depends on the instructor did karate for a couple of years and was quite good at light sparring points but also entered into kickboxing tournaments and didn't seem to fair to badly, there is full contact karate as well which is very similar to kickboxing.
Is martial arts actually worth doing?
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So whats the best full contact? I'm not looking to gear myself up for a fight 
(thats why running was invented 
), but if I was going to take the time to do this, then I wouldn't want to be nancying around with a plastic knife.
Boxing seemed alright, but I like the idea of keeping my brain cells and face in one piece
(thats why running was invented ), but if I was going to take the time to do this, then I wouldn't want to be nancying around with a plastic knife.Boxing seemed alright, but I like the idea of keeping my brain cells and face in one piece
So whats the best full contact? I'm not looking to gear myself up for a fight
Boxing seemed alright, but I like the idea of keeping my brain cells and face in one piece
BJJ is great - although no striking but a lot of hands on sparring etc.
MMA also as learn lots from wrestling to kick boxing etc.
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use a real knife then
great way to practise the most common weapon attack in this country
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When have i not?
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So whats the best full contact? I'm not looking to gear myself up for a fight
Boxing seemed alright, but I like the idea of keeping my brain cells and face in one piece
Well probably I'd say go for Karate. It is full contact without being full force.. More a controlled punch / snap to the face.. (saves brain cells for later in life) Boxing you are getting plummelled in head for the most part. As mentioned above, Full contact Karate is very similar to kickboxing, just remember its a sport that is won on points, whereas boxing is a sport that's won on knocking out your opponent.
Yes a mixture of MMA and BJJ will most likely win you the fight since you'd be using your strike for stand and your BJJ for ground... and 95% of street brawls will end on the floor in a scrap. Get good at your strike game, then you can be that 5% that doesn't end up on the floor, unless you are the opponent.
Is it worth it to keep fit and learn something new - then sure is. Is it worth it to "look after yourself" then no just run that's what most martial artists do
But in all seriousness go for it you get good fitness and more flexibility that maybe you do not get with other sports. Word of warning though some places will take a fortune from you for pointless grading and stuff like that.
Is it worth doing?
YES it all depends on if this is something you want to learn.
I've tried a few Taekwondo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muai Thai and then some boxing.
If I could go back and try again I'd take up BJJ and MT!
excellent ground game - good stand up game too
YES it all depends on if this is something you want to learn.
I've tried a few Taekwondo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muai Thai and then some boxing.
If I could go back and try again I'd take up BJJ and MT!
excellent ground game - good stand up game too
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You last visited: 25th Oct 2006
Blimey that's quite a while. Anyway, as an apparent long time lurker I thought id make a post tonight. First of all, if you struggle with motivation, don't bother signing up to a class that's a chore to get to. Find out about as many local martial arts schools as you can and make use of free classes most of them offer to try to entice you to sign up.
Once you have tried some out you will get a vibe as to what style and theme of training you prefer, be it a "practical" or "sport" style and how much emphasis on pure fitness training you are happy with. Its a hobby after all, do what you find the most fun.
You last visited: 25th Oct 2006
Blimey that's quite a while. Anyway, as an apparent long time lurker I thought id make a post tonight. First of all, if you struggle with motivation, don't bother signing up to a class that's a chore to get to. Find out about as many local martial arts schools as you can and make use of free classes most of them offer to try to entice you to sign up.
Once you have tried some out you will get a vibe as to what style and theme of training you prefer, be it a "practical" or "sport" style and how much emphasis on pure fitness training you are happy with. Its a hobby after all, do what you find the most fun.
i was signing up for one of the karate classes not far from here (devizes) but then I broke my wrist really quite badly, to anyone whos ever badly broken something like a wrist/ankle were you able to continue/start a martial arts class? bit worried I wont be able to now
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I broke my hand back in April but was lifting weights in June pretty much no problem, I've taken up mma since the start of September and I'm having no problems at all, well except for feeling dead on my feet for a couple days after.
That's my experience with the hand (5th metacarpal) and mma, not sure on how much more/less karate would stress the wrist.
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Jackie Chan has broken pretty much everything and he seems to manage okay 
I've broken my wrist during groundwork when the hamulas came away from the hamate which can be a difficult injury to treat. I was advised that if it didn't heal okay I'd have to have it surgically removed. It seemed to heal up satisfactorily and I was back in training after three weeks.
Unfortunately I managed to seriously mess up my arm in a knife disarm drill, and had the humerus snapped just above the elbow in a spiral fracture approx six inches long. After 4 months in a shoulder cast the muscles had seized up locked my arm solid, and I had to go another 3 months before I got a full range of movement back. The finished result is healed slightly offset (the arm is about 8 degrees counterclockwise from true below the break) as they would not fit a plate due to the proximity of the median nerve.
That took me out of training in 2003 and I've only just started doing the weights with that arm so i can get my fitness back before getting back into the dojo.
I've broken my wrist during groundwork when the hamulas came away from the hamate which can be a difficult injury to treat. I was advised that if it didn't heal okay I'd have to have it surgically removed. It seemed to heal up satisfactorily and I was back in training after three weeks.
Unfortunately I managed to seriously mess up my arm in a knife disarm drill, and had the humerus snapped just above the elbow in a spiral fracture approx six inches long. After 4 months in a shoulder cast the muscles had seized up locked my arm solid, and I had to go another 3 months before I got a full range of movement back. The finished result is healed slightly offset (the arm is about 8 degrees counterclockwise from true below the break) as they would not fit a plate due to the proximity of the median nerve.
That took me out of training in 2003 and I've only just started doing the weights with that arm so i can get my fitness back before getting back into the dojo.
Welcome back.
I was going to say this too. OP - try out as many free lessons in as many martial arts as possible, most of them will actually let you sit and watch a lesson or two as well before giving it a go.
As this thread quite clearly shows, everyone has different views and preferences so only you can be the judge.
not sue which bit you broke, my x ray
I now have a bottle opener shaped piece of titanium and 11 screws!
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