I find it better to do longer rounds than your normal rounds would last. That way you’re more prepared.
No you aren’t. Training to go 15 minutes straight is way different than 5. Pacing is all wrong. Train instead to to go MORE rounds.
Another thing that I find weird in boxing/kickboxing is that people train with “bag gloves”, but then fight with sparring gloves which are heavier. To me it would make a hell of a lot more sense to train with gloves heavier than the gloves you spar with.
Different gloves for different purposes. We trained with both heavy and light impliments in track and field for different purposes.
Anyways, what I’m trying to say is, do more than what will be expected of you in the ring beforehand. That way you can concentrate on your technique, and not your burning shoulders/cramps etc..
ComeToJesus - I am going to try to skip for longer, I have problems keeping motivated when doing the same thing for a long period of time but I definaely agree with you. I would like to be able to skip for 15 mins solid as well as in rounds, I guess it depends on my mood.
fa_jing - I have been sparring with my cousin a lot, he is a boxer and he used to do kung fu so we spar with different rules (and sometime none). To be honest I am mainly doing boxing for the fitness. I enjoy the sparring too, I haven’t done it in ages (probably nearly a year) and definately need to improve as I am well out of practice! I am scared of some of those boxing guys, I am 240lbs but some of those guys - even the ones weighing 140lbs have such incredible power!
bamboo_ leaf - I probably wouldn’t go back to CMA again, I am enjoying what I’m doing. I am fed up of learning loads of techniques, I’d rather practice a few regularly, I still practice kung fu in my own time - I miss the kicking, but I decided I needed to train my hands much harder for the next 6 months.
ComeToJesus / Merryprankster - I don’t really like bag gloves at all, I know the foam is more solid than boxing gloves but I either use 12oz gloves or none (though rarely none when using the heavy bag).
Out of interest has anyone here trained in boxing for any length of time? I definately have a lot moe respect for boxers now than I did before, especially their fitness, footwork and power.
I trained Boxing for 3 years straight, 4-5 days/week, 2-3 hours/day when I was in college and even headed up my school’s boxing team. I had a great time and it was my introduction to the martial arts. I weight over 180 lbs with very little fat, but I fought at 140 back in those days! Man! I was a bean!
Boxing ? I agree it is a MUST DO, go to a gym get in a ring and get wailed on by somebody who knows how to use their hands and lucky they use 16oz gloves eh? Go home lick your wounds and figure out how to deal with their style of attack. Get back in the ring and try again. Like a fish out of water – not being able to use your knees or feet eh?
I’ve spent time with boxers. My brother in-law was Golden Glove’s some years back I was amazed at how fast he could go from long range to short range and nail my jaw. Later I learned how to deal with him by using upper and lower body which he called cheating hahaha.
Bottom line is he (my brother in-law) showed gaping holes in my martial arts. Glad I found out in the ring and not on the street.
After boxing, I hit Ba Gua for a little bit, but ended up focussing on BJJ for a few years. During this time, I also trained JKD, Muay Thai, Folkstyle Wrestling, and Judo to round me out. I was injured in early 2002 and right when I was finsihed rehabbing the injury I caught Lyme Desease which destroyed me physically and neurologically (partly paralyzed, lost 30-40 lbs of muscle, etc). I was just able to recover enough to consider myself healthy a little earlier this year. I haven’t trained since my injury and probably won’t until after I get married in June of next year. Them’s the breaks. I figure when I go back, I’m going to focus on boxing again, and train a little JKD/Muay Thai to keep other skills fresh. I don’t think I’ll ever get as serious in MA as I once was.
“until after I get married in June of next year.”
Congrats.
I work the bag with no gloves, usually until I wind up breaking my hands open. (They stopped busting open for a while, then I moved and took the bag down for 2 months, now the break open again) Then just wear gloves when I break my skin. Sparring we wear 4oz gloves, nothing more. I plan on buying some 16 oz to spar with just to speed up my punches.
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And congratulations on that again, by the way. I’ve been incorporating wind sprints into my workout lately, and upon looking at your daily workouts I realize that you’re in far better shape than I am
I haven’t trained since my injury and probably won’t until after I get married in June of next year.
Boxing is very hard but I am enjoying it, I got with my cousin and we’ve decided to train very hard so that when we hit middle age we can looks back no how fit we were and how much we’ve lost…! I enjoy training this way so much more than the gym - and it’s so much harder, I have grown a bit bored of weights I guess - I’d much rather have a more realistic workout.
I’d love to learn BJJ, I guess I’m only used to grappling with people I know really well so I have been putting it off (like I put off the boxing, and also kung fu before that) for ages!
What’s this about your workouts? Is this on the fitness forum? I’m going to have a look…
What shocked me about boxing was the footwork. The striking wasn’t the emphasis…it was the footwork. Before my boxing training, the movies and tv showed boxers emphasing on the punch. But the truth is footwork is what boxing is all about.
I work the bag with no gloves, usually until I wind up breaking my hands open. (They stopped busting open for a while, then I moved and took the bag down for 2 months, now the break open again) Then just wear gloves when I break my skin. [/B]
Wtf? It says I can’t download the boxing manual cuz there’s not enough space on my HD. Um, I just checked it it says I have 2.5GB free. Htf is that not enough space?
Glad I can be of help! As I mentioned earlier in this post I got a lot of boxing articles and stuff on my pc, if you got a decent sized inbox mail me your email to admin@freelondon.org and I’ll post ou back whatever you want, I’ve got some really good articles on boxing. If anyone else wants any feel free to email me too, it’s no problem!
Them’s the breaks. I figure when I go back, I’m going to focus on boxing again, and train a little JKD/Muay Thai to keep other skills fresh. I don’t think I’ll ever get as serious in MA as I once was.