There are absolutely no places to get training for boxing and whatnot in my town. The closest place that has training facilities is 5 hours away. I was wondering if its possible to train myself, and if not, which direction do I go in? Do I get videos or something?
I've been told by everyone that I fight like a boxer. I don't lose my cool when I get hit and I wait for oppurtunities and stuff. I love the thrill of fighting and watch boxing and stuff all the time, I'm enthusiastic about joining, I just don't know where to begin.
you can start training yourself by jogging,lifting,weights,crunches, punching bag, and jumping rope. that is what i do. i'm 13 years old.i have been doin this since grade 3. i can say i'm in very good shape. i don't have a six pack yet but i'm working on it. start by joggin 1/2 a mile and lifting 8 pounds and curling 15. after move up to lifting 10 and curling 20. start with 30 crunches then move up to 70. punching bag, start at punching it 200 times with each arm then move up to 500. i will tell you about a great ab workout that someone told me to do after you try what i told you it works great.
I don't need to get into shape its the technique I want to learn. I play AAA hockey and workout every second day. I have a personal trainer for fitness/hockey, but I need to learn the technique of boxing (for example, punches, combo's, what to do in certain situations, etc.).
OK, I've been helping you guys out when you asked about core conditioning, all I'm asking for right now is a little help in return. This means a lot to me because I won't be able to start boxing if someone doesn't tell me.
I just need to know how I can learn the technique of boxing without going to a club or something. we dont have one here so i have to teach myself. any good videos or something i can get? week-long camps in the summer with guys that will teach you? stuff like that.
start with the basic punching bag and the speed bag. the punching bag will strengthen your punches and the speed bag will give cooridination and quikness.keep boxing against one of your friends. do some jump rope to get your foot work in gear. and keep doing those ab excericices you told me about (by the way its really working). jog every day to every second day. once you can master the the speed bag then your are probably ready for boxing. also do some shadow boxing. what i mean by that is imagine there is someone infront of you and pretend your beating the sh** out of him. do some combos and move your feet. moving your feet is very important.
if you do all that you will become a good boxer. hope that helps. maybe you should watch a few Rocky Balboa movies do get some more excerices and some punching tehcniques. even thought it's just a movie you can still learn some something.
so theres really no certain technique to boxing except making ur own combos and ****? geeze i thought the boxer had to train for like a year to really get everything down path.
Nathen, im pretty sure i can find a gym thats closer than 5 hours. So i need to know the city and state you live in...
Second, watching rocky movies will teach you nothing. Those are scripted fights, and nobody just lets people jab their head to death.
The first thing we learn in my gym is how to move foward while staying on balance. keep your hands up, and depending on if your right or left handed, you always "drive off the back foot". You can actually practice this on ice skates. if your right handed, get into your stance (with your left foot in front). and just push off with the right foot. Dont worry about the left foot, because thats used to shift directions (piviots, angles). get that right foot powerful.
And tell me your location so i can find you a USA licensed boxing gym.
your just afraid. you don't even log in as a normal person. i live in ontario so i guess if your in the states you'll have to come to canada. and if you don't your just a lizard liken chicken!!!
man i fight kids older then u and win all u are jsut a f-n kid that thinks he is big and bad i dont have time to miss with a kid like u ya i live in the states the home of all ass kickrs so stop talk **** ur f-n kid.
i'm a 165 pound solid tank of muscle. i lift weights and excercise every single day. if you want to get into the ring with me it is your choice. but i'm warning you even if you beat me you'd still have the hell shaken out of ya!!! how old are you anyway?!
im 15 im 200 pounds of ass kicking i work out to eveyday to i have fougth kid older and have lot more muscle then u have i play football,wrestlr and box so ya i will get in the ring with u no i will not get the hell shanken out of me i will send u 6 feet down so back the f*** off befor i get really mad and come up there and kick ut ass kid.
troy i live in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. if you figure you can't find a gym go hard but theres none, its a ****ty little oil town, nothing here for kids.
and rm, i dont wanna burst the bubble but 2 years does mean a lot in teens. when its a 25 yr old and a 27 yr old not as much, but the extra 2 years on a 13 year old makes a huge difference.
i know that there is a kick boxing club near me. do you think if i take kick boxing it would condition me for real boxing. like i'm saying take out the kicking and just focus on the boxing part.
slave lake is closer and its still about 3 and half hours away. im committed to hockey i dont have the time to drive that far :-S oh well, no biggie, ill sacrifice anything for hockey.
slave lake is about as nathan said 3 1/2 hours away or maybe even more. so i will try and go to the kick boxing club in hamilton and see what i can get. there are one or two boxing clubs in hamilton but that is where all the low life bums hang out. and these clubs believe it or not are run by the Mafia. so i don't think i want to go there. hey Troy let's call a truce and stop bickering about what technique trains the best. i did post one little comment that makes a little sense on What are my chances.
I been reading some posts on this site just for a few hours and some of them I couldn't even believe. Some questions about boxing are so stupid that I don't understand how these people even box. No offense and there is no specific stupid comments on these posts. I just thought maybe I could put some info in here because I am a very experienced boxer. I am 21 years old and have been a fighter since I could first walk. My dad was a fighter and he taught me everything. After about 18 years of boxing I think I am pretty experienced. So here is what I do when I condition. Monday, Wednesday, Friday will consist of boxing conditioning; Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday will consist of strength training and speed work.
MONDAY/WEDNESDAY/FRIDAY
Warm-up/Boxer's Bounce - 2 minutes
Stretch - 10-15 minutes
Mirror Training (just practice perfect form on punches and combos) - 10 minutes
Shadow Boxing - 6 rounds of 3 minutes
Heavy Bag - 12 rounds of 3 minutes
Speed Bag - 8 rounds of 3 minutes
Jump Rope - 6 rounds of 3 minutes
Punch out drills (choose dumbbells with a weight that best suits you and stand in your fighting stance) - Throw as many jabs and straights as you can until you physically can't
TUEDAY/THURSDAY/SATURDAY
Sparring - if you have the opportunity to spar, do it. Most experts say box with someone on your own level, I always got faster and stronger sparring with someone who is a little better. If you have 2 years experience, fight someone with 4 years experience.
Weightlifting - go to the gym or wherever and do 6 sets of 10 for every muscle moving ballistically through all the movements, meaning every exercise you do should be done as fast as possible. When training for speed 10 reps is the best way, when training for power 3 to 6 does real good.
Running - run 2-5 miles
Sprinting - do 12- 15 sets of 100 meter sprints then do 6 sets of 200 meter sprints. Each time you're done your first 100 or 200 meter sprint rest for 30 seconds and start running
1-2-1-2 drills - take a 3-6 pound dumbell and throw jab then cross for 20 punches with each hand then repeat 3 times
2-3-2-3 drills - same as above except you're throwing straight and hook
4-3-4-3 drills - same as above except you're throwing uppercut and hook
Abs are done daily. Use your own disgression on this. Make sure to work upper, lower, and obliques, and even the transverse abdominus (this is done by laying down on the floor and sucking in your stomach and holding it in for 30-45 seconds.)
There are more things I do when I condition for a fight but there is no need to overload, there is enough here as it is. Be warned, this isn't for the feint of heart. My energy and stamina and will and dedication are higher than most people I have ever met. Do not be discouraged if you cannot keep up with all this. Just always give it your all and KEEP SWINGIN!!
Post any questions about this or any specific questions and I will give you all the best information you could ask for!
I fight out of Philadelphia so if you're ever in my neck of the woods drop me a message on the forum I would love to spar with someone new, these guys around here are gettin too soft and scared to spar with me nowadays hahaha. Anyway definitely lemme know if you're gonna be in Philly and lemme know where you live too in case I'm ever there.