So do you want to learn some basic boxing techniques? This is the first in a series of videos of boxing techniques for Mixed Martial Arts!
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Learn Boxing for MMA
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007Learn Boxing
Thursday, June 21st, 2007I was about 10 years old when I decided to learn boxing. To say that my parents were surprised would be the understatement of the year! They had both been trying to encourage me to get more exercise for the last couple years, but I had had no interest in it. I was a bookish kid, and I preferred to stay indoors and read rather than going outside and playing with my friends. I had friends, but they were like me. We were all intellectual, shy, and not physically active. My parents couldn't for the life of them figure out why I wanted to learn to box.
Why is boxing so popular?
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Boxing fans around the world are many. Each has his own heroes that he admires so much. At each of the bouts their boxing heroes fought, they are always there to cheer for them – whether in front of the television sets or on ringsides. The lovers of this sport make it a point to witness the fights of the boxers they have looked up to since then.
Perhaps one reason why the boxing has continued to draw fans is that there are no boundaries to the sport. Any nation can have their hero to cheer on. And with these, the fan base of the sport is worldwide.
1920’s Boxing
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Before the NBA became a phenomenal sport success, before television broadcasting made better NFL’s national appeal, boxing was the most revered and lucrative sport in the world, especially on 1920s. Nations have competed on the sport of boxing, and famous boxers are earning more than any sports characters or even media personalities will make in a year.
WBC Boxing History
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007WBC, the acronym for World Boxing Council, is the perhaps the most reputable brand name in the “big three†sanctioning organizations, all credit goes to its powerful promoter Don King. Though it is the WBC President Jose Sulaiman who presides over the matters pertaining to the WBC, many sports pundits would say that it really was the WBC promoter Don King that dictates the flow of the production. And the WBC boxing history has telltale signs for confirmation.
Thai Boxing – The Art of the Eight Limbs
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Thai boxing or what is also called Muay Thai is very popular in Thailand. It makes efficient use of the hands, elbows, shins and knees – and thus the fighting science of the eight limbs where strikes can be executed on eight points of contact. This is unlike Western boxing that only has two points of contact with the use of both fists.
Thai boxing has certain rituals before a fight. It has the Wai Kru and the Ram Muay – these are done prior the actual fight. The Thai boxing fighters also wear armbands called Pra Jiad. They believe it gives them good luck and will gain confidence by wearing one.
Should Boxing Be Banned?
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007If the long-standing question “should boxing be banned?†is thrown at you what would your ready reply be? Will go you for a NO answer or boldly say YES, or better yet leave the decision to others, lest you would strain your mind in finding the most substantive arguments to justify your answer. Let use us see what others have to say on why we should or shouldn’t banned boxing.
Professional Boxing – A Sport Loved By Many
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Professional boxing is where you will find the best boxers around. These boxers are seasoned fighters and have developed their skills to higher levels than those still in the amateur tournaments. Professional boxing is where the names as Ali, Frazier, Bowe, Tyson, De La Hoya, Pacquiao, Morales and Barrera have become so popular.
What is Shadow Boxing?
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Shadow boxing is the practice of punching on an imaginary foe, though the exercise might or might not include an imaginary foe as a requisite. The practice has no sets of condition, as long as any martial artist, boxers or of another martial art, practices moves without a target is called shadow boxing.
In the field of boxing, most trainers include shadow boxing in the training, since from what it does, allows the boxer to maintain his form. And because shadow boxing can be impressive to watch, many boxers have come up on dazzling displays of shadow boxing, displaying a set of actual combinations or just a flurry of punches displaying punch speed.
Pro Boxing
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Pro boxing is the shortened term of Professional Boxing, the highest level of boxing and the epitome of every boxing ambition. Just like basketball’s NCAA Basketball against the NBA, NCAA Football against the NFL, boxing starts from the amateur series where novice boxer box their way to the top, reaching the professional series, the pro boxing.