I tried classes of both of these martial arts this week. My impression is that kickboxing would be good if you can keep your distance from the attacker and get in and out quickly with the punches, but if you get close then Aikido is the way ahead (in fact, you could cause much more severe injuries with Aikido than with kickboxing, if you wanted to).|||aikido|||i am an 8th degree dan with is basically a guru of aikido and also means i can handel 4 attackers at a time even if they all have knifes.kickboxer is more of a sport rather then a defense well compared to aikido anyways.go with aikido it will hell you meantly as well as spirutualy. Report Abuse
|||Done both, i prefer aikido -- its more %26quot;elegant%26quot;, theres nothing better than controlling someone with a wristlock etc, but i would advise you not to go trying to do this to people until you get proficcient....
It also, as you say easier to defend yourself when someone is close in, however self defeence is all about attuitude anyway.. so in reality either would be good.|||I would go with Aikido, it%26#039;s more adaptable|||same old questions .common sense tells you that its not the martial art but hthe practitioner. effort in ,quality or lack of out .you get out what you put in . both of these arts are good ,both have the ingredients to be effective in the street.|||I wouldnt take Aikido for self defence, its a spiritual practice more than anything else, the locks are fun to do when you opponent just gives their hand to you, but that just doesnt happon in real life and it seems you have to reach some ultra high standard to be effective on the street, but then someone who is good at say Mauy Thai or kickboxing... lol I know i know, but its true they will kick your ***, you may defend yourself against someone who doesnt know anything or a little of something, but if the person had any MA training at all your gonski|||Read a book called Angry White Pyjamas, about a British guy who trained with the Japanese riot police doing the intensive aikido course. A very good read (although it doesn%26#039;t teach you anything about how to %26quot;do%26quot; aikido).|||kickboxing is the best,l go 3-4 times aweek and its nice to know you can look after yourself|||You seem to have answered your own question! Aikido is better self defence as when you get attacked its normally a surprise attack so the attacker gets in close to you quickly. Although kickboxing is a great sport and keep fit source, if you were about to be attacked and got ready to do serious kick boxing, any onlookers may find it hard to decide who the victim is! This could go against you when/if you had to report attack to the police!|||Ive taken aikido for 3 years and it was 100% worth every $.Im not aviolent person but ive had my share of fights and i know how to reverse a *** whoopn. People seem to think aikido is all defensive,that is so not true its like offense and defense put together all in one.Now dont get excited coz those are totaly different martial arts but if you put them together thats a deadly combo|||Aikido...kickboxing is a long range one were you can break your leg if you miss time your kick (trust me i know). But Aikido you can get up close and if you mistime all you can do is miss and recover quicker than missing a kick.|||i wouldnt mind doing either of those i think they both have there advantages
kickboxing might be safer less injuries and stuff it may also give you better fitness benifits|||Aikido is a great art for self-defense. Brace yourself for the onslaught of comments like, %26quot;dump aikido and learn BJJ and Muay Thai%26quot;. I%26#039;d ignore those sort of comments if I were you. Enroll in the Aikido class. It%26#039;s the better of the two.|||Hi. You have allready had this answer from some one else. you could if you have the time. study both. how ever. kickboxing is classed as a sport. and not a martial art. and aikido. because it has do at the end. is classed as a martial art. And martial arts are purely devoted to self-defence movment. I%26#039;e. grabs locks and retraints. Not to mention that you have to learn japanese. were as kickboxing is great for self-defence depending on your instruction. You should be taught a certain amount of self-defence techniques and movements. But at the end of the day. it%26#039;s what ever suit%26#039;s you.|||Self defence street fight: Muay Thai or Kickboxing + Jiu Jitsu with sparring option. This will toughen you physically and mentally.
If you are simply interested in martial arts and movement flow and no real life defence, Aikido will be fine.|||I agree with Frank the Tank. Cross train both. You have to be effecient in EVERY level of combat. punching, kicking, grappling, blocking, intercepting, trapping. etc..
Try all of the above methods. Use the concepts of Jeet Kune Do with your training. Aikido would help you control the attacker as well as help your grappling skills, and kickboxing will help you with your striking, and cardio.
To one of the earlier commentors, when it comes to a REAL fight, elegance isn%26#039;t a factor. You won%26#039;t have time to be elegant when someone is really trying to attack you.
The thing with Aikido is that some techniques are way too outdated. Overhead punches aren%26#039;t done anymore. It%26#039;s usually punches straight to your face, so while you may learn those type of techniques in class, don%26#039;t use them in a real fight, watever you do.
There are pros and cons in every art, you just have to sift through the techniques and see for yourself which ones are useful and which are not.
I%26#039;d say go with both and stay with both. You%26#039;re doing the right thing.|||Aikido, because it doesn%26#039;t use any unnecessary strength like Kickboxing. Aikido uses ki, internal energy which lasts infinitely than physical strength. That%26#039;s why Aikido is composed of three words, Ai= harmony, ki= internal energy or spirit, and do=path or way. Aikido makes your opponent lose their blance and use their strength/momentum against them. This art also uses painful locks and throws. It can be very devastating because it disarms and defends against weapons. Aikido trains your mental abilities also. What all living things do is step back when defending themselves. It%26#039;s a reaction. Aikido trains us to fight against that and stay in one place or move sideways. That helps us be calm and centered. The one who has lost control of their temper and themselves will lose in combat.
Remember, self-defense is a last resort. Use it only when you need to.|||You should really try Krav-Maga it is kind of a mixture of both, it is really intense and real self-defence, the you can make your choice, I did practise the three and I said if it is self-defence you are looking for definitely Krav-Maga, It is use by the Israeli army, it is not for the faint hearted thoug
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www.krav-maga.com/|||Peronally I%26#039;d cross-train in both.
Aikido is good for locks and standing grappling, but some of the applications are not effective in real life, as not all attackers will go for an overhead chop, however it has great techniques.
Kickboxing will help your cardio, and effective striking with both hands and legs.|||ok, first of all you need to ask yourself?
Why don%26#039;t I train in both?
its ok if the answer is time, money or whatever, most people will give that answer, but nothing stops you from going back to the other or taking classes here and there.
That bieng said, muai thai or san da/san shou, is a far more extensive form of the same art as western kickboxing and aikido is a %26quot;suspect%26quot; martial art.
Not that it can%26#039;t be effective, just that you need to find the right school that trains realistically.
people tout MT, boxing, judo, sambo, bjj, pankration, and gun fu (just keeping you on your toes) because sportative martial arts generally are %26quot;safer%26quot; in the respect that you generally don%26#039;t have to worry about if you are recieving training that is realistic.
Unless you get a totally crappy school or expect equinox or bally%26#039;s %26quot;cardio kickboxing%26quot; class to teach you how to fight (the equivalent of tae-bo without the flashy marketing name) then you can almost guarantee that your sportative art school will train realistically.
Aikido has the opposite problem, too many schools don%26#039;t train realistically and this results in the reputation that they have %26quot;compliant ukes who pretty much throw themselves%26quot;.
Find a realistic aikido school and train there, in the meantime maybe take up a sportative art so when you do enter an aikido school your bs meter will be properly callibrated to root out the ones that don%26#039;t train realistically.|||Aikido can take a while to get nasty (that is, learning techniques that do damage). Kickboxing is quite outright nasty from the start, especially if the class is more self-defence oriented. Can I also recommend Jujutsu? That can get extremely nasty.|||Several years before the UFC (yes, martial arts existed before MMA), I enrolled at a dojo that was run by a former sheriff%26#039;s deputy and emphasized self-defence (as opposed to gaining belts or winning trophies).
He taught mainly kyokushin karate, and also taught judo and jujitsu (for groundwork), aikido (for control, evasion, and throws), and muay thai kickboxing (more effective kicking and elbow techniques).
So there%26#039;s your answer. Each style is strong in some areas and deficient in others. Study styles that fill in each other%26#039;s gaps.|||MUAY THAI! What happens if you can%26#039;t get in close enoungh to grab someones wrist or manipulate their joints. No disrespect, but no one witnesses Aikido in pride, ufc, no holds barred type fights. FOr expressive %26#039;nice looking%26quot; arts yeah Aikido, for actual street defense atleast MUAY THAI, BJJ, Judo, Shoot fighting, Vale Tudo, etc. And to all disrespecting Muay Thai or BJJ, have you ever fought anyone with good skills in that (not someone who watched Ong Bak and thinks they know Muay Thai) but someone who has actually been studying it and has actual fights? Come on BE HONEST! Also talk about injuries, have you have ever gotten kicked in the shin, kneecap, or neck by a MUAY THAI kick, that would break your sh*t! Also have you ever gotten an elbow to the face? That get injury someone severly too. If you dont like Muay Thai or BJJ (cus lets face most people dont have it in them), try Jeet Kune Do.|||Sorry to be vague, but which do you prefer?
Both arts have their pros and cons. I sincerely believe that there%26#039;s no such thing as a bad martial art, merely bad training methods.
Try em both then make up your own mind.
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