Need to improve my punching

**TKDer** · Posted On: 4/06/2006 9:59pm

I take TKD. I work on basic boxing techniques by myself and perfect them as much as I possibly can. But i think it's time for an instructor.

For better hand skills, keeping in mind I already do Taekwondo, would it be wiser to add kickboxing or boxing?

I'm just worrried if I take pure boxing, I won't learn how to use hands and feet at the same time?

**Torakaka** · Posted On: 4/06/2006 10:13pm

drop TKD and take up muay thai. Taking up boxing would be great, but you don't have any clue how to kick effectively, or defend kicks as it is.

**Hannibal** · Posted On: 4/06/2006 10:21pm

Originally Posted by Kidspatula

drop TKD and take up muay thai. Taking up boxing would be great, but you don't have any clue how to kick effectively, or defend kicks as it is.

*eye roll*

Welcome to bullshido.

It won't take you long to discover who the Muay Thai nutriders are around here. With regards to you question I would go for kickboxing for the reason you suggested. That you would get more 'complete' conditioining. And if you are happy the your Taekwon do training, then keep it.

I must admit, Taekwon do guys may not have the hardest kicks around, but their technique and agility is impressive.

**Anna Kovacs** · Posted On: 4/06/2006 10:22pm

To bad their technique and agility goes away when someone is punching them.

**Torakaka** · Posted On: 4/06/2006 10:23pm

Originally Posted by Hannibal

*eye roll*

Welcome to bullshido.

It won't take you long to discover who the Muay Thai nutriders are around here. With regards to you question I would go for kickboxing for the reason you suggested. That you would get more 'complete' conditioining. And if you are happy the your Taekwon do training, then keep it.

I must admit, Taekwon do guys may not have the hardest kicks around, but their technique and agility is impressive.

It shouldn't take long to figure out who the village idiots are, either.

**Hannibal** · Posted On: 4/06/2006 10:31pm

Good call.

I'll get straight to the meat of the matter.

Muay Thai sucks the sweat from a baboons balls and Kyokushin rules.

ANd for your information, I've met some TKD guys who can kick hard and have no problem with full contact fighting.

**VikingPower** · Posted On: 4/06/2006 10:45pm

Originally Posted by TKDer

I take TKD. I work on basic boxing techniques by myself and perfect them as much as I possibly can. But i think it's time for an instructor.

For better hand skills, keeping in mind I already do Taekwondo, would it be wiser to add kickboxing or boxing?

I'm just worrried if I take pure boxing, I won't learn how to use hands and feet at the same time?

Go get a good boxing coach.

You can stand and write your name, right?

You'll be fine.

**alex** · Posted On: 4/07/2006 12:50am

drop tkd and take up boxing or MT. seriously. not being a nutrider here.

and go **** yourself hannibal, why do you even post here? i used to know a guy like you at high school, would always hang around even though all we ever did was rile him up until he got upset, then kick his ass. i think he ran away from home when he was 17, havent seen him since. you should do the same (but instead of home, run away from the internet)

**Quikfeet509** · Posted On: 4/07/2006 12:50am

My training partner kicks from TKD with plenty of power. He makes it work fine.

But most TKDers don't. Or do they?

**Hannibal** · Posted On: 4/07/2006 1:00am

Originally Posted by Ikken Hisatsu

and go **** yourself hannibal,

Thanks but I think I'll pass. But if you know of any good free porn sites I might change my mind.

Seriously though. There's no need to be so defensive. My intitial post was directed towards kidspatula. I was trying to point out the idea that Taekwon do guys/girls have no fighting ability or cannot hit with power is simply not true.