Should I move into coaching or wrestling?

[Cassie_94]

I’m not sure what to do. I have a black belt in taekwondo and in the coming weeks/months I’m hoping to gain my black belt in kickboxing. Once I have achieved this, I either have the option to go into coaching at the club where I’m at now (I love it there) and coach kickboxing - or maybe I should try something completely different like wrestling, which this club also runs classes for. The coaching would be the easier and perhaps the more prestigious choice, because I already know it well, but I like the idea of supplementing these two stand-up martial arts with something completely different. I could do both at the same time, but I feel like I would be best giving my all to one of these two choices.

So are there any other girls out there who are experienced in the fields of martial arts, wrestling and coaching who could perhaps advise? Thank you :)

[Philippa_Sallow]

It depends on which you would prefer, so I'd say take a few wrestling classes before deciding to see if you like it or not. Then again, you could always coaching as your main thing and wrestling as a 'side hustle' when you have the time

[Cassie_94]

It’s hard to pass up the opportunity to do some coaching 🤔 so I might focus on that, but yes, maybe do a couple of wrestling classes a week.

[Philippa_Sallow]

Don't lie, you just wanna kick your future students in the balls 😌

[Cassie_94]

That’s why the stand-up martial arts are the best!! 😂

[Ericalovescats]

Lol so we can expect on the guys part... a lot of groin kicks. a lot of collapsing, writhing in pain and a lot less getting up lmao

[Ericalovescats]

That depends do you get to knee guys in The groin in wrestling? If not stick with kick boxing?

[Cassie_94]

Strikes to the groin are allowed in wrestling, but obviously you cannot get the same kind of power as with a stand-up martial art. You can also grab and squeeze the groin though, so that's a bonus. Maybe I should do the coaching and just do a little bit of wrestling on the side :)

[Ericalovescats]

Holy crap? Squeezing is allowed? Lol guys are gonna lose all the time then! Do some wrestling on the side.

But wait can you strike other areas in wrestling too?

[Philippa_Sallow]

Isn't it that you can hit the groin with things like elbows and heels, but no outright kicks or punches and squeezing isn't really allowed but is often overlooked? I might be confused but that's how I thought that went 🤔

[Ericalovescats]

@Philippa_Sallow well the guys are going down!

[Cassie_94]

To be clear - no strikes are allowed to the head, only the body. Punches and elbows are not allowed (otherwise it could descend into competitors just hitting each other), but knees and kicks to the body are allowed. Obviously wrestling at close quarters, the power you can get behind those strikes is not the same as a stand-up martial art. Yes, full force grabbing and squeezing is also allowed to the groin just as it is the arms or legs 🤷🏼‍♀️ the groin is just considered part of the body.

[Ericalovescats]

Oh ok 😃😃😃 sounds like women would dominate lol

[Philippa_Sallow]

Ah I see. Well you could do well in that I reckon, especially given your experience

[Cassie_94]

It’s another one of those rule allowances where the guys have many physical advantages, but the rules also allow girls some physical advantages and opportunities too ☺️ thanks.

[Ericalovescats]

Hell yeah have you witnessed wrestling matches where the girls win that way?

[Cassie_94]

I’ve only watched a limited number of wrestling matches involving girl vs guy, but I have seen some girls win by squeezing the guys balls until they tap out, or knee the guys balls to weaken them and then win with a lock or hold of some kind. It looks fun - the mixed wrestling just wouldn’t work if these groin rules weren’t in place! 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Immodest]

I don't think groin strikes are allowed in wrestling! :O What kind of wrestling are you referring to? Do you have any examples. I agree it would help even the playing field a bit if it were but I don't think it is.

[Ericalovescats]

@Immodest It's not officially in a sport, it's allowed at local clubs.

[Anonymous]

Wrestling! It’s a great sport and the singlets are amazing! Don’t worry you will still be able to hit guys in the balls other ways in wrestling too ;)

[goth_ellie]

To think it's okay to kick a guy in his balls. Do you even understand how much damage that can do? It classifies as criminal assault and I hope you go straight to prison if you ever do that to a guy. Disgusting loser. I don't even have the words to describe how pathetic people like you are. Such an action is only justified when used during consensual activities and for last resort self-defense