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I want which ever one is better for street fighting, not just a ring.
& Dont comment saying shit like fighting is not the answer and etc…
Because I dont care, its just a question.
Its not even really for self defense, its mainly for just fighting in general. Like underground fight clubs, in fights at the mall, or school, or w/e.

Muay Thai and Kickboxing are already a staple of MMA training;MMA also includes ground work in the form of wrestling and Brazlilian Jiu Jitsu.

Join a beginner’s club in MMA; or better yet, take Jiu Jitsu or Judo alongside Karate/Gung Fu/Muay Thai so you learn "illegal" moves that they don’t teach in MMA such as elbow strikes,knee strikes, groin strikes, eye gouging,etc.

Krav Maga,Marine Martial Arts and Wing Tchun are best for street fighting/self defence

SUMMA Sports operates out of Phoenix Fight Club, and our instructor base, state-of-the-art MMA training equipment and diverse student population offer an unequalled training experience for anyone interested in today’s martial arts. As the Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) gains popularity, more and more people are becoming interested in learning Mixed Martial Arts, which is generally comprised of Grappling, Striking and Wrestling. At SUMMA Sports, we offer a well-rounded selection of programs that address these areas, as well as elite conditioning. Further, we also offer programs designed specifically for women and children.

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SUMMA Sports is the ideal place for anyone in the Ahwatukee, Phoenix, Tempe, Chandler area to train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (“BJJ”), Muay Thai Kickboxing, Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts. We believe that martial arts is for everyone, and our students learn proven techniques in a congenial, team-oriented environment. The professionalism, cleanliness and organization of our Academy, the clarity and competence of our instructors, the comity and quality of our students and the efficiency of our art, distinguish SUMMA Sports from other Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu schools and other martial arts like Judo, Karate or Tae Kwon Do. We ensure that each student, regardless of background or experience level, gets the most out of his or her training.

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- MMA Fans – Recreational: Mixed Martial Arts isn’t JUST for Fighters! A large part of our student enrollment is made up of MMA fans who want to be able to learn more & participate in their favorite sport at a recreational level, while at the same time, benefiting from the Fitness and Self Defense that MMA practice will bring. For these students, we provide a safe and welcoming environment in which to be involved in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.

We teach our beginners in a friendly and relaxed group environment where no one is called out, singled out or put on the spot. We are here to help you no matter what your goals are.

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- Women: Women are welcome to train in any of our classes – we have Women enrolled who train in Mixed Martial Arts and Sport Jiu-jitsu. We also have separate Cardio MMA Classes for those looking to benefit from the Fitness aspect of MMA without the contact for only $50 per month.

- Kids: We have a Children’s program that teaches kids to defend themselves while having respect for others. We teach safe techniques and how to use them responsibly. Children learn goal setting, focus and discipline through the practice of Martial Arts. All of our Kids Classes are taught by Experienced Martial Arts Instructors.

Due to Our Unsurpassed Reputation and Experience, students travel from all over the East Valley to train at our BJJ/MMA school. We have Members enrolled from Phoenix, Tempe, Chandler, Mesa, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Maricopa, and Casa Grande to get this area’s very best Martial Arts Instruction.

What Do We Teach?

Mixed Martial Arts Training, Instruction in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ), Wrestling, Submission Grappling, Judo, Sambo, and Striking (Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai).

Our MMA Classes are made up of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Wrestling and a mix of the best Striking Arts (Boxing, Kickboxing and Muay Thai). In addition to Mixed Martial Arts, we also have separate classes for Sport Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Self Defense, Boxing and Muay Thai.

Our MMA Program:

The Core of Mixed Martial Arts is Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Jiu-jitsu is the art that revolutionized the Martial Arts World and opened our eyes to the reality of fighting in MMA events. Since then, there isn’t an MMA Champion who doesn’t train in Jiu-jitsu, whether he lists it as his style or not. Whether you want to compete in MMA, Submission Grappling, Sport Jiu-jitsu or not compete at all, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu has proven itself to be the number one single Martial Art in the MMA arena and an absolute necessity for Self Defense; it has been adopted by the Military and a Large Majority of Law Enforcement Agencies. BJJ is an art that can be practiced safely on a daily basis with a reduced risk of injuries. You can’t have Mixed Martial Arts without Jiu-jitsu.

For those who wish to become more involved in MMA, we have Striking Instructors on hand who teach in our MMA Classes and Separate Boxing and Muay Thai Classes – although this is not a requirement (as many of our recreational clients do not wish to get hit), it is something that we make available to students.

Regardless of your reason for training, Jiu-jitsu is one of the only Martial Arts that addresses all areas of fighting, including how to deal with strikes, takedowns, submissions, holds, passing the guard, the guard (fighting from your back) and escapes. All Classes are taught by Accredited BJJ Black Belts and/or Champions of the Sport.

We also offer Jiu-jitsu Classes for Children and Cardio MMA Classes for Women.

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An Introduction To Muay Thai

All across the world, people have heard about it and possibly even witnessed it first hand or on television – the furious punches, bone crushing elbows, lethal and piercing kicks, and the unforgettable knees.  Although watching it on television is great, nothing begins to compare to seeing these moves executed live – with thousands of fans cheering the fighters on.

This is the wonderful world of Muay Thai Kickboxing.  Muay Thai is a martial art that is unlike any other, rich in the proud heritage of an entire nation.  The style is interwoven into the well known history of the Thai people.  Even though they are gentle and fun loving people, they’ve had to defend both themselves and their land for many years against the aggressive powers and thieves.

To protect what they had, the Thai people developed a fighting system of close combat techniques that were suited to the type of rough terrain they would be fighting in.  Over the years, it eventually become a rite of passage for all Thai men to train in this amazing martial art.

In the beginning, Muay Thai proved to be a dangerous and deadly art, with the fighters having no safety gear or protection – all they had were lengths of cords in which they would wrap around their fists as gloves.  As the years progressed, rules were written into the equation to establish some protection for the fighters.

Over the years, Muay Thai has progressed as both a martial art and a style, attracting people from all over the world.  There are training facilities in Russia and the United States, with qualified instructors to help teach Muay Thai to interested students.

These days, Muay Thai is one of the most popular sports in the world.  There are a lot of television networks that broadcast Thai bouts on a weekly basis, pleasing avid fighting fans from all over the world.  International boxing is another popular sport, although most successful International boxers got their start in Muay Thai.  This goes to show why Muay Thai training is so popular – and so lethal as well.

Normally, Thai bouts are fought with 5 three minute rounds, with a two minute rest period in between the rounds.  All fights are preceded by a dance, which gives the contestants the opportunity to pay homage to their teachers.  The dance is an excellent exercise to warm up with, with plenty of symbolic meaning towards the style.

During the fights and even with training, you’ll see that each Thai boxers wears armbands and a headband.  The headband that fighters wear is believed to have been blessed by a monk or teacher, and will bestow luck upon the fighter.  Thai boxers take a lot of pride in their training and fighting, with the headband being a source of inspiration and pride for the fighter.

During training, Thai fighters will learn a lot about their spiritual well being, the history of Muay Thai, and the skills they need to survive.  Fighters that plan to compete in Thai fights will need to practice a lot, as the fights can be very demanding.  Thai training can be very brutal, all depending on where you study.  If you are studying the ancient arts of Thai boxing, you can count on the training to be very rigorous and demanding.

Although Muay Thai can be a tough art to practice, it is one of the best martial arts that you can study.  The techniques are lethal, the training is tough – yet the competitions make it all worth while!

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I want to learn Kickboxing for self defense and not as a sport, but I’ve read places that Muay Thai (which people recommend as the best self defense) is different from Kickboxing. In terms of self defense, is this true?
The thing is, I checked the site where I’d probably sign up for Kickboxing and it said on the site that it incorporates effective hand, knee, elbow and foot techniques… so what does that mean?

I dont think kickboxing teaches knees and elbows. Also their stances are completely different. Muay Thai’s stance is more weirder. I dont prefer that stance. Also muay thai clinches and does knees and elbows.

Can anybody suggest a good Muay Thai school in the Sydney area?

sydney, victoria? or sydney, australia? you’re going to need to be more specific.

What is the difference between regular kick boxing and Muay Thai Kickboxing?

Mauy thai kickboxing is a more violent (yet more "street" useful) version of American Kickboxing. The main difference is that you are allowed to use your elbows and knees to strike your oponent, where as in kickboxing, that is not allowed. If you are interested in doing Mauy thai, remember that it is completely brutal. People think professional boxing is dangerous, but Mauy thai brings it to a whole different level.

Oh, and by the way, another reason Mauy thai is different is because it has an Asian name so it immediatly sounds like a martial art to unformiliar people. Basiclly, if you are trying to imtimidate people with what sport you do, do kickboxing becaused it naturally sounds intimidating, where as Muay thai sounds like some form of Karate, and therefore lacks the same intimidation effect. Honostly though, do what ever sport you enjoy most and remeber to be safe.

muay thai is cool, but seems like that would be VERY bad for you to get kicked on your legs like that, breaking vessels and stuff. for the people who actually have done m/t for a while, have you or someone you know had problems later on?
thanks.

I did Muay thai when I was younger, I did it for around 7, 8 years. To be honest with I never had any problem what’s so ever. I had plenty of bruises, twist ankles, broken toes. But never had any issues with circulation. I used to train between 3 to 5 times a week pretty intensely.

I know that Muay Thai Kickboxing uses elbows, kicks, and knees but honestly would those be useful in a street fight?

Muai Thai and Kickboxing but Boxing as well,but in a street fight martial arts help more cause they give u more options to win against the other than just punches!
Whatever u know is good tho!

Is Shotokan Karate (or other karate styles) as good as Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Kyotoshin Karate for striking and self defence?

Most of your kickboxers come from strong Karate backgrounds, if that answers your question.

Kickboxing is more of a sport than a style, a lot of full contact karateka moved on to kickboxing.

Muay Thai, while it’s own beast still has guys from hard core Karate backgrounds competeting in it because it allows elbows, knees, and low kicks as taught by Karate.

In reality those give Karateka avenues to truly spar at a high level for sport beyond full contact competetions.

In reality it is the training regiment and methodology that matters, kickboxers and Thai fighters spend an inordinate amount of time sparring, conditioning and refining strikes. The vast majority of their training time is to prepare them for fights.

Karateka learn forms, work on technique, and in general have less fully alive sparring time.

The more you spar, and the higher the intensity of sparring, the better you are going to be when the mierde hits the fan, as far as having applicable technique drilled into muscle memory.

For me muscle memory isn’t something I get because of a drill. I get it because I have learned as soon as X technique is being launched, there is an automatic counter that lands. For example of a guy is low to mid kicking with a right roundhouse, I immediately throw a hard overhand right. My hand has less of a distance to travel and usually lands flush because a lot of guys drop their hands during kicks. I have found this repeatedly in sparring, so it gets drilled into me that is an opening, I no longer see it, or think about it, my hand just reacts as I feel a kick coming. That is muscle memory and learning timing, that only comes with good sparring and not by forms or drills. Similarly, muscle memory also dictates that if I throw a punch and don’t have a hand back by my head, my shoulder up, and sitting into my punch, I am open to getting hit by a counter, I find this out repeatedly because I get hit in the head when I don’t do that. In a drill or form, you don’t learn that. That is how you build timing and effective muscle memory. So the more time spent during sparring against fully resisting opponents the more effective your technique and overall fighting ability becomes.

In reality, any of those styles are ok for self defense, however most self defense is really about keeping a good head on your shoulders and avoiding trouble. If you want to increase your effeciency in the streets, I suggest a Conceal and Carry Permit, and some time learning flash sight picture and stress shooting, and spending some time getting familiar with knives. I mean true self defense is unavoidable, you are suddenly in a conflict and cannot escape. Instead of rely on simple empty hand techniques, arm yourself as much as possible. If it is illegal in your area, then be ready to grab a brick, or a rock or anything near you.

You hear guys on here talking about fighting dirty and going for eyes and balls and stuff. That isn’t fighting dirty, throwing up sand in someone’s eyes, or using pepper spray and getting a rock or broken glass and bludgeoning them with it until they fall down, and then stomping on their head repeatedly until they aren’t moving… that is how you fight if you life is on the line.

But knowing what calls for that is an entirely different story, getting robbed or mugged isn’t bang bang, shoot or stabby time. That is time for compliance. 99% of the situations out there are avoidable, and the only time there is really a kill or be killed sort of mentality is during war.

Sorry for all that.

Hope I answered you question without going too far off tangent.

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