Hey Judo-kid
I know you want to train to be a UFC fighter, so why don't you go to a gym that specializes in that?
Yes it will be a drive, but you have two good options north of you in Bellevue. THe AMC pankration guys are great grapplers and Maurice Smith's Kickboxing gym does way more than "just" kickboxing. Plus you will be training against people with the same goals and motivations you have. I suspect you will get more out of training just two days a week in a sport-specific regimen rather than 5 days doing different arts.
Training three different arts to do this is just re-inventing the wheel.
If I had to pick a kicking art I would pick Muay-Thai, if not then TKD, but avoid the ATA schools like the plague (just my opinion.)
By the way I'm a kenpo guy, so its not like I'm tooting my system, most kenpo guys just aren't kickers.
Lamont
I know you want to train to be a UFC fighter, so why don't you go to a gym that specializes in that?
Yes it will be a drive, but you have two good options north of you in Bellevue. THe AMC pankration guys are great grapplers and Maurice Smith's Kickboxing gym does way more than "just" kickboxing. Plus you will be training against people with the same goals and motivations you have. I suspect you will get more out of training just two days a week in a sport-specific regimen rather than 5 days doing different arts.
Training three different arts to do this is just re-inventing the wheel.
If I had to pick a kicking art I would pick Muay-Thai, if not then TKD, but avoid the ATA schools like the plague (just my opinion.)
By the way I'm a kenpo guy, so its not like I'm tooting my system, most kenpo guys just aren't kickers.
Lamont