If I want to train in boxing, should I be worried about injuries?
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You should be aware of possible injuries so you can protect yourself, but I doubt it would do much good to worry about them.\n\nThe easiest way to get hurt is a hand injury. Make sure you take a while to get to learn how to use handwraps correctly, and always use the proper size gloves for whatever exercise you're doing. Also, go to a dentist that can make a custom mouthguard for you. Don't rely on the kind you can just order. Without a proper fitting, the mouthpiece will be nowhere near as effective.\n\nYou do need to keep in proper shape to avoid injury. Use common sense to know if you're ready for something before you actually do it. If you're training in a gym, don't expect to do any sparring right away. First, you'll spend a good while working on your stamina and technique. The better trained you are, the less likely you'll be to suffer any kind of injury.\n\nOf course, listen to what your trainer tells you. And you can get support from other places online. Check out SaddoBoxing's training forum. There's plenty of useful advice there.
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Boxing is an excellent workout because it works all muscles in the body.  If you aren't interested in sparring, search for an aerobic boxing class or a boxing gym that does not expect people to spar if they don't want to.  Steer clear of any class or gym that appears to be too quick to throw people in the ring before they are ready.  If you want to spar, don't let anyone tell you that women can't.  Women can spar with the proper equipment: headgear, mouth guard, chest protector, and groin protector.  You can practice it for years.  Many people, including myself, took up boxing late in life, well after the age of 35.
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At such a tender age 6/2 hours of sport is sufficient your body is still growing and thus is vulnerable to strains and sprains.if your diet is adequate there should´nt be any problem but with so much sport you are burning a vast quantity of calories,if you do have a strain rest it completely going back to soon often finishes a playing career.
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I love to box. Go the gym, get some boxing gloves and punch all your probs away.
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I hear some boxers do a lot of jump roping and spitting when they need to make weight class.  Probably not very healthy, but might work.  Just remember, you might dehydrate.
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u have to go to a boxing gym first t5hen the trainer dicedes if he wants to put u in the ring.
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I have been once. It was better than a couple of good shots of Jack Daniel's! I wasn't fully out, though. The room was more spinning around me as I slowly sank to the floor.\n\nAs for how it happens: yes, well trained fighters usually do develop good timing and reflexes, but that doesn't mean that the other fighter can't have them too. Watch any fight (in any discipline): unless it is a great mis-match, both people WILL get hit. Getting knocked out depends on two things: the force of the blow and where it lands. There are a few spots on the head that can lead to easy knockouts and if a blow lands there (often by sheer luck), out you go. The main ones are the temple (and surrounding areas by the eye), the occiput (the softer part at the base of your skull) and the "button" on the chin. Hitting the temple and the occiput will jostle the brain and can easily lead to a concussion. The there is a big nerve that runs from the jaw to the brain that can black you out from its disruption if it gets hit. You can also get knocked out from getting hit anywhere on the head if the force is sufficient to cause a concussion (making the brain bash up against the inside of the skull, giving it a nice bruise).\n\nTo demonstrate the effect on the button (the safest of knockouts--if there is such a thing), try this: clench your jaw. Place your hand so that the webbing between your thumb and forefinger is on the front of your chin and your thumb is on the side, along the jawline, below the teeth. If using your right hand, your thumb should be on the right side of your face. Remember the spot where the first knuckle of your thumb lies (the first knuckle down from the tip). With your knuckles, give yourself a light but firm rap on that spot, coming down on an angle toward the jaw. Your head should feel a little funny.\n\nEnjoy! But remember, never, NEVER do this more than lightly enough to feel that, yes, you could get knocked out if someone hit  you there hard enough. A knockout is never good, mmmkay?
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So what about scars, I got scars from boxing, if someone dosen`t like it or you, don`t worry about it. I hope you are fine now-John
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If you're main goal is to get in shape kickboxing is the best option for you.  The training they'll put you through is awesome for physical conditioning. A good kickboxing gym, no matter what style, will have you do a lot of work shadowboxing, hitting bags, catch pads, and sparring.  Most gyms won't require you to spar if you're not interested, but if it is an issue for you should check first.  You should also check the reputation of the gym.  Do they push their fighters into pro fights before they're ready to make a quick buck, or do they take the time to develop quality fighters that win fights for the gym?\nYou're long legs will also help you with kickboxing.  They'll give the same advantage a boxer with a longer reach has in the ring.
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Stance & Footwork \nStance in boxing is vitally important as it sets the platform for all basic punches. \nThe main stance in boxing is the common orthodox stance, which is used when sparring or engaging in bag work. To get into this stance do the following: \n•Stand with the feet hip width apart. \n•Take a single, regular, striding step forward with the left foot. \n•Back foot kept at a 45-degree angle. \n•Shift weight onto the balls of the feet. \n•Distribute weight equally between the feet. \n•Keep the knees bent. \n•Bend elbows and tuck them into the sides (to protect the vital organs). As arms are brought into sides, place fists at cheekbone level, with left hand slightly out, poised to jab. \n•Keep chin down and look up. \n•Roll shoulders forward slightly. \n•Position body partially sideways with left shoulder and hand slightly closer opponent. \nFootwork is equally essential as punches directed at ones opponent will not land if one cannot efficiently get close enough. Similarly, evading the opponents punches will be all the harder if footwork is lacking. \nThe key with footwork is to ensure the body is centered and balanced at all times and that fighting stance is maintained. With footwork, the focus should be on moving backward and forward, lateral movement (moving left and right) and pivoting. \n\nMoving Backward & Forward \nWhen moving forward, push off the back foot and step forward with front foot half a step. Follow front foot with back foot in a shuffling motion to arrive back at the fighting stance. With footwork, the focus should be on moving backward and forward, lateral movement (moving left and right) and pivoting.\nMove backward only when absolutely necessary and try to fire punches while retiring. To move backward, push off with the ball of the front foot, while stepping back with back foot one half step. Follow with front foot, back to fighting stance. \nLateral movement \nLateral movement involves moving/pushing either left or right to evade ones opponent. To move left, push off from the ball of right foot while left foot moves one half steps to the left. \nFollow with the right foot to achieve correct fighting stance. To move right, push off from the ball of left foot while moving right foot one half step to the right. Follow with left foot. \n\nPivoting \nPivoting enables one to quickly change the angle of approach to effectively counterpunch their opponent. Begin by shifting weight to the ball of the front foot; then push off with the back foot to pivot the front foot a quarter turn to the left or right. This should throw opponent off balance and open them up to attack. \n\nBasic punches \nBefore even contemplating sparing, four basic punches need to be mastered: the left jab, right cross, left hook and left uppercut. These punches are designed for the orthodox stance fighter. \nThe southpaw will simply perform these punches with the opposite hands, leading with the right jab. These punches are the bread and butter of boxing and, once mastered, can be put into combinations and used in a sparing context. Remember, in order to successfully learn the following punches, stance and footwork need to be perfect. \n  -Left Jab \nThe most used punch in boxing is the left jab, making it the most important to master. The jab is used primarily to keep ones opponent a distance; to set them up for one of the power shots: for example, the right-cross. \nAlthough the jab is not considered a power punch, it can cause a considerable deal of damage over the course of a fight. \nTo Perform the Jab \n•Stand in boxing stance holding fists in a palms in ready position. \n•Throw punch in a direct line straight from the chin. \n•Once hand leaves the guard position (from chin), rotate fist half and inch. \n•Keep fist relaxed throughout this movement, until just before the point of contact when it is fully clenched. \n  -Right (or straight) Cross \nThe right cross is often referred to as the most enj
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Hell no!  The people want to see blood and guts all the time and they are giving the sport of boxing a bad image.  It is a sport!  It's about skills and condition.  And yes; there are some cases of people getting hurt.  But I don't think is intentionally.  Ronald 'Winky' Wright is an example of how boxing should be.
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I know USA Boxing holds clinics.  Usually my dad teaches the clinics.  I would ask him, but he is out of town right now.  I know you have to take a test after the clinic. Go to www.usaboxing.org   Click on "membership".
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This happened to me when i first started sparring. My first ever sparring match in class(12 years old, in the adult class), the dude got way to pumped up and busted my nose, like, really bad. blood spewed from my nose, scared the bejeebies out of me. He got his rank stripped and three ribs broken from a black belt who saw what happened. He left, but for about a month after that happened i would be shaking from head to toe before i got in the ring with anyone(including little kids!!) My instructor finally realized how scared i was and got a few black belts to coach me along for qa couple classes until i got my confidence back.\n\nTell your instructor what you're feeling before you spar. If He/She is worth anything they can at least give you some advice or extra drills or a more advanced student can coach you for a couple classes to help build your self-confidence. A scared fighter is dangerous to herself and to her partner, so ask for help before you set any bad habits based on your fear!
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To be perfectly honest with you, the best way to do boxing at home, is to not do boxing at home. There's all kinds of reasons for this, but I will give you only a couple. I'm writing to you about this with over 33 years of experience and many failed attempts of "Boxing at home"\n\n   There's the little mistakes that you pick up while you're training at home, dropping your hand as you throw your jab, not shooting your jab straight out, not pivoting on your foot properly when throwing the left hook, stepping straight back with your head up in the air, cat-pawing when you start to get tired. These are the most common of mistakes that everyone starting out training at home does, maybe not all of them but definitely some of them.\n\n  Then there's the fact that you're not around the gym atmosphere\nthe smell of a boxing gym. The subconscious telling you to push yourself harder than the guy hitting the bag next to you. The fact that your being watched by guys/girls who know what they're doing and you want to show that you belong. The fact that the noises that come from a gym give you a rush unlike anything you've ever experienced.\n\n   The money you spend on a "Home Gym" will be a complete waste, how many times have you bought something you had to have and six months later you thought what a waste? Spend your money on a Gym membership or Gym dues, stay away from Health Clubs like Ballys, Golds Gym, World Gym and countless others who know absolutely nothing about boxing except Rocky's coming out on Christmas.\n\n  I understand your position completely, to just stay in shape get yourself a freestanding bag, it's a great way to stay in shape. It's next to impossible to get into the shape you have to be in to actually compete at home, for all the above mentioned reasons and then some.\n\n  Good luck.
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Fighting is like everything else man. It takes practice. Go to a boxingg gym and watch people. Punch the bag around. Get stronger and quicker.
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I suggest going to the school were he is training at. Ask someone who has done it.\n\nI am not sure of your husbands talent or the level of his opponent. But this sport is not to be taken lightly. People can and do get hurt. Contact some of the more reputable gyms in your area, even boxing cut men can be very helpful. Search the web.\n\nThere is a chance you can contact the UFC through their website for advice, but Saturday is not far away. And they will frown on his lack of preperation in preparing his corner.
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boxing!\n\n6-8 hours training a day\n\nmaking weight\n\na great chance for a serious concussion or even death in the ring...\n\nenough said!!!