Any PH'ers Kickbox??

[Wildfire]

Just wondering if any Ph'ers Kickbox on a regular basis and if they are around the London/Surrey area possibly help me out with some sparring/training? Basically I have to help out at a martial arts class at some point by kick boxing/sparrring with someone. Now I haven't kicked for a long time, (maybe around 9 years or so) and could do with some pointers. Now I won't be doing it too long, so I don't really want to join a club as it would be a waste of their time, but I would like some tips/pointer/practice with someone who is currently training.

Can anyone help?

[blueyes]

I nominate Fatty Prescott.


He's never kickboxed so it should be loads of fun.

Sell tickets. I'll have the first one please.

[Wildfire]

No one at all?

[NikB]

My missus does, she goes to a small club near Ascot, I'll get some contact details for you if you're interested.

[Raify]

Wildfire said:

No one at all?

I'm sure there's a few. Do a search on martial arts, Kick boxing and Muay Thai. The perennial thread of "which martial art is better" gets discussed every now and again!

There was one quite recently on which I remember a few Kick boxers contributing.

[ofcorsa]

kickboxing covers a whole range of arts, sometimes its a generic term for semi contact american karate, some styles are full contact derivitives of thai boxing.

I have trained Thai which involves using the shin for strikes and checkin, Most kick boxing styles make contact with the lower shin/upper ankle.

Its something you have to do, very difficult to teach on a message board.

[gorvid]

I do Krav Maga

[ofcorsa]

i see your krav maga and raise you MMA

[Wildfire]

ofcorsa said:

Its something you have to do, very difficult to teach on a message board.

I don't want to learn off the message board, rather possibly meet up with someone in person.

Krav Maga is somthing I've always wanted to try out.

[Raify]

Have you seen this site: www.bullshido.net/ ?

Might be useful for your search.

[ofcorsa]

Wildfire said:

ofcorsa said: Its something you have to do, very difficult to teach on a message board. I don't want to learn off the message board, rather possibly meet up with someone in person. Krav Maga is somthing I've always wanted to try out.

soz mate didnt mean to sound arsey

friendly bump for local kickboxers

[gorvid]

ofcorsa said:

i see your krav maga and raise you MMA

Call..

[ofcorsa]

ok, do we meet in a cage...but as im walking out you drop from the shadows and break my neck?

[Wildfire]

I have done martial arts before and have agood knowledge of kicks but it's pretty hard to practice without a partner and saprring is even harder. I would also like tips from an experienced figther as to what I was doing wrong.

[gorvid]

ofcorsa said:

ok, do we meet in a cage...but as im walking out you drop from the shadows and break my neck?

I don't do anything unless I am threatened

[Darth Dave]

Wildfire said:

I have done martial arts before and have agood knowledge of kicks but it's pretty hard to practice without a partner and saprring is even harder. I would also like tips from an experienced figther as to what I was doing wrong.

I'd let you kick me but I don't kick back unless it's to your legs. It depends what you want from it.

Can I suggest that you stretch and learn to block.

[gorvid]

Wing Chun Detector is flashing

Move away from the open spaces.............

[Darth Dave]

ofcorsa said:

i see your krav maga and raise you MMA

MMA? Have you actually got any form or grounding to fall back on when the going gets tough or do you just get taught a variety of techniques?

[Wildfire]

Darth Dave said:

I'd let you kick me but I don't kick back unless it's to your legs. It depends what you want from it. Can I suggest that you stretch and learn to block.

Yep, started stretching again, it's been a long time and I am not as flexible as I used to be, and I can block.

The other thing is that like you I generally only kick to waist height, which was wy I was asking if anybody would care to give me a hand training.

I don't want this to turn in to a "which martial art's is best?" arguement, because it often turns into a "my Dk is bigger" match on the forums, which helps nobody. Each and everyone to their own, if you enjoy it, then it is the right one for you.

I just wanted to see if there were any friendly Ph'ers around who could help me out.


p.s DD would love to train with you sometime and get some tips.

>> Edited by Wildfire on Monday 20th February 15:15

[ofcorsa]

Darth Dave said:

ofcorsa said: i see your krav maga and raise you MMA MMA? Have you actually got any form or grounding to fall back on when the going gets tough or do you just get taught a variety of techniques?

started tae kwon do at 17, competed for about a year, trained wrestling both freestyle and pro (the fake stuff), then luckily a MMA school opened locally, since then trained thai and sambo and the odd BJJ seminar.


No reason for a e-peen contest, i enjoyed what i trained in. other martial arts are available please read the terms and conditions etc