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5 Reasons To Consider Sport Kickboxing (SKF™) Training

Determining Your Training Goals

Vancouver MMA Fighting Kickboxing fitness Self Defense-The first thing to do when you consider enrolling in a martial arts class is to determine what you hope to gain from martial arts training. Everyone has a reason for their interest in the martial arts and it’s important to know your goals and options so that you can really get the most out of your training and have a positive experience. Below are some common reasons for studying martial arts and some examples of styles that fit those reasons.

Fitness/Fun Related Interests

The most common inspiration for martial arts training is that people want to have fun and improve their physical condition; whether it is losing weight, gaining strength or just being proactive. Sport Kickboxing is a great way to get in shape and is fun to learn. It will improve endurance, strength, flexibility, speed, coordination and balance while helping reduce overall stress levels.

Self Defense

The second most common reason for studying martial arts is self defense; a valid and important reason for learning. Though Sport Kickboxing (SKF™) is not the only program which offers self defense, it is known for having self defense as its primary focus:

Interest in Traditional or Cultural Arts

Many people take great interest in the cultural or traditional aspects of martial arts training and enjoy the discipline and methodology featured in the various traditional arts. There are many traditional martial arts styles available. Contact the classes and schools in your area to learn what is available to you.

 Full Contact/Combat Sports/MMA

 

With the success of such promotions as UFC, Pride and K1, there has been a surge of interest in martial arts training. The resulting programs have a full contact or combat sport focus and often lose the traditions rooted in specific Asian styles to become a mixture of multiple styles.

Sport, Tricks & Competition or  Martial Arts Fitness

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Thanks to an increased presence in movies and television, a rapidly growing reason for training is the flashy and acrobatic  martial arts, which combine martial art basics with difficult jump kicks, flips and speedy hand combinations. One of the biggest boosts for this type of training was the Discovery Channel’s special. Schools that have a fitness sport focus usually teach either a traditional or modified version of a traditional art and simply have more of a sport focus than other schools. While competition is probably not the main focus of these schools, it can be a large part of what they do. Sport or Competition schools will teach things like traditional and creative forms and katas, gymnastic/ trick martial arts techniques, and light to medium contact sparring.