Stupid Question.

Can you do Kick Boxing if you wear Glasses ??

Have always wanted to do it. Did Taekwondo for a short time in my early teens, but this is a Non-contact sport.
Is Kick Boxing a full contact sport only?

generally you have to start fighting in the ring to get used to being hit :D someone smacking me in the face doesnt really bother me much as i know i can recover from it but your average joe will just curl up in a ball or see red and loose his temper causing his to fight like an idiot !! plus mentioning street fighting is totally over the top when someone is asking about doing it for fun, thats like comparing a amatuer boxer to a world heavy weight champ :Whatever_ there is hard men in every sport but doesnt mean your gonna meet them when your out for a beer :Whatever_

steve i am loving your "tash" in that pic ;)

:D

What a great sport, thoroughly enjoyed it :D

Its very hard work though, after about 5 mins I needed a lie down :lol1:

Can't wait till next Monday :D

Can anyone recommend me a good kick boxing video so I can practice?:)

TKD - none contact you are joking aren't you. if anything it is meant to be semi contact, howver i found teh further advanced you became the harder you got hit - Ouch!

Scoobylou,
Just my opinion for what it's worth,stick to learning from your instructor instead of looking at a video.Video's are good for watching set forms or Kata's but when it comes to sparring.........:D
As with any Martial art etc it is only as good as the practitioner and what the odd's are that are stacked against you ie an attacker with a gun etc etc.
Regards
Dean

Theres alot I'd love to learn from my instructor :norty: :lol1:

Cheers for the advice mate ;)

i did taekwondo (tagb) competitions for about 3 years won some lost some in the heavy weight mens category.think its best call hard semi contact no kicks to the face or the nuts but anywhere else is ok

I was in the Tagb and did a few comps - Have you heard of a certain Mr Roger Lawrence?

I'm a bit puzzled as to all this slating of the Arts in terms of "streetfighting".

Some of the comments may be true, but they are irrelevant as the thread starter merely asked if it was easy to pick up as he was looking for a "good workout to rid the flab"

PSL,

Mentioning streetfighters could barely be more irrelevant.
How many of us have come up against a streetfighter in our day to day lives to be able to say whether knowledge of a Martial Art would have stood us in better stead against them?

Indepth knowledge of a Martial Art will certainly give you a decent advantage over the majority of neds/chavs who wish to "take you on", however as soon as the numbers increase, your chances of holding your own diminish rapidly.

think so:wonder: i train under alan jackson and mark farnham of the kings lynn area schools(had my arse kicked big time by a bloke warren then found out hes won **** loads of titles hes a bit good):freak3:

I'm a she :thumb: and yeah I'm not sure why streetfighting was mentioned:wonder:

Apologies :iamwithst

Anyway, more to the point, how was the class? :)

Kickboxing......... :wonder:

Any 'sport' that requires some scrotes crusty foot to be put near your face should be body swerved at all costs........ :thumb:

Brillant :D I used to go to the gym but stopped as it was a chore but this is having a workout and enjoying it at the same time, bit like sex really :lol1:

Once a week just ain't enough (referring to the kickboxing) :lol1:

I'd call you a hussy...... but you may decide to put your crusty foot in my face...:D

:razz: I don't have crusty feet :lol1:

Yellow toe nails? :Suspiciou ............. all this talk about feet is making me unusually horny....... :D

Nope I have red toe nails with sparkly bits :D

My mates got crusty feet with yellow toe nails, do you want her number ;)

:lol1:

Yes please............. :D

You have PM :D

I've heard of Mark Farnham.

I've also done a couple of self defence courses under Ron Sergiew, and Dave Oliver who was a friggin nutcase - feck me the guy was like 10 stone and he'd break you in two:cuckoo:

Ron also taught us some sparring techniques - boy was he fast

Kenny Walton used to do my gradings

:lol: Glad to hear you enjoyed it (the class)

Is it only on once a week, or is that all you can manage? :wonder:

Yeah some of these guys could have been really good had they not broken away from ITF and *******ised the original style! :D :lol1: :D

They improved it in my opinion, and they are good.

but lets not get into the politics of ITF - otherwise we will get the WTF lot involved as well.

They broke away 'cos they got s*** on in the early days.
all sorts of stories and you believe the one you want.

You could say they were finacially motivated - possibly.
but at the start a lot risked their homes marriages and everything.

When yoru that deep in the TAGB everything else takes a back seat.
even their other halfs

***edited to say

i have not personally trained under any other style than TAGB ITF so in a way i cannot say if it is better or not but a lot of seniors have and they swear by the syllabus and teh training methods of the TAGB.

you really only have to look how successful they have been whether or not this is down to their proactive marketing is subject to discussion.

I saw flaws - as in any martial art. but as an all round i loved it.

Ron Sergiew and kenny Walton in their day were superb.

My old Instructor Roger lawrence was middle weight world champion in 1998 i think and to this day has and still is one of the best pound for pound fighters i have ever witnessed

The class is only once a week unfortunately.

I'd like to go at least 3 times a week as I really enjoyed it :thumb:

Well they sound like a bunch of c0ck's.... to quote one for the ladies "Nobody put's baby in a corner........." :D

I mean how can you put ANYONE or ANYTHING infront of your wife or girlfriend?!?!? :)