What kind of striking do you all practice and find most effective? I'm practicing boxing first and once I'm more experienced I'd like to try some kind of kicking sport like MT. Is that a good approach
Thats fine. At the ammy stage in MT, there's a lack of quality boxing going on, and from the gyms that do incorporate it, they perform well.
Just remember, you'll have to adjust and adapt when you cross over to a new system. Stance, kicks, leg kicks, different distance (kicking, clinching), clinch fighting, throws and dumps, etc are things you'll have to keep in consideration once you switch over.
Depending on the gym the MT will be different. Some gyms are more traditional and have a more upright and back foot heavy stance and purely focus on kicking and clinching, forgoing hands (used as bs and not a weapon), some other gyms are more "dutch" / kickboxing and will value boxing more, and have a more 50-50 or heavy front legged stance
I'm at a MMA gym, the striking is more dutch, with a strong emphasis on clinching. Recently I've been looking to incorporate more boxing in, I lost my last fight to a guy who had good boxing (hands, distance, everything, not just punching). I didn't lose purely because of the boxing element, but it was one of the factors.
So far the practice on my end has been amateur hour / self drills with training partners, and some classes when the coach brings it up. Overall, I am looking to cross train at an actual gym down the line eventually.
