Questions tagged [boxing]
Western martial art of punching, on which the competitive combat sport of boxing is founded.
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Punch and Stepping at the Same Time
In punching and stepping, there is a saying to " punch as your foot lands on the ground".
Example, if in orthodox stance,
Stepping with left foot, you would jab as you land.
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Are faster punches more powerful in boxing?
I train and spar in boxing, and am an avid follower of professional fights as well. I've heard almost every coach, other boxer, commentators, and so on refer to "Mayweather is has insane speed, ...
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Why is blindness or eye rupture not more common in boxing or MMA?
The eye is a soft and exposed organ.
Why doesn't a punch to the eye cause blindness or rupture more often?
In fact, I have never heard of boxers or MMA fights going blind?
I've seen many swollen or ...
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Lack of training partner
I recently started my career as correctional officer, and these past 6 months have shown me I need to learn some type of self defense so that not only am more capable, controlled, and with the fight ...
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How can I improve my hand's strength and form when performing a lead left hook in boxing?
I am practicing "American Boxing" I believe it's called. I have a very well-respected and experienced coach who has a seasoned amateur and professional record, and who has trained some ...
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Is short-term combo memorization a useful skill in fight competition?
I am learning Western Boxing and one of the most difficult parts of training for me is I tend to struggle quickly learning long combos "in-the-moment." For example, at training we will first ...
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How do I get back into being an MMA Journalist?
First off I like to say I am an hardcore MMA fan. My name is Rouzbeh Karimkhani, I used to be a reporter for Mixed Martial Arts In Canada. I did this 15 years ago only as a passion. I would like to ...
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Apps or cheap device to count the number of punches thrown on a heavy bag (but not necessarily the force, or the type of punches)
I'm looking to buy a device or an app or install an app on my phone that'll count the number of punches I'm throwing in a certain interval on the heavy punching bag. I'm not trying to spend a lot of ...
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Will triceps extension with a lower weight but with speed and intensity help me get more power in my jab and back fist?
I'm super new to boxing (or any kind of martial per se), am taking two, one hour long, (English) boxing classes per week, supplemented by four hours of weight training per week.
I was wondering ...
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Boxing Shuffle Step in Muay Thai?
Do Muay Thai professional fighters use the Shuffle Step? Bazooka Joe Valtellini is a professional fighter, and teaches both Boxing and Muay Thai. I can' tell if this can be used in Muay Thai, but it ...
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Why some people think that martial arts are useless?
I have a gym instructor that was in karate and half year in boxing. He sparred in boxing against someone who weighs less and shorter than him and that guy was 7 years in boxing and even so my ...
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What is the weight of dipped-foam TKD/Karate sparring gloves? (see photo)
I often see TKD and Karate folks sparring with these types of open-palm glove, made of some sort of plastic-dipped foam that seems common for those styles' equipment.
How much do they weigh?
(I ...
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How does a person who just watches youtube videos to learn martial arts beat me in sparring?
I have been training in martial arts such as Taekwondo and Boxing for several months. I know a friend who just watches youtube videos to learn to fight. Even though I did my techniques correctly, I ...
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Moving Backwards, Cross Punch and move Right Leg
My Muay Thai coach showed a technique where we move backwards
Punch with right hand, cross punch,
and step back with same side right leg.
If I'm trying to evade a flurry of punches/kicks, I ...
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Gym Dojo Etiquette, Pairing people up
I am at a Muay Thai Gym. Before class, coach pairs up everyone into partner groups for drills and pad work. Sometimes there are odd number of people, so some people are in a 3 group (which is totally ...
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