Useful TMA's?

[MMAustralian]

I want to learn how to throw effective and practical kicks. I wanted to learn muay thai but the nearest school is too far away.There are Hapkido, TKD and several Karate dojo's near my home. Are any of these TMA's useful or could u recommend some good karate styles. Or should i stick to BJJ,Wrestling and boxing until i can afford to train muat thai.

Thanxs

 

[deadlyshaolin]

Well, if it's kicks you're after, and if you're already versed in bjj, wrestling, and boxing, hell... I'd go with TKD. The footwork alone would be worth it.

Might wanna supplement it somehow with some low kick work.

 

[kushjunkie]

useful tma's??...HA, this is sherdog...everyone knows that any tma is useless and u are better off just throwing haymakers ...but honestly, u should try a class at each of the schools and see what seems the most legit...i think actual sparring is probably a sign of a legit school

 

[Gregster]

Forget about what art to train and focus on the school. Regardless of the relative merits of the art, excellent training at School A beats half-assed training at School B every time.

Hapkido is good, but not *primarily* a kicking art; it's better for subs, throws, and such. "Karate" is too generic; there are many styles of Karate with varying emphasis on different technique. I trained TKD and can tell you if you train at a good school, the kicks in addition to the fundamentals (footwork, speed, timing, agility) are great/ IF YOU TRAIN AT A GOOD SCHOOL.

Do your homework, find out who is teaching, how they teach, what they have to offer. Decide on that.

 

[KimuraLock]

ITF TKD (AVOID WTF)

Kyokushin Karate

Enshin Karate

Daido Juku Karate

Shidokan Karate

 

[Evil Eye Gouger]

ITF TKD (AVOID WTF)

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To the threadstarter:

You have to be more specific. What are you interested in? Why do you want to learn, etc. Self defense? Fitness? Bar brawls? MMA competition? Standup competition?

All TMAs have useful things to offer, but depending on your goals, they may be more or less suitable.

TKD is great for kicks and footwork, especially if you have good hands from boxing already.

Hapkido depends on the instructor, it covers basically every aspect of fighting, but the focus and quality of instruction can vary. Expect lots of standing joint locks, and kicks/punches/strikes similar to Karate styles.

Karate has many styles, the full-contact ones tend to be more popular with the kickboxing/MMA crowd for obvious reasons.

I agree with Gregster, you should have a look at the gyms and see which one you can imagine training in. Maybe they are all crap, who knows. Maybe there are some really good ones.

BJJ+wrestling+boxing is a good base, so you don't HAVE TO do anything else. If you would like to learn some kicks, then go back to the beginnning and ask yourself about your goals.