Does kickboxing help when your fighting someone?

Question

Like you know when girls fight and they go all crazy.
I don't need any dumb answers like half of the people here like to give.

Answer 1

When you say "Kickboxing", I assume you mean Thai Kickboxing, or "Muay Thai"?

If so, then your answer is as follows (I will be using the term kickboxing to refer to Muay Thai for the remainder of this answer). The kind of training that Kickboxing does is VERY effective in teaching the student what fighting FEELS like, becasue very often the student is kicking, punching, or otherwise striking a real object, whether it be a kicking bag or a training partner. This is the opposite of training in (for example) Tae Kwon Do, where a TKD student would practice "forms" and only spar with a restrictive set of rules.

Kickboxing DOES help people in a fight because Kickboxing is all about actually training to fight. You will hit other people, and take hits from those people. This prepares you for a real fight, when you WILL get hit and MUST hit the other person. It's as simple as that.

This reasoning, as I stated before, does NOT apply to things like Tae Kwon Do, Systema, Dim Mak, or "Reality Based Self Defense", because none of these systems practice to actually FIGHT.

As a side note, regular old boxing is also a very good thing to have learned when it comes down to defending youself in a 1-on-1 non-lethal fight.

Answer 2

Kickboxing is the very basic of Kicking and Punching, it also gives a basis of blocking with the knees and elbows, so it is an effective defense against someone who isn't trained.

but this can only work so far as you'll have to end the fight quickly, but that's another aspect of Kick boxing, it builds the power and the speed for defending and then countering.

so Yes I would say so, even if it's just the exercising type and not the vicious form that you see in Muay Thai, because Muay Thai is practiced to be a devastating Martial art, while the kind of kick boxing you see in gyms and aroebics classes are toned way down for their physical, muscle toning and caloric burning aspects as a cardio workout.

but it IS training that'll help.

Answer 3

I think some training is better than none. But this depends on the quality of training. If it is just a cardio class where you are kicking the air it will not really have any value. If you are striking a heavy bag that is a little better. But the ultimate is if you are sparring with other people in a free-spar environment. There is no substitute for sparring.

Please remember, these people that commit violent crimes have lots of practice at what they do but you can never practice being a victim. It is an altogether new experience that cannot be simulated. No matter how much training you have it still feels different in the street.

Answer 4

Maybe you've heard the saying, "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." It definately is. A little training in kickboxing may give you a few moves that you have learned, but without the knowledge of how and when to use them, which you will only gain by more training and experience, you could find yourself with a false sense of confidence that will cause you to "write checks your body can't cash."

Better would be to not let yourself get into situations that lead to a fight. Turn around and walk away (but be aware and don't get ambushed). If someone thinks they are a bad*** then let them think that. Doesn't matter to you. You don't need to fight to gain respect or self-confidence, but people without them usually fight to try and convince themselves and others that they do.

Answer 5

Kickboxing can definitely help you in a fight, but you need to remember that a lot depends upon the skill level of your opponent. Having a background in kickboxing will serve you well if you get in a fight with an average Joe (or Josephine) but it probably won't do you any good against someone who is well-trained in martial arts and/or hand-to-hand combat. That's why it's very important to know your enemy, and if you're ever in a situation where you're being attacked by a man it's vital to know how to incapacitate him quickly.

Answer 6

In a word yes. It will help you with conditioning, timing, experience with getting hit and hitting a moving target. It will help tech you ranges, combinations, and some good solid blocks. Any competitive kickboxing is rooted in a reality. However, that reality has rules such as no biting, you can't hit here, or with this etc. In a real street fight, there are no such rules. Known that and operate appropriately. Not all conflicts require you go all out to hurt someone in your defense.
Just make sure the place you go has sparring.
Best of luck.

Answer 7

any training helps both in attacking and blocking. Yes, girls go 'all crazy' but what happens when they come rushing in and you take a step back and get a good roundhouse kick to the ribs in? Will that end the fight? It just might..

Also, I'm sure as a kickboxer, you do partner sparring, footwork drills, hit heavy bags both with punches and kicks. Things that normal people don't do. Your punches and kicks will be more efficient, more effective, more powerful and so on and so on.

How can it not help???

Answer 8

It depends. Did you learn kickboxing from a real trained expert or a video you purchased from TV or even an aerobic exercise expert at the local gym. Real kickboxing, like the kind people do professionally, helps. But you cannot learn a martial art from a training video you do in the privacy of your living room.

Answer 9

I take a muay thai class and it has principles that could work in real life like kicking the legs to slow an opponent in a chase or using elbow strikes over breaking your hand in a punch to the head. Or knees to the body like the abdomen. I cannot say it is totally effective but it has some useful principles.

Answer 10

I would tend to doubt it would help a lot. Maybe you can block some of the clawing hands but in a crazy fight you need to either have presence of mind to clock your opponent while they're going wild, have instinct, or be just a savage beast yourself. Instinct is where I would see the most benefit but that would only come after a lot of training.