At the moment i am doing TKD,im on my yellow tag, me and a friend (that doesnt go TKD) are thinking of joining the nearest kickboxing class, i would like to know if joining kickboxing as well as TKD would confuse my work in TKD.
If anybody has any info on what kickboxing does please post that too. thanks
2006-11-16 23:08:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
you probably would confuse the two. they are pretty different: fighting stance and technique
taekwondo- you kick with your foot and its normally a more snapping motion, kicks are more flashy require more flexibity and uses a good number of high kicks, different stances such as attention, ready, horse, forward, back etc..., have a lot of point sparring with pads
kickboxing(thai)-you kick with your shin and its more of a twisting motion with your whole body, kicks are simpler, stance is in typical western boxing stance i guess you can count two traditional and southpaw, more full contact sparring
by the way i dont necessarily think one is better than the other i personally enjoy kickboxing more; however any art can be very effictive
most people would say take kickboxing becuase it would be easier to learn and less flashy therefore easier to use in a fight, but a good number of moves in taekwondo you can pull off too
so take the kickboxing class and see which one you like more and stick with that one and maybe later go back to the other one if you want.
oh by the way if you are into titles(which really dont mean much in a real fight) kickboxing doesnt have belts so after so many years you cant say im a black belt in kickboxing but you could in taekwondo
2006-11-17 08:08:01 · answer #1 · answered by Cnote 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Nah, Kickboxing shouldn't confuse you in your Tae Kwon Do training, it might even improve your kicking and puching techniques by helping to add more power to it, since that is what Kickboxing (no matter what kickboxing discipline it is) relies on.
So go ahead if you want to, it'd only serve to improve techniques rather than hinder, but you may be tempted to use some of the techniques you learn in kickboxing (particularly Muay Thai) in your sparring in TKD, so you'll have to keep that in mind.
but I'd also think about getting further enough in your TKD (say at least a red belt or higher), and then studying something that will utilize groundfighting (like Judo or JuJitsu for example) as well to help you become a more well rounded fighter.
2006-11-17 11:07:57 · answer #2 · answered by quiksilver8676 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you really want people to have some respect for TKD this is not the way to do it, if you talk like this the only people who will listen to you are other people who do TKD and you will probably end up makeing people who don't do it hate TKD even more If you want to "boast" TKD enter a kickboxing or at least a Kyokushin tournament and win a few fights then get someone to record them and post them up and show us, at least go into a kyokushin type of fight where the rules actually favour TKD since you cant punch to the head but you can kick, you dont have to win just do well and post it to show us that TKD guys are as tough as they say If you can't do well in a controled fight where the rules actually favour your style what chance do you think you have on a street?
2016-03-28 23:21:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell yes it will mess with your TKD training. For one, you won't go back to TKD lol.
They have very different ideas of attack. Trust me, you WONT be sorry you tried out kickboxing... do yourself a favor though... DO NOT do American kickboxing lol.
My advice is to get out while you can and train a different art. Unless you are just in it for exercise. Thats about all you will ACTUALLY get. You will think you can take 8 people at once... but sadly... if you try TKD on the street... you will get hurt :(
2006-11-17 04:11:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many Martial artists are cross-training these days. Its a great idea to expand your learning and skills. TKD and Kickboxing however are both stand-up fighting in the main, in order to offer a different dimension to your defense/fighting I would look at a grappling or submission art. Ju-jitsu seems to be something that is very effective in Mixed Martial Arts. All the good martial artists I have spoken to over my 14 years of training have a very open mind please try not to pay that much attention to people who claim one system offers everything. Good luck with your training!
2006-11-16 23:42:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Dont try to take on too much all at the same time give yourself a chance to learn the one you are doing at this moment in time and then when you have a reasonable understanding of this start to introduce other styles and arts. Then take the best of them all and make up your own styles and train hard to perfect it. You will have the best of all styles and the best attacking and defending of all.
2006-11-20 02:31:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
My advise is to stick with TKD at least through 1st dan. Then you can expand your focus by adding other styles.
2006-11-17 06:24:25 · answer #7 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Both
2006-11-17 05:21:31 · answer #8 · answered by Fist of Iron 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, it shouldn't mix you up. You're basically doing the same thing. But, I don't have time to explain. In school.
2006-11-17 06:19:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
american or muay thai? tkd is for flash... kickboxing is for fighting if its thai.. if its american... LoL
2006-11-16 23:13:58 · answer #10 · answered by israeli_stuck_in_usa 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋