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Originally Posted by Ghost
You are wise beyond your training time. For combat training, which is what you want, then this type of training, as well as other stuff, is ideal and can be done from virtually day 1.
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Originally Posted by Ghost
In my opinion you are just doing the wrong martial art for what you want. You should be doing something like JKD, MT, boxing etc. It will just suit your mindset better. All the things you are saying point that way.
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Ghost, i see what your saying. But the fact is i dont really want to be a competative fighter. Im not all for getting my face smashed in, well not just yet
I am keen to learn a martial art that i can stick at for a long time but my problem with the whole thing is the massive divide between contact sports like Boxing/Muay Thai and Martial arts. I dont think there has to be such a big gap. I just want to be able to fight well without getting concussed a hundred times in the ring. I want to be able to learn and train hitting hard and dealing with the pressure of unknown attacks but as i have more of a self-defence view rather than a competative fighter view i dont want to do the 12 rounds. By that i dont mean i wont work my arse off, i will. I just want to be able to combine the effectiveness of training like a boxer without the goal of a 12 round fight.
I think thats what this whole thing comes down to: Combining the effective training methods of Muay Thai and Boxing but in a street fighting scenario. Forget the 12 rounds and think more of the 60 or so seconds you have to defend yourself on the street.