What is better Martial Arts or Boxing?

Question

Poeple make boxing seem so great they talk bout it all the time...
but cant Martial Arts any type be better than boxing?

Answer 1

boxing is a ma.it's ok but it has to many limitations.it's still good to cross train in though.

Answer 2

Uh, kickboxing is technically a martial art. Real kickboxing that is, not those aerobic kickboxing dances they do for women in the gym. I'm gonna take a guess here and assume that when you say "martial art" the image you have is people doing katas, wearing gi's, and rising in ranks through their belt colors? Like karate, taekwondo, aikido, etc. maybe. In any case, any martial arts (kickboxing included) is good for you. The only suggestion I have is because you're already 20 yrs old, you might want to look into the martial arts that are faster to learn and master. For example, karate and taekwondo and some sorts of kung-fu take quite some time to master and really excel at. If you feel like you could dedicate the amount of time (usually years) to this martial art then go for it. Quite frankly, any martial arts would be effective if you put time into them. However if you're looking to just study for a few months or a year or so, then I'll suggest you either go with boxing, kickboxing, or muay thai. Or go for the latest crazes of brazilian jui jitsu or mma. These martial arts are easier to learn (as you don't memorize as many katas) and usually with just a few months training you can already easily apply the training you've had to any street fight or self defense situation that might arise. If you're still not sure, see if you can take free lessons in multiple dojo's around your place. See which one fits you.

Answer 3

They both have alot to offer.

A highly skilled boxer who is a decorated amatuer or decent professional will beat the typical black belt from certain martial art styles in a street fight. The professional boxer does it for a living has tremendous hand speed, agression and power. To be a decent professional boxer you have to be extremely tough. I've been in the lock room after a professional prize fight where guys can barely stand they are so beaten and bruised.

Of course other martial arts offer alot of benefits as well. If a Jujitsu guy takes a boxer down he wins. If an MMA fighter meets a boxer the MMA guy wins 95% of the time. Kick boxing beats boxing.

Its all relative, boxing is great for conditioning, toughness and developing speed and timing.

One is not better than another is depends on what you want out of it.

Answer 4

boxing IS a martial art.

It all depends on the training they are doing and the level of training and how reslistic it is. I'm not referring anywhere in here to competitive sport forms like Muai Thai, san da/san shou kickboxing judo, bjj, sambo, etc. that train similarly to boxing and compete. Any of those forms would have a HUGE advantage against the boxer for reasons below.

boxing in general, trains with resistance, and the average (no most) boxing gyms train this way and so on average boxing gyms produce better fighters than martial arts schools as a whole.

however this is because many martial arts schools don't train realistically and there are lots of outright frauds out there that fall back on "death touches" that they can never practice because they are too deadly or "chi" masters that claim that they can use thier chi to shoot birds out of the sky (who probably should be on prozac if they believe thier own bs).

Boxing's benefits come with its training approach and regimen and intensity. Most schools don't train to the level of contact that the average boxing school does. However if you take a "cardio boxing" class at the metrosexual "club" called equinox, you aren't sparring, or training with resistance and are pretty much doing the same thing that another type of martial arts school that doesn't train you properly is doing.

Match up a martial artist that trained with resistance and sparring and contact drills, then the boxer is at a severe disadvantage as they don't train to defend legs, throws, elbows, locks, etc. and have absolutely no groundgame (unless of course it is "old" medieval era "boxing" which incorporated kicks, blocks, throws as found in many other styles today). That is presuming of course that the boxer is not trained in anything else.

Odds are that the average boxing gym offers better training than the average martial arts gym just by playing the law of averages.
however to overgeneralize and use terms like "always" or say that a boxer has a stylistic advantage (obviously he does if he trained more realistically) is just plain wrong.

It all comes down to proper training intensity and approach.

Answer 5

Boxing is a martial art

Answer 6

First of all, boxing is a type of martial art and is not that affective compared to other martial arts because there isn't much techniques involved.

Answer 7

Boxing is a martial art.

Answer 8

Boxing is actually a type of martial arts. You didn't know that?

Answer 9

well boxing is a sport martial arts is a style and while boxing can be used in a fight it has alot of issues adjusting to the no rules style of the street. Also they dont follow through in boxing so without those giant gloves they fall short on alot of punches

Answer 10

Boxing is good but in my own opinion, martial arts has more to offer.

Answer 11

boxing can be sometime boring depending on the fighters but its better than martial arts whatever type since the martial arts sport does not generally reflect on the martial arts of the movies. the fighting is crappy. take a look at the best boxing matches and a glance at the best martial arts matchup and be the judge....