What would be a better workout; muay thai, tae kwon do or krav maga?

My wife wants to take a martial arts class to help attain a healthy body. What would be her best direction to take so she could benefit from the training, both physically and mentally. Cardio classes are out of the question, i think she wants to be able to kick my @ss.

What would be a better workout; muay thai, tae kwon do or krav maga?
A beginner's one hour Muay Thai class will be very similar to a 1 hour TKD class. Lot's of kicks, push ups, abs, punches and stretching.





A TKD class will probably alternate and take about 15 minutes for self defense or for forms practice per class.





In my opinion, Krav Maga would not have the same "workout" value as TKD or Muay Thai. In that class, you would probably spend more time on technical mechanics of self defense than you would "sweating".





You should be able to try them all out a few times for free, or for a small fee before you actually commit to one school.





Good luck.





James





As someone else said, the style isnt that important,
Reply:muay thai without a doubt, fitness and fighting ability in one .good luck.
Reply:It isn't so much the style as the dojo. Muay thai in general might be better for a workout, but you could find a TKD dojo that trains much harder than any muay thai in the area. Or vice verse. Ask your friends, check a few places out, see what you like.





Good luck!
Reply:Muy Thai emphasis on building your core (abdominal muscles) would be great for her, since all women think their stomachs could be flatter. She'll also get defined legs and toned arms. But warn her that it is brutal excercise (w/ the right instructor). And she'll learn how to kick @***.
Reply:definitely not muay thai, as it's much too hard on the body. maybe kickboxing or tkd. one of the guys i train with in bjj also does muay thai and he shows me the bruises on his shins from kicking a banana tree they have set up in their academy 100 times a lesson.
Reply:i've done all three and how i rank it based on my expriences





1)muay thai was the most demanding physically


2)krav maga is second. well it depends the workout part of krav maga was very tiring, however the last 1/2-1/4 of class when we are working on more self defense; weapon disarming, getting out of choke holds, and stuff like that it wasnt very tiring at all.


3)then tkd...dont take it as tkd not being physical just not as much as the above since theres a lot of katas, but that could have just been the dojo i went to, and the fact i did it as a kid.





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Reply:MUAY THAI will give you the best workout, no doubt, if she is worried about getting punched, most Muay Thai gyms have training without sparing and just bag work and technique, I doubt you will find a much harder training than Muay Thai but let her try a few different classes in each, Muay Thai might end up being too hard for her
Reply:TKD
Reply:All of them.
Reply:muay thai hands down.





Krav maga is a self defence style- like most 'army styles' it trains for situations taking seconds to resolve themselves so there is almost no emphasis on general fitness/cardio/endurance or sparring for students.





Taekwondo has a good friendly training atmosphere, good for flexibility, okay sparring and general workout but being semicontact and very relaxed the sport itself won't make you a great deal fitter than you were anyway. And is not that great for self defence.





Muay thai makes people fit. End of story. And it works on the street. And a good club is just as friendly and happy to train women as the other two. and you don;t have to spar until you are ready, or ever if you don't want.:)
Reply:As long as you are working out but make it something you like