arty480 Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Hi does anyone know of any good martial arts clubs etc that might be of interested to a couple with no experience, just moved here and want to get fit and meet people!! Not sure what sort of thing would be best or whats on offer??? Hope to hear from someone soon - thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crayfish Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Brazilian Jujitsu (393 club, Langsett Road - Monday, Wednesday and Sunday) and Kickboxing (Wellington street, town centre - http://www.sheffieldkickboxing.com) are both great clubs! Let me know if either of those are up your street and I'll get some training times to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 You should try out a range of different styles if you've no previous experience, that way you'll find which one is right for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFoot Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 TBH I'm not 100% that martial arts/sports are really the best training method for getting fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 probably true, but it is a better way to meet people than attending a gym, and you do get some fitness benefit, just not as focussed as a targetted gym regime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crayfish Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 I'm pretty sure they are Have to agree to disagree on that one. Depends what you define as fitness though - obviously someone who trains for marathon running will be able to run further than a martial artist and a weight lifter would be stronger... but a martial artist would be better able to last 5 rounds in a ring. (Depending on the martial art of course, some admittedly don't involve much of a fitness component). Having said that I can run a few miles without really feeling pressured despite doing no fitness training other than martial arts. Gyms are a little too focussed in my opinion... useful as an adjunct to a sport but... so horribly boring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evildrneil Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 You should get pretty fit if you go for one of the more sporting versions - boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, judo you should get pretty fit with any of those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 DaFoots comment was that a MA isn't the best way to get fit, not that there won't be any fitness benefit. Surely the best way to get fit, is to not spend any time trying to learn a MA and to put all your energy into improving the area of fitness you're interested in. IMO that's pretty boring though, and the OP also wanted the social side of things, which most MA clubs do much better than a gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFoot Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 DaFoots comment was that a MA isn't the best way to get fit, not that there won't be any fitness benefit. Spot on! IMO that's pretty boring though, and the OP also wanted the social side of things, which most MA clubs do much better than a gym. Agreed. I hate the gym...unfortunatly I need it if I am to progress further in my Judo! I was just trying to point out for the OP that MA/fighting sport is not the best way to try and get fit. Try one of these games for the social aspect but for general fitness...circuits/gym/swimming/running etc etc. I would be suprised if any MA/MS(port) did a lot of fitness work with beginners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 I've been a little surprised at how physically hard the BJJ class actually is, probably on a par with the judo classes i've attended. They are both somewhat harder than jitsu sessions, mainly due I think to the more competitive approach and the lack of 'down time' whilst the whole class is show a technique to drill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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