I want to learn martial arts

Question

Hey, im 13 years old i've been doing boxing 2 times a week for about a year and i do weightlifting 3 times a week so my schedule is quite busy. I was thinking i used to do martial arts when i was younger and i really enjoyed it. Would it be possible for me to learn martial arts and boxing at the same time? Wouldnt it mess up my boxing form? And if i do start martial arts does anyone know any small / private classes i can take in london as learning in large groups is quite boring .

Answer 1

Well I think that if you take martial arts and boxing at the same time it could actually increase the way you fight for both martial arts and boxing so no i dont think it would mess it up.

Answer 2

Bruce Lee studied boxing to improve his martial arts so why not?

Answer 3

No I've trained in Japanese Jiu-jitsu and Boxing.

Best wishes :)***

Answer 4

it might slow ur improvment in boxing but is overall worth it and will speed it uop much later  if u do grappling style like judo jujitsu brizilian jujitsu wrestlin hayestan grappling or somthing then it shouldnt affect too much btu if u do tae kwon do or karate it will feel odd do jeet kune do or muay thai id say because tehy both go with boxing and theere are tricks in jkd that may hep in boxing

Answer 5

If you decide to look into a striking art, Muay Thai or Jeet Kune Do have very compatible hands.

The difference you'll get though is in the stance.  JKD keeps the rear heel off the ground, unlike most boxers I've seen.  Even more so with the folks who do closer to Original JKD, as they advocate strong side forward, unlike boxing (right handed people go right foot forward).  That would actually be a good way to work on being ambidexrous.

Muay Thai tends to keep their hands higher and forward compared to boxing.

Answer 6

Boxing, weightlifting, AND martial arts lessons is a lot to take on-- especially if you are attending school. Typically, martial art classes are anywhere from 2-5 times a week, and anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours long.

Yes, it would be possible for you to learn martial arts and boxing at the same time; however, I think I would suggest you find a grappling art that doesn't incorporate punching. If you take a striking art, such as Muay Thai, there's a good chance what you learn in a seperate martial art will overlap and blend into your boxing technique, and make a weird mishmash that isn't nearly as effective as a purified technique. And you may not even realize it's happening. Check out this webpage and read to the end:

http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/evo...

Here's a list of some popular grappling arts; I do not know if they have any striking techniques, but their primary focus tend to be takedowns, throws, joint manipulation, and the like. You will have to inquire into the dojo/dojang itself to see how much they emphasize striking techniques.

Aikido

Judo

Ju jutsu

Brazilian jiu jitsu (or jujitsu? or jujutsu? I've seen several variants of this spelling, and I'm not sure which is the correct one)

Hapkido

Wrestling

As for small and private classes, again, you will have to enquire into the schools in your area. Depending on the size of the school and the available space/time, martial arts classes can be anywhere from 5 people to more than a hundred. (Don't freak out... I would think a hundred students per class is rare, but I have seen pictures of some schools' class sessions that appeared to have at least 50-70 students.) One place you could look for martial arts instruction is the phone book. Or, you can look into the local community/rec center, a community college, a cultural center-- basically any kind of community center-- for martial arts classes. Usually these programs are much cheaper than the ones you find in the yellow pages, although it doesn't guarantee you'll find a good instructor.

Good luck.

Answer 7

1- boxing IS a martial art

2- if you are taking a martial art that is "messed up" by your boxing striking skill then you are at a mcdojo and they are teaching you incorrectly. if it "messes up your boxing form" run like an enraged coked up lorena bobbit is chasing you with a meat cleaver screaming "sausages!".

3- your boxing should increase your handskills and if you have spared yet (boxing) they you have an idea as to what realistic training and sparring are all about.

4- I followed the same route as you (boxing first) and today study a cma (chinese martial arts have some of the biggest bs rates in the martial arts world), so your boxing experience and going through boxing intensity sparring will give you a keen nose to smell bullshido. if it wouldnt' have worked on you at that intensity sparring, it won't work.

5- any art that teaches you a different method of straght punch and claims that it will give you power- don't listen, boxing produces (and related arts that include more than hands) some of the best punchers in the MA world- this is pretty much undeniable and I would be hard pressed to find anyone that would claim that boxing does not.  (other arts for PUNCHING might be able to produce comprable- but the amount of time spent on hands in boxing is much greater).

Answer 8

well a good one might be bjj or brazillian jiu jutsu a grappling martial art it will go good with you hand to hand boxing and won't mess up your boxing style, now you will be good on your feet and on the ground oh yeah and the classes are usually pretty small even though its probably the worlds most popular grappling martial art thanks to the ufc