And when it comes to self-defense, anything is better than nothing. But if you have options, study something practical.
By no means a full list but BJJ, Krav Maga, Muy Thai Filipino Kali, and Fencing all have very practical applications. Anything that has a focus on ending encounters quickly, whether by escaping or disabling an attacker, or protecting yourself from weapons is going to more useful than something that looks cool but prioritizes form and tradition over training for real life scenarios.
Boxing’s dope. It serves as the basis for a lot of the MA I mentioned. I think because of that you can learn to throw a good punch combo from pretty much any hand to hand art.
I think the biggest thing formal boxing training has going for it is the agility and footwork. Learning how to avoid strikes, get faster and take advantage of openings is pretty useful in a fight scenario.
I completely agree, at my gym I usually train boxing at the end of every session. I try to hit the bag hard enough so I can dodge it on its way back to me. My absolute favorite part of boxing is shadow-speedbag. Basically just act like you have a speedbag in front of you. You’d be amazed at what you can train and accomplish with no equipment.
And when it comes to self-defense, anything is better than nothing. But if you have options, study something practical.
By no means a full list but BJJ, Krav Maga, Muy Thai Filipino Kali, and Fencing all have very practical applications. Anything that has a focus on ending encounters quickly, whether by escaping or disabling an attacker, or protecting yourself from weapons is going to more useful than something that looks cool but prioritizes form and tradition over training for real life scenarios.
To bring it back to the main post, how do you view Boxing? Obviously the lack of kicking is a negative but you can work in kickboxing I suppose
Boxing’s dope. It serves as the basis for a lot of the MA I mentioned. I think because of that you can learn to throw a good punch combo from pretty much any hand to hand art.
I think the biggest thing formal boxing training has going for it is the agility and footwork. Learning how to avoid strikes, get faster and take advantage of openings is pretty useful in a fight scenario.
I completely agree, at my gym I usually train boxing at the end of every session. I try to hit the bag hard enough so I can dodge it on its way back to me. My absolute favorite part of boxing is shadow-speedbag. Basically just act like you have a speedbag in front of you. You’d be amazed at what you can train and accomplish with no equipment.