NAK Martial Arts teaches respect
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We know that when you are looking for a martial arts school for you or your child, it can be confusing: karate, TKD, BJJ, judo, or kung-fu. Which style to choose? May I suggest Muay Thai.

The reason you or your child should be training Muay Thai instead of karate is for many reasons. The biggest one is that for karate, you have one way of moving and  a set of techniques when you’re doing forms, also called Kata, then you have a totally different way of moving when you are doing sparring and even different techniques, different stances, and we may even look close to you are kickboxing, depends on the style of the Karate spar. Then, when you’re doing self-defense moves, yet again, it looks totally different from both sparring and from the forms as well. When you train, Muay Thai, you fight how you train. You train one-way for shadow boxing, hitting pads, hitting the bag, sparring, and of course, fighting, which would also translate into how you defend yourself. So you’re only training one way. You learn one set of moves, principles, and techniques that goes throughout all your training. So you don’t have any confusion about muscle memory, and you don’t have any conflicting information in your body. So it makes it a lot easier to learn real self-defense and fighting skills.

What to get started on your our child’s martial arts journey today?  If you are in the Murfreesboro Tenessee area check us out today.

Coach Dave

Owner | Head Coach

For over 35 years, Coach Dave Dow has immersed himself in martial arts, now teaching Muay Thai in Murfreesboro TN. With expertise in Budo Taijutsu, Muay Thai, BJJ, Dog Brothers Martial Arts, and Judo, Dave spent 7 years in Japan, interpreting for his teacher and the Grand Master. Teaching since his junior year at the University of Michigan, he's competed in Grappling tournaments and Muay Thai, fostering over 2000 students and guiding 26 to black belt excellence.