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Kazuma
Yellow Belt
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Posts: 33
Location: mars
Styles: hung fa yi wing chun
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 Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject: Shootboxing |
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I found a school that teaches shoot boxing and they offer a month of free classes. My only issue is that they charge $79 a month for two one-hour classes a week. How effective would you guys think this would be in a self-defense situation? I know you will probably you only get what you put into it. Shoot boxing uses boxing, kickboxing and jujitsu/submission wrestling which I think would make me well rounded. I am sorry guys about asking questions about different schools repeatedly. Heres the website for the school.
http://www.mmamonroemartialarts.com/ |
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 13977
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:44 am Post subject: Shootboxing |
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I think it would be fun to shootbox, but I would think that at that price you would have the option for more than 2 classes per week. That would be my only sticking point.
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Kazuma
Yellow Belt
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Posts: 33
Location: mars
Styles: hung fa yi wing chun
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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bushido_man96,
I think it would be fun to shoot box but I am wondering about its practicality. I talked to the instructor and he said it could be used in self-defense situation but I am unsure. The price I am unsure if I can afford but a month of free classes seems great. I am still interested in Hung Fa Yi Wing Chun but the school I have repeatedly emailed wont contact me back. |
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 13977
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:27 pm Post subject: Shootboxing |
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I think shootboxing can be very good for self-defense. I think it has a pretty high level of contact in the competition side, and you get striking and takedowns, and I think groundwork.
If the Wing Chun club won't contact you back, go drop in on a class. Watch and see what it is like.
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gzk
Blue Belt
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
Posts: 278
Styles: Shootfighting, BJJ
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It's among the most practical styles for self-defence, although I'm biased 
It helps if the school has a specific focus on reality-based training, eg: how to take advantage of the opportunities presented by a drunk's right haymaker, how to read the warning signs that a fight is about to start and get in first, your legal obligations, etc.
To generalise, I think you're more likely to be taught that while learning shootboxing at an MMA school than a Wing Chun school.
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on the post.
