Belfast

Antisocialiser

Hey im moving to belfast for uni in september and i have never done any martial arts before. I want to start a class in a martial art that is physical and involves more striking than self defense (not because i wanna win drunken brawls but cause i would find it more fun). I dont know much about it and wondered if anyone could direct me toward a class near the university area in belfast. thanks

columok

From Irmac.net

Boxing gtm

Theres one in the markets. Take the street after the katy Daleys pub, like you are heading into the city hall, Its called St georges and st Bartholomews ... me finks, run by a man called Jimmy Clinton, Paul Ireland and Paddy Mc Koewn boxed outa it.

Muay thai gym

if ur any way interested in muay thai! check out the muay thai gym above Frames snooker hall there in belfast. run by Frank McConville.

Hope those help. Paddy Clint who posts here as paddyc might be able to help better. PM him.

For striking you cant beat Muay Thai or Boxing.

paddyc

whatever uni you go to will have a vast number of clubs, try a few, I prefer thai and boxing as i done a lot of both, but see whats out there and what suits you.

paddy

Antisocialiser

Im for jordanstown in october so where can i find out about clubs in it? I couldnt find jack on the website :S

Johnny_the_fox

Antisocialiser wrote:

Im for jordanstown in october so where can i find out about clubs in it? I couldnt find jack on the website :S

here?


some links
Jordanstown Ju-jitsu Club
UUJ Shotokan Karate

blah...

DemoniZed

Hey antisocialiser are you for joining a martial arts club?

A pussy like you needs it!

labgirl

Hey, I also just moved to Belfast for Uni & started with the Wing Chun club in QUB. Realy enjoying it but is there anything I could do to improve outside of the class like books,websites etc?

columok

You could do some flexibility work, flexibility being the most important attribute to prevent injuries and increase your range of motion. Try yoga.

You could do some cardio work, cardio being the most important attribute in self defence and in any sport/martial art. Get a good fitness video. Some MMA combat fitness tapes/DVDs are really good for this.

labgirl

Thanks, allready doing yoga and running also but will look out for those vids, skint student you know

Antisocialiser

What is wing chun like? can u join the class if you are from a different university?

columok

Thanks, allready doing yoga and running also but will look out for those vids, skint student you know

Running long distance isnt what you are after to improve your "fighting fitness". You should do high intensity exercises to best improve this. Colm O'Reilly has a quick guide to cardio conditioning on his website Two Kings MMA. If you look under XVT you'll see some Cardio advice.

Otherwise, I cant load it up at the moment, but Chris Brennan (MMA fighter/coach) has excellent diet and fitness advice on his website www.chrisbrennan.com! Its hardcore...

Hope that helps,

Colum

Colm_OReilly

Some sites for Cardio & Conditioning (specific to Fighting/SD)

Crossfit - Excellent site offering a ton of exercises that will build you up.
www.trainforstrength.com - Scrapper's bodyweight exercises: Well revered site by MMA practitioners worldwide.
Bodybuilding.com - Articles and information on conditioning for MMA.
Veloforce - Sports Specific Training and exercise Principles.
Peak Performance - Although geared towards running, this site has a wealth of information on all aspects of athletic training.
Grapplers Gym - Articles, Exercises and much more for Wrestlers/MMA practitioners.

Like Columok said, long distance running won't directly benefit your fighting fitness as long distance is aerobic and fighting is predominantly short burst, high intensity (anaerobic). I still like long runs, just because I like running.

Peace,
Colm

labgirl

Thanks for the advice

Ren0

Does anyone have any info on the UUJ Tae Kwon Do Club?

The site give info on the sub aqua club?

Is it to late in the year for 2 complete beginners to join?