self defense — much more so than most martial arts.

Its intensity will depend on the class, the instructor and your own effort. The same class can be exhausting to one person, moderate to someone else, and take little effort for another. It just depends on your effort and present conditioning.

Everyone starts somewhere. What is important is to recognize your current strength, flexibility and stamina, start there, and grow slowly. Most injuries occur when you try to push yourself too hard relative to your current condition, or when training with partners who are not a good match in size, power or skill.

See my web site for more info on physical conditioning and choosing a martial art.

i am only 13 skinny /4′11 amd 90 pounds

i can do 20 pushups before passing out
100 jumping jacks
30situps
30 crutches
about five pullups
7.horsestance1min

and also give me schedule about when on which day should i practice what should i do on that day
or if i should plus its winter break for two weeks so i have time.

or u can give me workouts from the following martial arts

1.wing chun
2.muay thai
3.boxing
4.self practicing judo
5.other kung fu
6.mma

i just want a freaking schedule no smart ass comments to my question

Calisthenics are a great place for you to start.

1.) Wing Chun: A lot of the workouts focus on hardening limbs and knuckles. If you do not have direct human instruction, it’s likely you’ll do more harm than good, so wait until you have a Sifu or advanced student to assist you with some coaching. Skip this one for now.

2.) Muay Thai: Start out with 10 minutes of static (not bouncing) stretching. Do your calisthenic body weight exercises you listed above. Take a jog. Cool off with some walking lunges and about 5 more minutes of stretching.

3.) Boxing: Skipping rope and bag work are a great place to start. Warm up with some shadow boxing and cool off with some ab work like sit ups, crunches, and leg raises.

4.) Judo: Bear crawling, crab walking, neck bridges, and towel pull ups are good. Burpees or squat thrusts are also very condusive to judo training.

5.) Kung Fu: Focus on the techniques you know. First attempt to complete them in slowly and accurately, then when your form is good, start incorporating the speed.

6.) MMA - search online for wrestling workouts - those are the most similar to MMA. Also check out the Book "Expressing the Human Body" featuring Bruce Lee.

Mon: Calisthenics, Muay Thai, Judo, Jog
Tue: Boxing, Kung Fu,
Wed: Calisthenics, Muay Thai, Judo, Jog
Thu: Boxing, Kung Fu
Fri: MMA / Wrestling weights workoug
Sat: Boxing, Kung Fu

i’m lookin for a muay thai gym that’s close to yorkville (that’s west of aurora), i don’t want to go any place more than 30 mins away and i dont want to go to overtime cause they’re way to expensive. does anyone know a place that can train in Muay Thai Kickboxing by yorkville il?

Downers Grove, IL

i am 13 years old nd i way 172 no i am not fat im athletic and workout but not buff i dont look like i way 172 people dont believe me when i say that but its true. so im 13 weigh 172 and im 5foot 3inches. i like to compete. i am able to take down a 21 year old kickboxer who has kickboxed for 10 years snd weighs 240. but i also punched them and they said it hurt alot theres a big broose and they still say it hurts 2 weeks later. SO WHAT SHOULD I DO!! i can do either or i am also looking at brazilian jiu jitsu but its expensive and also muay thai wich is not expensive.

Wrestling, as it’s more effective and entertaining.

No! It’s not too late!
Find a school in your area that is certified to teach muay thai. A lot of places may claim they teach muay thai, but it is likely not authentic.
As for preparation, just go prepared with questions to the school, sign up, and start training!

i’m 18 years old and i’m 5′7 weighing in at about 175 pounds. should i start boxing or try to get in shape before starting. i’m starting muay thai for a workout and probably might do some mma in the future i’m not sure

It really depends how much time you are willing to contribute to your training. At the moment I have only 4 days a week.

Example schedule
- Muay-thai 4x week (class 1.5 hours - 3 Hours)
- BJJ 1x week - (2.5 hours)
- Weight-lifting 3x week (1.5 hours) (spartan training, circuit, polymetric, high-intensity, lots of core)

I suggest becoming proficient at one style before moving to another if you don’t have the time.

Few Points in picking a club.

Our clubs philosophy is to start technique/training only after you hit the point exhaustion then end it with sparring. Do not join any club that does not share the same philosophy. Conditioning is just as important perhaps more important than the technique because technique is useless if you cannot follow through. Also do not join any club which doesn’t have ring/cage fighters. Our school has 10 trainers all of which are ring fighters.

Do not waste your time, choose your club wisely.