Starting stand up, need help please

foxtrot · 03:52 PM

Hi, I'm trying to figure out what I should take for my first stand-up martial art, I've been looking through the forums and am not sure what to try.

I researched a couple places around here (northeast ohio) and I found Victory Asian Arts, they advertise tae kwon do, is that a good style to start with? And if anyone knows if that is a good school or not would be helpful because I can't find anything else about them. Also I'm 6'1 170 pounds, and I lift 3 days a week, I dont know if that affects anything or not lol. If anyone could suggest a style and a good place around here to train I would appreciate it alot, I have no experience with any martial arts other than wrestling.

**mschatz** · 04-16-2008, 03:46 PM

jiu-jitsu is not a stand-up style. Look for a boxing or muay thai place

foxtrot · 04-16-2008, 03:51 PM

Oops lol I didn't mean jiu-jitsu idk why I put that. I meant tae kwon do xD. I changed the first post now.

But I can't find any muay thai places closer than 2 hours away which isn't really practical and no boxing places as far as I can tell at all. Thanks though.

**mschatz** · 04-16-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by foxtrot

Oops lol I didn't mean jiu-jitsu idk why I put that. I meant tae kwon do. But I can't find any muay thai places closer than 2 hours away which isn't really practical and no boxing places as far as I can tell at all. Thanks though.

The boxing places will be in the ghetto and may or may not have a website or be in the yellow pages. See if there's a police athletic league in your city, they usually have good boxing programs.

foxtrot · 04-16-2008, 03:57 PM

Ok I'll check for a police athletic league, would that be in the phone book or like on the police station's website or something?

**mschatz** · 04-16-2008, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by foxtrot

Ok I'll check for a police athletic league, would that be in the phone book or like on the police station's website or something?

oldie but goodie

www.googlemotherfucker.com

no, but seriously. try a google search.

foxtrot · 04-16-2008, 04:06 PM

Umm well I'm trying to find one of those does anyone else have any other advice/reccomendations? Or is boxing probably the best place to start out?

**mschatz** · 04-16-2008, 04:08 PM

what city do you live in?

villasenor · 04-16-2008, 04:13 PM

boxing is your best bet

foxtrot · 04-16-2008, 04:15 PM

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what city do you live in?

Canton, I can't find a police athletic league but I found a "shaolin boxing academy" about a half hour away, but I'm pretty sure thats not regular boxing.