I've been on a little two year experiment with a few of the local gyms in my city. I live in a major North American metropolis so I have a lot of...
I guess one of the things I'm questioning is the "where am I going with this" question. I will never have the requisite time to train to have an...
How about Yoga, I think yoga sounds safe for kids, although good luck getting a 7 year old to sit still and breath in for an hour.
Robert, and the rest thanks for the posts. Will respond more in-depth shortly.
I always thought that a front push kick or teep to the lower abdomin or groin would be a good street tactic. Your chances of missing are low, your...
FYI I don't actually have a child and may never have one, this was a theoritical question that I was thinking to myself. Thanks for the...
This is just a thought experiment since I don't have kids, and I think I heard or read this quotes somewhere. I think that the best sport for...
Contrary to the OP, after having studied Muay Thai for about a year I'm actually thinking about cross training in boxing in order to improve my...
I know you said the Wrestling classes conflict with the MT sparring classes. But thinking strategically, if you are more comfortable striking then...
I have been practicing Muay Thai/Kickboxing for a year and a couple of months, I got into sparring a few months ago but needless to say I still...
Please provide a link if possible, I'd like to see this.
That is kind of the whole point of the thread as I had originally intended it, to answer that exact same question. I find it an interesting...
I suggest we stay away from the definition of what TMA and MA's are. Let's just stick to the point, ie: are other martials arts outside of the big...
From my experience and training you are suppose to retract the leg immediately. However you can put some combos together where you let the leg...
I think I have stated it fairly clearly in my OP and in subsequent posts. It goes without saying that MMA styles are dominated by the big four:...
I agree to a certain extent that a punch is a punch and a swing kick is a swing kick regardless of what you call it. However, there some...
Here's an interesting article I found that touches on this topic:...
Callsignfuzzy, thank you for taking the time to read my post and putting time in to a reply, I do disagree with some of what you said though:...
This kind of gets to the heart of my point, by marginalizing other styles and sticking to what works are fighters also being complacent and...
In MMA we generally have the big four MA's that every fighter must know: Boxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. However, I...
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