Kickboxing.. any online tutorials?

WorkInProgress909
WorkInProgress909 Posts: 271 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi, I am taking kickboxing classes but because they are so fast paced and 1 class includes all levels the instructor doesn't really get a chance to show how to correctly do each move. He walks around and corrects each person here and there, but I was wondering if anyone came across any good sources on youtube or a website where they explain basic kickboxing techniques that are used in these type of classes. Thanks.

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  • spartan_d
    spartan_d Posts: 727 Member
    This sounds like it's a cardio kickboxing class. I hate to say it, but any online tutorials might not be very helpful. That's because, IME, the vast majority of cardio kickboxing instructors don't know how to punch and kick very well. The seldom twist into their punches, for example. Heck, you're lucky if they at least chamber their kicks properly.
  • niniundlapin
    niniundlapin Posts: 327 Member
    Agree. I got maybe 3-4 out of 10 instructors (for les mills body combat) who can perform those well. I've seen some tutorials that still did ok, esp those for BC (forgive me but I personally don't think most instructors for body combat can kick/punch properly, not mentioning turbo kick or other main stream cardio kickboxing programs), but it's really at our own risk to follow those without a real professional's instruction... :|
  • VegasFit
    VegasFit Posts: 1,232 Member
    spartan_d wrote: »
    This sounds like it's a cardio kickboxing class. I hate to say it, but any online tutorials might not be very helpful. That's because, IME, the vast majority of cardio kickboxing instructors don't know how to punch and kick very well. The seldom twist into their punches, for example. Heck, you're lucky if they at least chamber their kicks properly.

    Unfortunately this is probably true. I have taken a class at UFC and it was a good workout but the instruction is no where near what I am getting now. I would think there might still be something online you could find.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,502 Spam Moderator
    Being a Certified instructor for Kickboxing (since 1997), you're much better off trying to get some time learning from an actual trained martial artist if you want to learn to punch and kick correctly. Cardio kickboxing only goes through repetition to get the heart rate up and most instructors just prefer that people follow as best they can. I taught it and can tell you that the regulars will get it down and people that show up occasionally won't. That's part of the reason why they can't go through tutorials every class because it doesn't make sense to keep instructing the regulars on learning how to kick and punch once they got it down already. That benefit would mostly be for the beginners. Now if there are beginners, the instructor should take more time to help them than the regulars.

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  • VegasFit
    VegasFit Posts: 1,232 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Being a Certified instructor for Kickboxing (since 1997), you're much better off trying to get some time learning from an actual trained martial artist if you want to learn to punch and kick correctly. Cardio kickboxing only goes through repetition to get the heart rate up and most instructors just prefer that people follow as best they can. I taught it and can tell you that the regulars will get it down and people that show up occasionally won't. That's part of the reason why they can't go through tutorials every class because it doesn't make sense to keep instructing the regulars on learning how to kick and punch once they got it down already. That benefit would mostly be for the beginners. Now if there are beginners, the instructor should take more time to help them than the regulars.

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    It's rare for new people to show up to the class I take but I am so happy when they do cause then we get a scale back of our normal a** kicking. Lol. But I also appreciate it cause I am only about four months in so when we go back to the fundamentals I still get a great workout but it gives me a chance to work on my technique.

  • spartan_d
    spartan_d Posts: 727 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Being a Certified instructor for Kickboxing (since 1997), you're much better off trying to get some time learning from an actual trained martial artist if you want to learn to punch and kick correctly. Cardio kickboxing only goes through repetition to get the heart rate up and most instructors just prefer that people follow as best they can. I taught it and can tell you that the regulars will get it down and people that show up occasionally won't. That's part of the reason why they can't go through tutorials every class because it doesn't make sense to keep instructing the regulars on learning how to kick and punch once they got it down already.

    That's all true, but I think the problem goes beyond that. IME, most cardio kickboxing instructors can't even perform the kicks and punches properly, much less teach them. I say this as someone who holds a second degree black belt.

    Seldom will you find a cardio kickboxing instructor who fully twists while throwing a cross, for example. And seldom will you see them perform an uppercut by dipping down and then pushing up vertically with their legs. They generally don't adopt a proper punching stance either (one foot diagonally behind the other and a stable distance, with the front foot fully planted and the heel of the rear foot elevated).

    I think your best bet is to learn the proper punches and kicks as best you can, then do them in class -- regardless of what the instructor is actually doing. This will require more effort on your part, since this means that you will have to move more -- twisting more and/or covering more distance with your punches, for example. This also means that you'll be getting a better workout, though.
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  • spartan_d
    spartan_d Posts: 727 Member
    That is absolutely correct. The better your form is, the more calories that you burn.

    If your instructors are actual boxers, then that's a good sign. (Not sure how good their kicking would be, but at least it sounds like there's reason for confidence.)

    This guy knows how to throw a punch. I haven't watched all of his videos, but I'd say that his YouTube channel is a good start. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6j_YAXcpMA
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