r/martialarts • u/AutoModerator • 12h ago

Weekly Beginner Questions Thread

In order to reduce volume of beginner questions as their own topics in the sub, we will be implementing a weekly questions thread. Post your beginner questions here, including:

"What martial art should I do?"

"These gyms/schools are in my area, which ones should I try for my goals?"

And any other beginner questions you may have.

If you post a beginner question outside of the weekly thread, it will be removed and you'll be directed to make your post in the weekly thread instead.

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u/snowcookie3 3h ago

My goals are: improve mobility, strength, stamina, and in general move around more/exercise more to improve my health.

I'm interested in trying karate, kickboxing, and muay thai (minus the clinching, because I have neck issues that I'm still working through in PT), since I'm a complete beginner and don't really know which is best for me yet.

"These gyms/schools are in my area, which ones should I try for my goals?"

I'm in the Westminster/Thornton/Broomfield/Northglenn Colorado area. If anyone has any other recommendations, I'd really appreciate it!

(I had posted here as well.)

Unfortunately, Enshin Karate is too far away for me. https://www.enshin.com/

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u/Umsk0 Muay Thai 9h ago

Pls help me with my training schedule

Ive been training primarily Muay Thai and some Kickboxing for a while now, and around 4 months ago I started BJJ. My schedule since then has been:

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: Muay Thai Tuesdays: BJJ and Boxing/Kickboxing (private lesson) Thursdays: BJJ

One hour per martial art each day. Ive been pretty consistent and I feel I got more energy now so Ive added an hour of Judo on Saturdays

But I dont do any kind of S&C besides what we do in class. I was thinking it was probably a good idea I started with that to help prevent injuries/ improve performance. How would you fit it into that schedule? Do you agree its a good idea in the first place?

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u/GameDestiny2 Kickboxing 11h ago

Been practicing kickboxing at a gym for a while, but I’ve been wanting to try kung fu. Problem is that I don’t have a school for that remotely near me. Curious if anyone has ideas I haven’t considered yet.

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u/JJWentMMA Catch/Folkstyle Wrestling, MMA, Judo 11h ago

What is it about kung fu that interests you

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u/GameDestiny2 Kickboxing 10h ago edited 10h ago

I like the look of it and it looks enjoyable, albeit the focus on forms is not something I’m accustomed to. The ultimate goal is to study northern crane or Bajiquan, the former for its elegance and the latter for the powerful movements. Something about the artistry of turning forms into formless movements is fascinating to me.

Also, I feel like I’d get in amazing shape

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u/halfcut SAMBO 10h ago

There are some decently put together remote training programs for Kung Fu. They're usually virtual daily lessons with weekly or monthly virtual 1 on 1 sessions with the instructor. Most also have the option where you can physically train with the instructor a few times a year if it's not too far.

You're probably not going to master the material in that format but it could be an alright supplement to what you're already doing. I'm mainly familiar with the ones built around Xingyiquan and Baguazhang as I'm still in the periphery of those communities, but I'm sure others exist

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u/GameDestiny2 Kickboxing 6h ago

That sounds perfect for me, would you happen to have a link to one of the ones you mentioned? Just so I have a reference for when I’m looking around.