5 or 10 Drop-In Kickboxing Classes or One Month of Unlimited Kickboxing Classes at Element Gym (Up to 74% Off)
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Good for KidsPassionate instructors teach the fundamentals of kickboxing focusing on cardio and strength training
Choice of:
- Five Drop-In Kickboxing Classes
- 10 Drop-In Kickboxing Classes
- One Month of Unlimited Kickboxing Classes
Three Things to Know About Kickboxing
Kickboxing is a popular form of competitive fighting, but it really encompasses many different combat disciplines. Read on to learn more about this martial arts—and fitness—mainstay.
1. Kickboxing is many disciplines in one, incorporating moves and techniques from many martial arts. Punches, kicks, elbows, clinches, and takedowns are all fair game. As such, styles can vary widely among martial-arts purists, boxers, and fighters who work to cultivate a unique approach.
2. Its versatility translates well to fitness. Kickboxing balances upper- and lower-body flexibility with cardiovascular exercise, making for an effective full-body workout. Practitioners also get the benefit of learning self-defense techniques, getting a leg up on their peers who only know how to chuck a treadmill at an attacker.
3. It’s not that old. Kickboxing is quite popular in Thailand, which is also home to Muay Thai—a form of boxing, practiced as a regulated sport since the late 19th century, in which fighters don gloves and other pads. In 1966, a Japanese karate promoter became infatuated with Muay Thai—and particularly the full-contact striking that’s not allowed in karate—and saw an opportunity to blend the styles. He prepared three karate fighters to take on Muay Thai specialists, and the competition was fierce enough to inspire the birth, a few years later, of kickboxing as an organized sport.
Passionate instructors teach the fundamentals of kickboxing focusing on cardio and strength training
Choice of:
- Five Drop-In Kickboxing Classes
- 10 Drop-In Kickboxing Classes
- One Month of Unlimited Kickboxing Classes
Three Things to Know About Kickboxing
Kickboxing is a popular form of competitive fighting, but it really encompasses many different combat disciplines. Read on to learn more about this martial arts—and fitness—mainstay.
1. Kickboxing is many disciplines in one, incorporating moves and techniques from many martial arts. Punches, kicks, elbows, clinches, and takedowns are all fair game. As such, styles can vary widely among martial-arts purists, boxers, and fighters who work to cultivate a unique approach.
2. Its versatility translates well to fitness. Kickboxing balances upper- and lower-body flexibility with cardiovascular exercise, making for an effective full-body workout. Practitioners also get the benefit of learning self-defense techniques, getting a leg up on their peers who only know how to chuck a treadmill at an attacker.
3. It’s not that old. Kickboxing is quite popular in Thailand, which is also home to Muay Thai—a form of boxing, practiced as a regulated sport since the late 19th century, in which fighters don gloves and other pads. In 1966, a Japanese karate promoter became infatuated with Muay Thai—and particularly the full-contact striking that’s not allowed in karate—and saw an opportunity to blend the styles. He prepared three karate fighters to take on Muay Thai specialists, and the competition was fierce enough to inspire the birth, a few years later, of kickboxing as an organized sport.
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Dalton Outlaw spent his childhood days throwing punches into imaginary opponents, much like Mike Tyson does when he's sleepwalking. As he grew older, the boxing ring moved from the playground to the gym, and make-believe opponents turned into real ones. Inspired by his passion for the sport, Dalton Outlaw started Element Boxing and Fitness, LLC to teach others that boxing can both whip them into shape and foster new relationships.
At Element, adults and kids alike don cushioned boxing gloves and work up a sweat throwing punches at bags and pads during boxing classes, open gym, or personal training sessions. All the while, students learn the difference between a jab and a hook, as well as how to perform the best defensive moves, from the bob and weave to the disarming bear hug.