Boxing does not necessarily lead to brain damage, especially if you are not trying to become a pro but rather just develop technique.
I also recommend NOT borrowing gloves. You could get infections on your hands (I have).
Boxing is great fun! Enjoy!
I BAX AL THE TAME AN ME BRAN IS STIL GUD
its good for ya
Boxing
This is really a joke more than anything, but I really would like to know the answer to this.
In boxing, are backfists legal? How about spinning backfists?
Are knife and ridge hands legal (it is hard to form a knife or ridge hand with the gloves but the motion can be applied)? Basically, is any formation of the hand allowed other than the punch?
Are stances legal (like front, back middle etc)?
Is jump attacking allowed (like leaping forward and doing a downward punch as you land on the opponent’s head)?
Here’s the big question. Are blocks, parries and evasive attacks of that such allowed in boxing?
If so, I wonder what people think if a boxer did all this stuff.
backfists are not legal. any motion of the arm resembeling a back fist is not legal, though im not sure what the penelties are.
i assume you can use any stance you wish, but i don’t know of any more practical than the boxers front fighting stance for boxing.
i don’t think you are allowed to jump at your opponent.
blocks and evasive movements are absolutely legal. havent you ever heard the phrase bob and weave?
Just to add to the answer:
You are allowed to jump at somebody if you feel inclined as well as stay in stances. You can block and parry, but you can’t trap or impede the your opponents arms by holding, etc.
Mr Nunchaku
Don’t go into a deep stance against a Boxer,you will be eaten alive.
From my experience backfists,reverse punches & ridgehands are not that effective esp. with gloves on.
For self-defense I find a hammerfist is better than a backfist,The cross is better than the reverse punch & A palm slap is better & safer than a ridgehand.
In Boxing you want to keep it simple,fast,accurate & powerful.Hands up & chin down.
Badger
Jumping
What Ford Perfect said…Frazier comes to mind as someone who used the leaping hook to good effect.
You can clinch, but that’s only for defensive and resting purposes, to break the rhythm of the opponent. Good boxers can tie up the arms of their opponents and buy time.
As for punches, backfists are illegal, but i think knife hand type techniques could be gotten away with (with gloves on) since they could appear to be poorly structured hooks.
but i think knife hand type techniques could be gotten away with (with gloves on) since they could appear to be poorly structured hooks.
why not just throw a proper hook? that’s what I would do.
fmann; Hocks that don’t connect with the knuckles are illegal and you will get warned and eventually disscualified during a fight.
i prefer the backfist to hammerfist.
i personally find it easier to settle and twist into the strike with my fist verticle .. . just a matter of opinion though.
Re: Jumping
Originally posted by Shooter
What Ford Perfect said…Frazier comes to mind as someone who used the leaping hook to good effect.
Joe Frazier kicked butt. Ever see the punch Ali took off him? Where he got up after 3 secs?
Ali is my hero. 
It is my understanding that backfist are illegal due to the lack of padding on the top of the glove.
Can anyone confirm this?
Originally posted by Nichiren
fmann; Hocks that don’t connect with the knuckles are illegal and you will get warned and eventually disscualified during a fight.
but i’m saying in the heat of a fight, they may not be noticed.
Badger
Maybe you can explain to me the difference between a right cross and a reverse punch in a left lead stance. We use the term interchangeably.
reverse punch snaps out straight like a jab . .. cross cuts through the target at an angle. i guess a cross would kinda be like the inbetween of a jab and a hook.
the reverse punch is more comparable to the straight right than it is to the cross.
So a straight right is not a cross?
I thought a cross was just a powerful straight right, kind of ****ed by the left jab?
Can someone explain then - cross
straight right/reverse punch
i thought i did.
the jab is going to hit the guy in the nose and send the energy through the back of his head.
the cross is going to hit the guy in the cheak and send energy through his face to the other side of his cheak.
that’s the most concise way i can think of to explain the difference right now.