opinions

[platinum_angel]

during this summer i'm going to take a muay thai class. lol i keep looking in the phone books for any gyms. all i saw were judo, karate, and tkd. but i looked closer at the karate places and one had a ring. it turns out that they also teach boxing and muay thai. now the cross road i have is boxing or muay thai. now the thing is that in about a half year i'm going to college and i plan on attending their martial arts academy. they teach muay thai, bjj-sambo-judo, jkd, and kali. so i'm kind of thinking of just taking boxing.

at the moment i am just hitting a 70 lb. bag. i like the 70's better than the 100's. i've been training my shins on warm days but i don't know if i'm doing it right. because i hear their supposed to be bruised at the end of a work out. i hit the bag 100 times per leg. and their still not bruised. after words i massage my shins a little because i saw on a web site it increases healing rate. their just a little sore thats all.no bruises. and i'm about to start taking hydroxycut so i look good fo my hoes



summary: boxing or muay thai
shins?

[Khun Kao]

Honestly, I would say to check out each program and see which is better. Are they being taught by the same coach? If so, I'd say you should "probably" go with Muay Thai, as a good portion of the Boxing will be covered in the Muay Thai curriculum. If there are different coaches for each program, attend a class of each and see which coach you like to work with better.

Khun Kao

[retired]

give the thaiboxing a try as you'll be using your legs as well, as apposed to hands only in boxing with the chance of changing when in the academy (by then you should know if you'll like it).
not everybody bruses their shins, as i had deep nerves i would train sometimes & the skin would just split & i didn't know until someone told me but over a period of time lumps (sometimes callis) would form down my shin which felt lumpy just like your spine & the problem only came back when sweat was on shin & it didn't hit square on the pad more on the edge especially new ones, were talking months & months mind to condition alternating between pads/light bag/heavy bag (dont try any of that hexagonal rolling pin shit down your shin as your asking for trouble), if it cuts then stop straight away as infections can get in easilly off pads left around on the floor!
"a good bag makes a good conditioner", the best bag we ever had in the gym was full of leather off cuts & would mould around your leg (how i miss that bag & being able to kick something).

[darrianation]

What a choice. I wish I had those choices. I would pick Thai. I would do this because Thai a little tougher and you work legs (kicks), knees, elbows, clinches with strikes. More well rounded I think better for self defense. I know allot of people would disagree with that, but that’s my take. Boxing is good too. What ever you choose good luck.

As for the bruising, I never bruised either at least not from the heavy bag. I did get knots under my skin that hurt like a mutha’ f****. I had them for about three years. Sometimes worse than other times. I did get bruises from kicking shin to shin in sparring or in matches. Never could find my damn shin guards lol. I don’t get them anymore.

Yea retired never got bruises just broken bones lol.

[retired]

That's the problem when kicking full force - eventually something gives in!!!

[platinum_angel]

i have been kicking the bag a lot lately with more force. is it alright if my legs start bleeding a little where my shins are or should i turn it down a bit

[retired]

i can only say from my experience & i never had any problems with little cuts or bruises but someone else in gym cut his shin 2 weeks before a show & it got infected & manky, he was off for a while & missed show.

anybody else?

[Crouchtig]

thai pads or heavy bag, it doesnt matter to me. my shins never hurt

my knees and elbows are also big and bony.

but my wrists are quite weak

ive heard that jumping also helps strengthen shins

you could kick with the foot if you wore hard shoes (use technology, its what made our species so successfull in the first place)

[platinum_angel]

use a tennis ball for you wrists keep sqeezing it and they'll strengthen

[retired]

pressups:

http://www.defend.net/deluxeforums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7247&pagenumber=4

http://www.defend.net/deluxeforums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7247&goto=lastpost

[NOWAYASAWAY]

Where Do You Live?

It sounds like a very rural area if you need to use a phone book. So where do you live?

[platinum_angel]

huh

[NOWAYASAWAY]

Meaning: Why not a TBA Certified.......

Instructor or school in your area? If you can't find one, there's ways to work around it to make Muay Thai your Martial Art foundation. If that is your goal. However, looking in the phonebook rather than on the TBA site for registered schools, made it seem like you were in a very limited or rural area. Thus, the question: Where do you live? Just wanted to help a bit. You can never be as good as your teacher, nor, he as good as you. But it doesn't hurt to be taught well.......

[platinum_angel]

i've already found the school if thats what you want to help with.

i live in michigan