For kickboxing London is a fantastic place to be. There are many different martial arts on offer across the capital, of which London kickboxing classes comprise a substantial subsection. A London kickboxing club will teach you many of the techniques known from a range of styles, since it is something of a combination of material to begin with – rather than a ‘pure’ style. It helps to know something about martial arts styles in general, and kickboxing in particular.
Broadly speaking, you can place martial arts into striking and grappling styles. The former encompass those styles that emphasise punching and kicking, whereas the latter focus more on throws and joint locks. Naturally, it is rare that a martial art will focus on one to the exclusion of the other – at the higher levels, in particular, you will often find a convergence of techniques. Nevertheless, it is a helpful division to consider. There is also the difference between those styles that are taught predominantly as sports, and those that are more suited to self-defence. Again, there is great overlap, for obvious reasons.
The striking category includes styles like karate, tae kwon do, boxing and kickboxing – which collects techniques from other styles and pools them in somewhat simplified form for use as a sport and self-defence approach. For example, both karate and tae kwon do involve forms or patterns of techniques that can be quite complex; kickboxing rarely involves such complexity. There is also wing chun and other types of kung fu, which largely focus on punches and kicks but vary in the level of grappling and groundwork they involve.
The grappling category includes Aikido, judo, ju jitsu and other such styles. Judo can be considered as a ‘cleaned-up’ version of ju jitsu that makes it suitable for sport, rather than self-defence (in fact, this was why it was founded in the 1920s).
All of this is important when it comes to choosing a London kickboxing club or other style. The instructor’s ethos and interests are almost as important, since many London kickboxing classes will add on separate self-defence moves, recognising that sparring for sport isn’t the main reason people come to them. When it comes to kickboxing London has a wide range of options on offer – indeed, there are many martial arts to choose from, and it’s worth trying a few to see what you get on with best.
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