i know that other martial arts sometimes have a spiritual side like karate and tai-kwondo (or however u spell it!) also i know that yoga asks u to meditate an some people have had spiritual encounters with it. so is kickboxing just for fitness or does it have an element of spirituality in it???
2006-09-21 08:25:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
No it does not have spiritual side.
But if you are in a real fight, that spiritual side comes from you not from the martial art that you might know.
2006-09-21 09:48:45 · answer #1 · answered by KyuM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kick boxing does have a spiritual side, but Muay Thai and kickboxing for exercise prob'ly doesn't have as much spirituality than the core disciplines of Martial Arts, but there prob'ly is some spirituality there.
2006-09-21 11:33:33 · answer #2 · answered by quiksilver8676 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does American boxing have a spiritual side (usually only before a match when the boxer prays he won't die today)? Now Mauy Thai is very involved with what ever religion inhabits Thailand (i don't know, but i do know that the fighters "bless" the ring before each fight). box American kickboxing, no. there is no reference to god (unless of course that instructor is very religious) within the "style" and there is no emphasis on "chi" or magical motion in the universe that allows you to kick really hard (unless of course that instructor puts it in there).
like all systems it really isn't the style but its the person teaching it that determines the fighter (which is why i get soo irritated when some ignorant user knocks an entire system because they found a clip on line that they thought was of a weak practitioner of that said system [not to name names of course]).
2006-09-21 10:17:06 · answer #3 · answered by Jimmy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No that stuff belongs in church. Why bring all that stuff into gym if it will cause conflicts? Personally I would run for nearest exit without looking back if instructor of ANY style start to talk about spiritual thing in the class.
It's also a good sign that the class may be sorta cultish if they try to bring spiritual stuff in.
2006-09-21 08:42:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
look dude, it depends on what kind of kickboxing you are talking about. american cardio kickboxing is for ******* who cant fight. muay thai kickboxing is for real fighters and believe me there is nothing spiritual about taking an *** whooping. so if you wanna fight just ******* fight.
2006-09-21 08:34:41 · answer #5 · answered by j d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the self discipline that it encourages could be interpretted as an attribute to spirituality.
2006-09-21 08:33:27 · answer #6 · answered by arcane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does.....usually, "Holy Sh!t!" is the last thing people say right before Chuck Norris roundhouse kicks them in the face...
2006-09-21 08:27:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's just for fitness.
2006-09-21 08:32:57 · answer #8 · answered by songbird 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No...it is just brute force...
2006-09-22 02:51:24 · answer #9 · answered by Xiangniaini 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋