Man im not sure if i should learn kung fu or mauy thai or both what should i do?

Question

Man im not sure if i should learn kung fu or mauy thai or both what should i do?

Answer 1

muay thai

Answer 2

Pick one martial art

ANY martial art and

Stick with it!

Answer 3

why not learn Kung fu OR muay thai AND a grappling art?  Personally, I'd go with Muay thai, but that's just a matter of preference and I don't know much about Kung Fu

Answer 4

Depends on your goal.

Performance? Sports? Self Defense?

Muay thai fits into the sports/self defense category fine as kung fu can fit in all 3.

There are many styles of Kung Fu, not only one.

Northern Shaolin Kung Fu is the performance/sports stuff when it comes to being taught in america.

Southern is more self defense and less on the sports side and hardly any performance.

I could go on about this stuff, but most importantly, find a good school, and spill you heart out there! You'll see great results in your goal(s)!

Answer 5

Go with the Muay Thai for sure.  I love traditional martial arts and have studied Wing Chun Kung Fu, but Muay Thai is a devastating martial art.  I have recently traveled to Pattaya Thailand and trained with Lumpinee Champions at Fairtex.  I also trained at the Bangplee Fairtex in Bangkok.  Muay Thai is very practical for self-defense in the street,  mma and kickboxing competitions in the ring.  You need to be sure you have the proper place to train, coaches etc.  You need work on the Thai pads, heavy bag, sparring, clinching etc. Good luck!

Answer 6

if you want to learn how to fight quickly...muay thai.

if you want more than just punches, kicks, knees, and elbows...and/or aren't in a hurry...kung fu or karate...any other art for that matter.

traditional arts take longer...but are often more well rounded than specific sport arts such as boxing, kickboxing, judo, muay thai.

but those sport arts teach you to fight in their range (grappling and throwing for judo...striking and kicking for kickboxing etc.) ...rather quickly against a resisting opponent.

depends on what you want.

personally id recommend studying boxing, kickboxing, muay thai..etc for about a year...you wont have a whole lot of experience..but you will have pretty much all the moves those arts will teach you. in with these arts i'd lump self defense arts such as military/police type arts, jeet kune do...etc that focus on real results....fast.

then once you feel confident with that...move on to a more traditional style for a "deeper" study which lasts forever. with these arts you will deal with alot more and different kinds of techniques...as well as history, philosophy, and things of that nature.

they'd compliment each other well i think. i dont think either approach is totally complete...you need both the technical and deep understanding of traditional arts...and the realism and pressure testing of modern sport/self defense arts.

Answer 7

I practice wing-chun (gung-fu) and thai boxing. I also box, obviously i'm a striker. In a fight, I incorporate with instinct.

Answer 8

It honestly depends on which style of Kung Fu you're going to take, if it's a contemporary Wushu style, I'd go for Muay Thai, but if it's something like Wing Tsun, Xingyi, Pak Mei, or others like that, go for that instead (IMO they aren't held in such a competitive atmosphere, I understand you're a little afraid of appearing overly weak), the only reason I can see for you learning 2 at once in the beginning is if you're doing Shuai Jiao, Qinna, or another grappling style with your Muay Thai, stick to one for the first 8 months, then branch out.

Answer 9

Learn Ninjutsu.