Boxing/Kick Boxing/Self Defence

[Trudes]

Yeah it was a gym for Boxers and Kickboxers to train and compete, but they also held sessions/classes that combined the two arts, these were aimed purely for people who wanted to get fit using the Boxing and Kickboxing training techniques.

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Have done kick boxing classes at a boxing gym in central Aucks, awesome fun!. They are a pure boxing/kick boxing gym. I am reasonably fit, but found muscles I never knew I had. It is a fun workout and you learn heaps. The mixture of exercises is fantastic, cardio, strength, and flexibility work made fun (is that possible?), and have I said that it's fun?

Just be weary about where you go, I had been to a few up in Aucks and alot of the people there were farken tossers, too serious, very competitive blah blah. Most boxing gyms give you a couple of free sessions for trial too, so visit a few before you decide hmmmmmmkay



Judo is farken cool.....you get to throw people around, there is not alot of kicking as it's all about unbalancing your opponent, getting them on the floor and making them tap out (and sometimes black out - teeheee)!! Better form of wrestling really.

fark, looks like i'm cooking the eggs tonight

[Stirts]

fark, looks like i'm cooking the eggs tonight

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Yes, yes you are

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[martybabe]

I've done pretty much all of them, achieving black belt 2nd dan in some, here's my summation for your contemplation.

Judo: Best all round fitness, lowish risk of injury although mat burns are common, no intentional kicks or punches, builds strength, stamina and confidence. Self defence quota maybe 6/10, certainly improves awareness. Good choice for what you want I think.



Tae kwan do; Fitness and amazing flexibility, higher risk of injury but the stretching flexing thing could be just what you need. Self defence quota 8/10.



Karate in its many forms; semi and full contact, either way, high injury risk, not huge on fitness or flexibility but dependant on style very effective. Self defence quota 9/10.



Atemi Jujitsu; Everything in one bag, good fitness, good flexibility, fairly high risk of injury although full contact is not generally allowed. self defence quota 9.5/10. My personal favourite, combines all Japanese styles and running away is a valid option at gradings love it.



Kick boxing in its many forms; good fitness, high injury risk if you compete but the training will certainly burn off them calories. Self defence um..maybe 7/10.

Just my Opinion gleaned from a few years fighting in Pajamas. I think Judo or none competitive kick boxing would be ideal for you babe..enjoy. x

[007XX]

Awesome thanks!

Hullo dahling! So....still trying to get fit eh? Good on you sweet

Now, I have done a bit of kickboxing a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was with Jason Suti who happened to become NZ champion: awesome fighter and a heck of a nice guy.

I reckon you should try a few sessions and be sure to be comfortable with whom is teaching you. Take it slow and be very honnest about your limitations.

Given said limitations, I would personally stir you maybe towards Jujitsu instead. It is more about self defence and control of your movements, flexibility and strength. The Dojo I went to had a blind girl as one of their best students. It was awe inspiring to see this young woman intuitively (due to training) know where people were around her.

It is not so much about contact and more about using your opponent's strength against himself...and the training concetrates on making your movements very fluid, and gaining plenty of flexibility.

I have done a little but my beloved did 7 years of it. Playfights sessions between us are awesome I can tell you

[Xile]

Savate (pronounced IPA: [savat]), also known as boxe française, French boxing, French Kickboxing or French Footfighting, is a French martial art which uses both the hands and feet as weapons and combines elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques. Only foot kicks are allowed, unlike some systems, such as Muay Thai and Silat, which allow the use of the knees or shins. Savate is perhaps the only style of kickboxing in which the fighters habitually wear shoes (savate being a French word for "old shoe").

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savate

Thanks for that, you explained it much better lol!
Wearing shoes (soft ones) helps soften the contact (in some way..ahem). There are two types of what i call french boxing: savate, where the winner is the one that you'll have the best fight tactic and the best technical movement; and what we call 'combat', where you 'fight', and the power of kicks and punches is pretty high...

[Hitcher]

I was thinking that I'd probably enjoy boxing/kick boxing or self defence lessons

Poor Nigel.

[007XX]

Poor Nigel.

Poor Nigel my butt...he enjoys it, he told me so himself!

All you men do...

[cynna]

i haved trained in muay thai for the last few years. its pretty intense and the injury levels are high dependidng on how hard out you go... worst injuy i had was 2 lost teeth when i wasnt holding the pads tightly

had a few issues with the bones in one foot as well. other then that just bruises and sore muscles

starting brazilian jujitsu soon so looking forward to that

one thing i would do is not commit to a contract in case you dont like it. there have been so many people at my gym that have a few leasons then given up - then find out it costs quite a bit to break the contract. have a trial period first

[Hitcher]

All you men do...

Some of us prefer cake.

[Deano]

There is a Thai Boxing (Kickboxing) Club based at Victoria University - VUW.

A very good club and they cater to beginners right through to those wanting to compete.

[Sully60]

Some of us prefer cake.

It shows.

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[Hitcher]

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