13)It really depends on what you are looking for. Boxing is by far the more practical of the two, and falls under the category of "sport". You will find it to be intense, physically demanding, and no-nonsense. Emphasis will be placed on strategic approach, proper hand technique, knowledge of footwork, sizing up an opponent, and above all, realistic application
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Wow. Thanks for the info! I DEFINITELY don't want to compete though. I've had 5 concussions and I'm not allowed to do contact sports anymore.
I'm the furthest from a gym bunny imaginable, it's gotta be a skill/sport I'm learning, I cannot just run on a treadmill. It's got to be a whole body involving thing that is really bloody demanding. I really want a martial art, and I want it to be something actually useful for defense (I took Tae Kwon Do and it was really useless for that, I feel). For some reason I thought boxing would be shitty for actual self-defense.
Well Hap ki do is somewhat similar to TKD in its striking, so I am afraid you will find little use there. The main difference in the styles, is that boxing trains you to fight people. That may seem like a silly thing to say, but it is true. It's main focus is to get you in shape, teach you how to hit someone, how to not get hit, and get you in a ring to do just that, where as most traditional martial arts are far less focused on actually putting another person down in reality, and far more on the idea of doing so based on passed down techniques
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Thank you again! I like the sound of the kickboxing. I am actually a little peculiar for a woman vis a vis the boxing body type. Recall my very broad shoulders and yes, large unfeminine pipes and back from drumming. I have been told on numerous occasions that I do NOT punch like a girl. I know damn well I don't, I never have. And I am ALL ABOUT the snap. (I do however THROW like a girl, I don't know why.)
The only reason I didn't want kickboxing is cause TKD was all kicks and they seemed impractical for bar fights :) No, seriously.
TKD is very flashy, kickboxing is not. Once again, it is designed to beat another person in an actual fight, not get you knocked out while trying to throw a confusing ass axe kick. Most kicks that you will throw will be to the leg, if you are doing muay thai at least, head kicks have a greater priority in american kickboxing, or the body, short, fast, torque the hip, small pivot, hit with the shin, make the person hate you in the morning, effective kicking, combined of course with the same hand techniques as boxing, if to a lesser degree.
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I'm the furthest from a gym bunny imaginable, it's gotta be a skill/sport I'm learning, I cannot just run on a treadmill. It's got to be a whole body involving thing that is really bloody demanding. I really want a martial art, and I want it to be something actually useful for defense (I took Tae Kwon Do and it was really useless for that, I feel). For some reason I thought boxing would be shitty for actual self-defense.
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The only reason I didn't want kickboxing is cause TKD was all kicks and they seemed impractical for bar fights :) No, seriously.
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