Hey Jow Forums
I'm interested in learning a martial art, it seems like it would be a much more enjoyable form of cardio,
and I would like to know how to fight. I know that nearly all people who learn martial arts never need to use them and I'm certainly not looking for confrontations, it just seems like a valuable skill to have. Pic related says boxing is the best and I have considered it, but I want to see what other anons have to say. Some general tips to tell bullshit dojos from ones that are actually worth my time would be helpful as well.
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Josiah Williams
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Levi Phillips
>boxing
>concentrated sport
>wrestling
>more of a sport
These are the same thing, the only advantage boxers have over wrestlers is you only have to touch them with your arms, you don't want to get close to a bum in the street.
>Judo
>You won't do the ground work as much as you'll do the stand up in bjj
So Bjjers do 30 min of dedicated standing sparing?
I feel like he just watched a few matches of judo and bjj and made his decision there.
If a martial art is a full contact sport and the club practices it it's sport frequently then it is not a meme 95% of the time.
Wyatt Morales
The good thing about boxing is that literally any real boxing gym (not circuit training for yuppie women) will teach you how to throw proper punches and protect yourself when you get hit. Its much easier to find a legit gym than for Muay Thai etc.
Benjamin Brooks
Pic related
Jackson Smith
Sorry if dumb question, but is 23 too old to take up boxing? Mainly to become a solid fighter if I should ever need it, and also to become my main fitness pillar.
Jason Bailey
Can I get a quick rundown for red flags?
What I've gathered already:
-no sparing
-not full contact
Hudson Murphy
Krav Maga works, but can't be used in most situations without legal trouble and causing too much bodily harm. I don't know enough about HEMA, but I thought its good weapons training?
Noah Diaz
How do I know if the gym I'm going to is legit or not?
I signed up for Muay Thai, I had a private lesson learned how to do some basic punches, elbows and knees.
First class I went to was a warm up, and then partnering up to throw combos (jab, to cross, cross, elbow) and then fakeout jab to front kick to back kick.
I mean I'm kind of looking forward to sparring but I know I don't know enough to really know what I'd be doing, but is this normal or?
Chase Jackson
I tried ~4 months of boxing and didn't really like it. Maybe the gym I went to was bad or something, but whatever...
Nowadays I'm practicing BJJ and found it to be much better, and the people much nicer too. It's also better if you are short or weak phisically. Look for good schools such as Gracie or GFTeam though.
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Cooper Hill
>wing chun
>c tier
the greatest martial artist of all time (Bruce Lee) proves this list is shit
Joshua Brooks
Depends on the gym with the bjj man. I know at my gym if you pay for grappling you get to do bjj and wrestling class. It's all used in submission grappling matches and so why not.
Xavier Cruz
no way man go for it.
Kevin Brown
From my little experience about it, if your gym has a lot of women and old people, it's shit.
Ryder Williams
Started BJJ at 24yo (still less than a year in) and it's awesome. Try to find a nice gym and just start user, you'll see you're doing the best thing you could do for your body.
John Scott
Fun thing about martial arts man is that you're an adult and can change your focus whenever you want. Mma gyms are nice because it's literally just a gym where coaches from different sports come together and teach the same people. So you can have a super good boxer who teaches a boxing class and a good college wrestler teaching the grappling in a separate class. I've heard of some mma gyms having "mma" classes but we don't really have anything like that at mine. I'd recommend at the least joining a gym that puts out positive record pro fighters no matter what you go to. Also competing in bjj tourneys is super fun. Everyone is nice and you don't have to worry about brain damage if you're just out there to have fun.
Jason Cook
When was it tested?
Isaiah Barnes
I disagree with that guide.
I sparred a boxer using muay thai and beat him pretty handily. I don't have anything against boxing, but it's too limited against anyone who knows how to kick, let alone use knees and elbows.
Brayden Taylor
>sorry bro i can't show you my krav maga skillz they're too dangerous
Ok lad. Lemme guess KHV? HEMA is just larp with steel instead of foam.
Jayden Young
Greatest martial artist huh? Who did he fight?
Tyler Reyes
like a few people
Lucas Reed
>wrestling below boxing
lol ok kid
Dominic Foster
>watch MMA
>nobody boxing
>being able to throw people on the ground in the clinch is the meta
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Sebastian Lopez
You won't be a world champion but people who started even later won Golden Gloves.
Kevin Thomas
Might as well ask here: GrecoRoman or freestyle? And why?
Zachary Nelson
Earnie shavers started at 22 and became a great fighter. It's never too late
Caleb Hernandez
anybody that challenged him, unfortunately not many did.
Alexander Rodriguez
Boxing is top because its the fastest to become decent at, and the most readily avaible every where. Also a shitty boxing school is rare, since that all do the same stuff now a days.
For self defence, boxing is great man, you learn to avoid punches and if you land just one solid blow the motherfucker will be scared of coming at you.
Julian Gonzalez
Guy incapable of coming at you > guy scared of coming at you.
"Being able to attack the legs" translates to "always attack the legs" which in a real fight opens you up to attacks that aren't considered fair in an olympic freestyle wrestling scenario.
On the other hand Greco-roman is extremely practical on the streets, and is a great martial art for bouncers.
Hudson Walker
A spar isn't a fight.
Adam Richardson
How does wrestling make him incapable at coming at you? If youre not used to punches, you will flinch / look at the ground and be in more danger than if you know how to backstep, Block or sway your head.
David Martin
>How does wrestling make him incapable at coming at you?
Get a grip on him, then throw him.
It's stupid easy to off-balance people who didn't train against it.
Also up-close clinching defeats any kind of movements the boxer would try to do
Leo Miller
*invalidates your training*
Lincoln King
*disarms you before you can unholster*
Nicholas Rivera
You need to get close first. Not saying wrestling isnt good, but trying to grab some body who is swinging is more difficult.
Wrestling is also mostly only avaible in college and takes more time to learn than boxing.
Ayden Martinez
is this before or after you strike a naruto pose?
Eli Edwards
Weapon disarmament techniques only work around 50% of the time, you very well may get shot first.
Mason Wood
I don't know what you mean with college, I'm not from the US. There are plenty of greco-roman schools here in Italy for kids, teenagers, and adults.
Boxers will lose to wrestlers every time provided both are proficient. This might change if most cities start implementing pavements that are softer than fists, but until then that's how it is.
Jayden Perez
Wisdom. People are usually a lot dumber when they spar compared to a fight. They’ll let things go, they won’t react as quickly, etc. still fun to do though, good to learn an opponent for trainings sake.
Cooper Fisher
I see you too have an unhealthy addiction to gambling.
Joshua Long
Been boxing for two months now and I can recommend it. Decent cardio, self confidence through the roof and seems to build back and arms pretty well as well (tho I've been lifting on and off for a few years so your mileage may vary).
Question for anyone who's been boxing for a while: Can I do light sparring every week or should I limit it?