whats your thoughts on kickboxing?

Question

how effective is it? how does it compare to other martial arts? how would it fair in a real fight?

Answer 1

Any style of Martial Art is only as good
as the training the person fighting has.
They are all great ...
What do you mean by...Real Fight??

Answer 2

in kickboxing u learn to actually fight because of the amount of real sparring/fighting u do in the ring, ull get used to taking hard kick and punches and even get knocked out, this type of martial art will definitely make u a bit harder, unlike the like of karate and kung fu in kickboxing u actually fight rather then perform slow motion movements and hope that they are gonna work, we all know that a right hook or a front kick is gonna work in a fight don't we, especially if they are super hard and quick

my advice is if ur looking for effective martial arts then concentrate on the ones that have real sparring or even have real competitions like muay Thai, kickboxing, boxing, judo, Brazilian jiu jitsu, sambo. stay away from martial arts that say its against there tradition to compete because there is usually a reason they don't like real fight and that is because or an ineffective system

tkd and karate competion is not tough enough its a art for girl ei u cant punch in the face and are padded to the hills with body armor

Answer 3

I practice Muay Thai (Thai Kickboxing) and it is an amazing art. My teacher is phenomenally fast and honestly, if one was to meet him in the street, you wouldn't stand a very good chance. Muay Thai uses not only the feet and shins but also the hands and elbows - I'm not sure if regular kickboxing does? And combines them all to really smash opponents to pieces. In a real fight, things learned from kickboxing or Muay Thai can be incredibly effective - I speak from experience. I am 5'4" and weigh about 7st 12lbs, (about 110lbs, or 50kg), and I managed to effectively defend myself against a much bigger man - I would have put him at about 5'11, 6ft? and easily 13 or 14st (180-200lbs). Obviously in a real fight one doesnt stick to any routines etc one may have learnt in a class, but the things and combinations learnt can be incredibly useful! :)
I think every martial art has its pros and cons to be honest. Muay Thai is amazing but I also practice Krav Maga, which is equally excellent, in different ways. I don't think you can really effectively compare arts, as they are all so different.

Answer 4

Kick boxing done by well trained commited fighters is a good fighting art. Unfortunately the vast majority of people who turn up and do a kick boxing 'class' a couple of times a week will be no better fighters than the average ned in the street. Similarly going to jiu-jitsu classes will not make you Royce Gracie in a couple of months (or years) for that matter.
I am disappointed when I hear Martial Artists slagging off each others styles. There are great practitioners in every art that commit their lives to them and they will beat 99% of practitioners from other styles.
Please don't think I am trying to belittle any particular style but we need a sense of reality between what most of us do and what the very best are capable of regardless style.
Lastly as an 'average' Traditional karate (formerly judo)competitor, my previously broken nose and various cracked and broken ribs make a mockery of the answers that suggest that Karate people cannot or don't hit.

Answer 5

It is one of the most gfit sports u can do!
I train at Colne valley Black Belt Academy (www.cvbba.co.uk) every tuesday and friday nite and i av been training 4 nearly 2 years. I av an amzin fitness level now cos of it. It is more physical than other martial arts and u WILL b able to win fights easily in streets/pubs.
losing weight is no problem and gaining muscle is effective in kickboxing!

Answer 6

Since most kick boxing school train for full contact fight with much fewer rules, they would do better than 90% of other styles out there.

Think about it, you can sit in a simulator vehicle where you practice on video all day. However every other cars in the game drive perfectly, never make sudden turn, stop suddenly, etc... Also you never have to press on pedal at all, you simply steers the wheel. That's all you gotta to do. Then you get in real car and start to drive, how do you think you will do? Especially compare with those who practice by get in real car with a instructor and actually drive before they try to drive on their own.

It's the same with martial arts school.

Answer 7

Any full contact art will do well in a real fight providing they stick to kicking waist height and below ,Kickboxing will be effective if used properly.

Hope this helps

Answer 8

It depends on what you mean by kickboxing. The type done to music is effective in a fight if & only if your attacker is singing while attacking. Some use the term to describy Muay Thai, which is a primitive, brutal & effective style. Some use it to describe what is basically Karate. If you are fortunate enough to find a good instructor, It's OK.

Answer 9

kickboxing if you take it as combative kickboxing and not aerobic or taebo kickboxing, is a wonderful martial art..

it can be extremely effective, since like the above post said, you training consist of quite a bit of contact, unlike other martial arts.

think about it in this way, if you train in other martial arts you learn forms and stances, you do light contact sparring and are judged by points, you don't really know if you can execute that high kick in a tense situation at full power because the issue never comes up.. you don't really know what true contact is, or how to respond or react to it, the guys not trying to knock your head off, he's just trying to tap the dot on your chest..

now in kickboxing, you're used to making contact with something, you're not punching air.. you hit the heavy bags or pads and you spar..

in the beginning you go about 25% power, sparring in the beginning helps you get the concept of hitting a moving target and what it feels like to be hit, it's also great for timing your punches and executing combinations of kicks and punches..

the future up the ranks you go you will eventually up your sparring to about 70% power, this is as close to a real match as you want to get, remember the person in the ring with you is trying to help you improve, don't be over-zealous and try to take his head off..

these shots are real and you'll feel them the day after i'm sure.. so when you're faced with someone that wants to truely take your head off.. you'll be able to say, i can take a pretty good shot, and be confident that you have the skill and ability to protect yourself in a real fight..

now in a street fight boxers/kickboxers always tend to have a leg up on the average street thug, simply because they can see the punches a mile away, because you learn timing and telegraphing..

it's also a great aerobic and anerobic workout, so i'd say that it is an excellent art, and combative sport, and if you work hard, it can also be a great form of self defense...

~*smilez*~

Answer 10

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