Boxing at home?
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- Mar 24, 2005
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I could to it do get fit aswelli want a ripped body haha
Lets face it wanting to be a boxer is just a spur of the moment thing for you and will never happen.
Key things are diet, exercise and train.
Practice will make perfect so get a mate or someone who has been in the ring before to spar with.
Practice will make perfect so get a mate or someone who has been in the ring before to spar with.
I had this phase when I was about 16. Got the bag etc, that got boring. Joined a club, that got boring.
I wasn't fighting because I loved boxing though, was purely because of ''stress'' and ''anger problems''.
I wasn't fighting because I loved boxing though, was purely because of ''stress'' and ''anger problems''.
- Dec 29, 2003
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I boxed a lot when I was younger, was part of an ABC and had a fair few fights at amateur level. Was mainly driven by my Dad who was a professional boxer back in the day, but aside from the fact it got me through my teen years without being victim to bullying I never really enjoyed or liked it.
I joined a new club a couple of years back purely for fitness reasons. You can't really expect to achieve anything by just hitting the bag, the sport requires a lot more from your body than just your throws. You need to be skipping for the agility, doing intensive circuit work, running, sparring and training with a coach on combinations and defence.
I think probably the most over-looked factor of boxing though is the fact you get punched in the face. Speaking from experience, you get punched in the face. That pretty much defines you as a boxer or not. If you get knocked out it's fine, you're on the floor and you've got nothing to worry about, you're out cold so you don't feel a thing. It's being punched ****ing hard in the head sometimes repeatedly and shaking it off, keeping your composure, controlling the red mist, keeping your focus and jumping back in. I had maybe 5 or 6 amateur level fights (lots of sparring but it's not the same), they honest to god require a **** load more mentally than they do physically. People have this idea (and I myself do the same thing), they picture themselves in a fight with someone and they visualise themselves doing some kind of jet lee **** to someone else, not getting touched and flooring the other guy (perhaps looking awesome cool in the process). But the dirty truth about fighting is that you actually get beat up, you don't really ever win a fight unless you're A) fighting someone who doesn't have a clue about fighting (pretty much women, for men it's instinctive although it may seem they're windmilling) or B) you've got a knife or a gun.
But yeah, back on topic, if you want to get into it find a club. You mention stress/anger problems, you might want to have a fight with someone first and see if you don't red out. A lot of fights are dictated by one party getting so angry they go into what's called the red mist, which is basically a fit of rage where you lose rational control of yourself (you might have experienced it to a lesser degree if you've ever been tied up and wanted desperately to break free as you felt trapped). If it happens to you you've pretty much lost.
I joined a new club a couple of years back purely for fitness reasons. You can't really expect to achieve anything by just hitting the bag, the sport requires a lot more from your body than just your throws. You need to be skipping for the agility, doing intensive circuit work, running, sparring and training with a coach on combinations and defence.
I think probably the most over-looked factor of boxing though is the fact you get punched in the face. Speaking from experience, you get punched in the face. That pretty much defines you as a boxer or not. If you get knocked out it's fine, you're on the floor and you've got nothing to worry about, you're out cold so you don't feel a thing. It's being punched ****ing hard in the head sometimes repeatedly and shaking it off, keeping your composure, controlling the red mist, keeping your focus and jumping back in. I had maybe 5 or 6 amateur level fights (lots of sparring but it's not the same), they honest to god require a **** load more mentally than they do physically. People have this idea (and I myself do the same thing), they picture themselves in a fight with someone and they visualise themselves doing some kind of jet lee **** to someone else, not getting touched and flooring the other guy (perhaps looking awesome cool in the process). But the dirty truth about fighting is that you actually get beat up, you don't really ever win a fight unless you're A) fighting someone who doesn't have a clue about fighting (pretty much women, for men it's instinctive although it may seem they're windmilling) or B) you've got a knife or a gun.
But yeah, back on topic, if you want to get into it find a club. You mention stress/anger problems, you might want to have a fight with someone first and see if you don't red out. A lot of fights are dictated by one party getting so angry they go into what's called the red mist, which is basically a fit of rage where you lose rational control of yourself (you might have experienced it to a lesser degree if you've ever been tied up and wanted desperately to break free as you felt trapped). If it happens to you you've pretty much lost.
Of course you will win fights... if you can fight.
Havn't got a clue what Sawell means by ''you don't really ever win a fight''... well yes you do. Even if you're left with a broken nose, broken jaw & cracked skull, as long as the other guy ain't getting back up for atleast 10 seconds, you've won.
- Dec 29, 2003
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1) It had a deeper meaning than the face value you read it for. There is no victory in fighting, as it no longer holds pride in the rightful society of present. Just because you got into a fight and hurt the other person more, that doesn't make you a winner. The winner is the person who doesn't get into a fight in the first place :thumbup:.
2) I was talking about fighting in general, not specifically boxing (since when do you bring a gun into the ring?). Hence me saying "back on topic" shortly after.
no matter how much you train you aint gonna really get that good unless you have a trainer that knows exactly what they are talking about. Take up thai boxing m8 so much better, the skills you gain are a lot better than standard boxing in my opinion
but by all means train at home to help but join a boxing club and go few times a week. I thai box as a member but it's like £6 a session (a lot cheaper if you become a member) and get entered into competition for free for being a part of the club
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- Jan 14, 2004
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Starting at home certainly won't hurt, I spent about 3-4 months on punch bags at home before I first went boxing and it definitely helped. Only thing I would say is that your general fitness is far more important that punching at the start, circuit training and if it's like where I went lots and lots of push ups.
I'd definitely recommend getting into it, I learnt a lot more than just being able to fight at boxing and really enjoyed it, theres something about being able to really test yourself against somebody (even if I wasn't very good )
Wish I never gave up on it now.
I'd definitely recommend getting into it, I learnt a lot more than just being able to fight at boxing and really enjoyed it, theres something about being able to really test yourself against somebody (even if I wasn't very good
)Wish I never gave up on it now.
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