Posts by jadeseal81

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Can someone please explain the whole BJJ thing to me? Like, what actually happens in there?

Look, you've got a point there... but honestly, I’m not even gonna bother arguing about it. No matter how much heart you pour into any club, you’re always gonna be fighting an uphill battle against whatever buddy happens to be close with the coach.😠

So, this guy named Tom from Chicago came out to Osage to run some training sessions for us. It was pretty brief, but honestly? He’s a solid coach. I actually really dug his style—his drills were spot on. Look, I’m not hating on Tom; he’s actually a good instructor. But man, there was zero individual attention. You’ve got 30, 40 people crowded into one session, so you can imagine how much "personal coaching" we actually got.

I'm not even sure if I'm doing Muay Thai or kickboxing at this point... anyway, thanks for the tips... you training Muay Thai yourself? Maybe I'll just pick up some other martial art on the side too, just for kicks.

Justin Adams5 said:Around St. Louis? I know Huber runs this club where they do everything—MMA, kickboxing, aikido, jiu-jitsu—but honestly, looking at his kickboxers, I wasn't impressed at all. Wouldn't recommend him.

I heard the same thing about Huber. He’ll give you some basic training, then hand you off to some amateur who can't even hold a guard, tell you to go beat them up, and then brag about it in the local paper...

I actually heard there's this boxer running sessions out of some makeshift shelter nearby, so I was thinking about checking that out instead...

A buddy called me about Tae Kwon Do, too, but I have no clue what that actually entails or if it’s even useful for anything in a real fight.

So, who else besides him?

mellowcanyon6 said:hey guys, where can I go this summer to get some decent sparring in? don't want to end up getting too out of shape in this crazy heat😁 eh?

anywhere...

What you need: two pairs of gloves, maybe some helmets if you're feeling fancy, and a buddy.

Justin Adams5 said:Who even trained you? Tomo?

Yeah, why do you care?

Justin Adams5 said:So, have you actually trained in Muay Thai? What do you mean by "specialized"? Kickboxing is just a catch-all term for seven different disciplines—musical forms, aero-kickboxing, semi-contact, light contact, full contact, low kick, and Thai kickboxing. At its absolute toughest, it’s still just a watered-down version of Muay Thai. Most of the time, it's basically just Taekwondo or Karate mixed with some boxing depending on the style, the fighter, or whatever club you're running with. For the most part, actual "kickboxing" techniques don't even exist.

I did some training back when I was in the police academy in Chicago... what’s your take on Taekwondo?

I used to train Muay Thai, but we weren't exactly doing anything groundbreaking... just basic stuff, really.

Still, I'm not in a position to pull off Thai training anymore. Does kickboxing cut it if you're looking for something similar?

Hey there!

So, I’m pretty much a total newbie when it comes to combat sports, and I was wondering which skill—specifically striking, if possible—is actually the best for self-defense and stuff like that...

If anyone out there could break down a comparison for me, I’d really appreciate it.