Hi there. Now, please understand — I don’t mean this as a ‘which do you consider superior?’ sort of question, I’d simply like to discuss the practicalities of boxing under conditions such as a mugging, other form of street attack, etc. (I don’t advocate streetfighting in any way whatsoever, except perhaps the game.)
I read this quote on another site and it drives home what I wanted to ask in this topic:
In the modern sport of “non-contact” karate there is no real incentive for a subject to adopt a realistic fighting stance when his worst–case scenario is merely to have an ippon scored against him. Generally, competition stances tend to be higher. Why do so many competition fighters rise up and try to score over the top of their opponent’s guard? Because they know they are safe from being stabbed in the belly or the groin by their opponents. How do they know? Because they are protected by the rules! |
The whole boxing stance, the guards, bobbing and weaving away from counterattacks, and so forth all come from amateur/professional boxing where rules dictate that you can only land blows to your opponent’s face and torso — nothing below the belt, no kicks, no wrestling–style grapples, etc. In a ‘real–life’ situation, how would a boxer counter something as simple as a swift kick to the nuts or knees?
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Hey, admin!
"incapacitate your opponent before he incapacitates you. Period. And don't stop incapacitating until you know for damn sure he isn't getting up again..." Freakin hilarious. I love it.
Just out of curiosity...what happened to my post? Did it get nixed?
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