I am not sure whether there has been much discussion on here of martial arts whether as spectators or participants. After I stopped doing boot camps of interval training before my half-marathon, I realised that the running wasn't cutting it with stopping me looking 8 months pregnant. As I enjoyed the kickboxing/boxing element of the boot camps, I was half thinking of doing some boxing but a mate told me that he was doing a kick boxing class and I should give it a go.
I have had some back problems that I needed sorting out so wasn't able to start it until last week. What I didn't realise was that it isn't just kick boxing, it is also Thai Boxing, Taekwondo, Kali, Jeet Kune Do. Jiu Jitsu and even a bit of Pilates in the stretches. Not only that but I have spent a bit more time getting punched in the stomach and on the nose than I thought I would. I assumed the initial weeks would be the martial arts version of shadow boxing or on a punch bag. No, it appears to be a fair amount of sparring albeit quite light. Having said all this, I am really enjoying it and the contact does actually feel central and important to it.
Indeed, the only real problem I have had with it is that, in the first week, despite ample warming-up and warming-down, my back, arse and thighs were aching when I went to bed never mind the day after and, even worse the day after that. However, the second week, I didn't have an ache at all and realised that the aches the week before came from not warming up properly before the mile and half run down there.
I have had some back problems that I needed sorting out so wasn't able to start it until last week. What I didn't realise was that it isn't just kick boxing, it is also Thai Boxing, Taekwondo, Kali, Jeet Kune Do. Jiu Jitsu and even a bit of Pilates in the stretches. Not only that but I have spent a bit more time getting punched in the stomach and on the nose than I thought I would. I assumed the initial weeks would be the martial arts version of shadow boxing or on a punch bag. No, it appears to be a fair amount of sparring albeit quite light. Having said all this, I am really enjoying it and the contact does actually feel central and important to it.
Indeed, the only real problem I have had with it is that, in the first week, despite ample warming-up and warming-down, my back, arse and thighs were aching when I went to bed never mind the day after and, even worse the day after that. However, the second week, I didn't have an ache at all and realised that the aches the week before came from not warming up properly before the mile and half run down there.
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