Fight club?

[SuperDave]

I reckon that a punching bag would be much better to try those new gloves of yours out on - they don't bleed and make a mess, nor do they bitch if you hit them too hard.

[Sensei]

Sounds like fun . Wish I could join in . All way's loved fighting maybe thats why I took up Matrial Arts in the first place . If ya need some pointer's don't be shy drop me a PM Could help you out .
SENSEI

[Two Smoker]

Mate, i will tell you a few things you cn do at the track as well Boxing is good though.... but you would have to look at doing it properly at a club....

Personally for the best fitness do swimming, im not talking playing in the pool... im talking doing laps, with different styles.... and by laps i mean 30 to 40 laps (of olympic sized pool).... Have you ever done 6 laps of butterfly...??? That gets you fucked quickly....

Swimming is one of the best... It gets you fit, and tones you up, without stressing your joints like running does....

and as a motrcycle racer, i want your girly arms... look at the MotoGP riders.... some of them dont even crack 60kgs...

[avgas]

what ever happened to the first rule!

[Riff Raff]

Have you ever done 6 laps of butterfly...??? That gets you fucked quickly....

Really??? What it gets the little girlies so excited they rip off their bathing costumes and .....?????

[moko]

I've got arms like a girl and I wouldn't mind adding a bit of meat on to em. So I went and bought my self a set of boxing gloves. I got a few interested mates who wouldn't mind throwing a few punches around for fun and getting a black eye or 2.

If any of you's are interested, let me know and we'll see if we can make it a weekly thing.

Just a note though, it's all for good fun and not for serious boxers or fighters. We are only a group little shits after all.

Good way to fall out with your mates,it`ll get competitive and end in tears.I`ve seen arm-wrestling,gambling and "play-fighting" cause serious friction when the adrenaline`s kicked in and suddenly it gets serious.
If you`ve got arms like a girl make the most of your assets,buy a nice bracelet and some nail polish.

[750Y]

can i join? i'll bring me handbag so lookout! 8-)

[cliffy]

there's nowt wrong with noodle arms mate !! but if ya wnna get bigger eat the right food proteins -etc-etc,and do the right excersize -weights(properly though- get some one to show you the'right way').
the punchin thing will be 'all fun and games til someone loses an eye young man!!' (mum used to say that all the time!)

[Motu]

Not a cheap option but if your ultmiate goal is getting race fit - buy a mx bike. Racing one of those knackers you in 10 minutes like you wouldn't believe + it's getting all the right riding muscles sorted.

The only sensible thing said in this whole thread,why do you think most of the top road racers ride MX bikes - try doing 3 laps of an MX track,if you can still stand you're doing pretty good.MX takes HUGE upper body strength...and an added bonus,it will improve your riding too.

[Dr Bob]

... but you've already described the actions you've taken to expand the range of things that you can do things about, or at least the things that you can do about things that, had you not done anything to create something that you could do about such a thing, you might not have had anything you could have done about.

If you see what I mean.

Yes, I do. But then I didn't disagree with this negation.

[Deano]

Here's another question for all you folks considering (or who already are) taking up full-contact martial arts.

One lucky or unlucky (depending on perspective) punch, and you're a vegetable. Yes, I know there are injury risks in every sport. But it seems that putting yourself in front of someone and daring them to do you direct harm is just... foolish.

I don't know of anyone in NZ doing Muay Thai that has suffered a serious head injury - I bet a few rugby players have though......

As I understand it there have only been a small number of deaths, mostly in Thailand.

Personally I would rather be in front of an opponent knowing exactly what his intentions are rather than be cut down from the side or behind on a rugby field, or rucked at the bottom of a maul. That IMO is foolish. In Muay Thai and Boxing competition you are also pitted against someone of the same weight so its not like you will be getting clubbed in the head by someone twice your size - that could also be foolish. (Although sparring bigger guys is fun as they are generally a lot slower and easy pickings - just don't stand still for too long)

[vifferman]

Have you ever done 6 laps of butterfly...??? That gets you fucked quickly....

Really??? What it gets the little girlies so excited they rip off their bathing costumes and .....?????

If that's the case, then he must've meant breast-stroke, not butterfly....

[jrandom]

I don't know of anyone in NZ doing Muay Thai that has suffered a serious head injury - I bet a few rugby players have though......

As I understand it there have only been a small number of deaths, mostly in Thailand.

Personally I would rather be in front of an opponent knowing exactly what his intentions are rather than be cut down from the side or behind on a rugby field, or rucked at the bottom of a maul. That IMO is foolish. In Muay Thai and Boxing competition you are also pitted against someone of the same weight so its not like you will be getting clubbed in the head by someone twice your size - that could also be foolish. (Although sparring bigger guys is fun as they are generally a lot slower and easy pickings - just don't stand still for too long)

Interesting and well-made points.

Hmmm...

Any Muay Thai gyms you'd recommend in Auckland?

[Deano]

Interesting and well-made points.

Hmmm...

Any Muay Thai gyms you'd recommend in Auckland?

One other point is that the damage done in Muay Thai is spread generally across the whole body rather than just the head (and to some extent the torso). In fact, your shins often take the most damage, although learning how to check kicks properly is a must and reduces a lot of injury (except for the other guy )

Lee Gar Balmoral I think is the best or one of the better ones.

SMAC (Southern Martial Arts Centre) was/is also pretty good.

Lollo Heimuli (Lee Gar) is a top class trainer, as is Tojo Dixon.

[justsomeguy]

Lee Gar Balmoral is the place to be


You can train 4 nights a week.

2 months of training 4 nights a week and you will be one fit son of a gun......

6 months and

In a year you'd probably be competition fighting..........and winning some of them