For kickboxing London is a great place to be. There are many diverse martial arts on offer across the capital, of which London kickboxing classes comprise a major subsection. A London kickboxing club will teach you many of the techniques known from a range of styles, as it is something of a combination of material to begin with – rather than a ‘pure’ style. It helps to know a little about martial arts differences in general, and kickboxing in particular.
Broadly speaking, you can divide martial arts into striking and grappling styles. The former encompass those arts that emphasise punching and kicking, whereas the latter focus more on throws and joint locks. Of course, 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 see a convergence of techniques. Nevertheless, it is a useful division to consider. There is also the difference between those styles that are taught mainly as sports, and those that are more suited to self-defence. Again, there is huge overlap, for obvious reasons.
The striking category includes arts like karate, tae kwon do, boxing and kickboxing – which collects techniques from other styles and pools them in a simplified form for use as a sport and self-defence method. For example, both karate and tae kwon do involve forms or patterns of techniques that can be very complex; kickboxing rarely involves such complexity. There is also wing chun and other forms of kung fu, which largely focus on punches and kicks but vary in the level of grappling and groundwork they employ.
The grappling category includes Aikido, judo, ju jitsu and related styles. Judo can be seen 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 developed in the 1920s).
All of this is important when it comes to picking 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 sole 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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