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Beginner martial arts for adults in Toronto

So... I'm wanting to get into martial arts. But, I'm 30 years old, a complete noob and I'm not entirely sure on where to start. Does anyone know of any good places downtown that offer muay thai? I'm preferably looking for places that people have been to and have actual knowledge of.. Places with beginner adult classes for noobs like me!

Thanks!

lol get ready for a brutal regiment if you go to a real Muay Thai place. They condition you by hitting your body with kicks, punches, knees, and sticks. You'll be sore for a while lol

http://torontobjj.com know someone that goes there

http://www.krudar.com/

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Originally posted by I_Am_Vince lol get ready for a brutal regiment if you go to a real Muay Thai place. They condition you by hitting your body with kicks, punches, knees, and sticks. You'll be sore for a while lol

Martial arts revolve around fighting? WHAT!?

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Originally posted by activate Martial arts revolve around fighting? WHAT!?

lol yeah but there's some martial arts that use chest protectors and helmets like Karate & Tae Kwon Do, there's some with no contact Kung Fu & Wushu. With Muay Thai it's full body contact :P Just a heads up

All places offer a free trial, so instead of relying on someone else's recommendation checks the aforementioned places out for yourself. As far as I know all places have beginner classes. At the very least you will be instructed separately (ie performing diff drills from the rest of the class). There's no obligation when you try out.

Also, get ready to get into amazing cardio shape, MT classes make you move! At beginner lvl you will be wearing protective gear; shins pads when sparring (get a cup/mouthguard as well )

As for the actual places, in the core I only know TBJJ, but I've only been to their BJJ classes.

I did a lot for about 6 years in my 20s. Then I came back about 6 years ago, did MMA for 3 years with the 30+ crowd, and I loved it, except for the teabagging after choking out, but that's another story.

Warriors in Newmarket is where I went and still has the program. Carlos Newton used to come train every now and then, so it was awesome. Carlos trains at several places in the GTA now I heard.

When you start out, it was fun and exausting until you get back in shape. The grappling with the more experienced was ok, UNTIL you tried to get cocky and try to outmuscle the more experienced because THEN he's going to let you have it good.

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Originally posted by I_Am_Vince lol yeah but there's some martial arts that use chest protectors and helmets like Karate & Tae Kwon Do, there's some with no contact Kung Fu & Wushu. With Muay Thai it's full body contact :P Just a heads up

That's quite an over-generalization of Kung Fu. Theres over 400 styles of kung fu, many of which involve full contact and/or contact at critical points of the body.

I train at TBJJ. If you have any questions i would be more than happy to help.

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Originally posted by pslip I train at TBJJ. If you have any questions i would be more than happy to help.

Yea, why do you guys boycott events? That's just unsportsmanlike.

No one into Krav Maga?

I'm not sure why we don't attend some events. Maybe some events aren't worth competing in. If it bothers you that much,you should ask the owner of TBJJ. I'm sure he won't have a problem answering your questions.

Don't forget there's no one right style.

"Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water my friend." - Bruce Lee

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Originally posted by sunrise3500 No one into Krav Maga?

Well-known Krav Maga instructor Ilan Rosenberg who's house is almost right behind mind;



I was one of the stunt guys in the movie '300' too

Ive done some training in Krav Maga & can vouch for it. Although I have no formal training in it, my brother is about halfway through the program..and has taught me some really cool stuff.

I like the self defense aspect to it. They teach some really good "real world" defense tactics to IMO. Knife, baseballbat, and they even have gun defense tactics beleive it or not. Awesome stuff.

Be warned though..the training is brutal. For his last belt promotion, my brother had about a 6 hour test to complete!

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Originally posted by Abercrombie Well-known Krav Maga instructor Ilan Rosenberg who's house is almost right behind mind; I was one of the stunt guys in the movie '300' too

lol I've actually went clubbing and drinking with him, very nice guy. In the movie 300 he was the Spartan at the very end that was holding the two horns.

http://www.xtremecouture.ca/

It's in the west end though...

Randy Couture's gym; they have a lot of MMA classes and a full size octagon. My bro goes there and does the fighting classes and loves it (although he gets a lot of bruises). I'm starting @ this gym next week.. but I'm not sure if I will engage in the fighting.. I'm a twig.
Just regular gym fitness for me! lol

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Originally posted by Aleksandra http://www.xtremecouture.ca/ It's in the west end though... Randy Couture's gym; they have a lot of MMA classes and a full size octagon. My bro goes there and does the fighting classes and loves it (although he gets a lot of bruises). I'm starting @ this gym next week.. but I'm not sure if I will engage in the fighting.. I'm a twig. Just regular gym fitness for me! lol

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