So you've started boxing and you're wondering how to add some power to your punches. Do you go to the gym and bulk up the triceps and biceps? Do you do speed drills on the heavy bag to get your arms moving faster? Do you pick up 3lb dumbells and shadowbox?
You could do some of all of the above, but a more effective way to increase your punching power and speed is to master the pivot principle.
Low Blow - Round 11
A low blow is any punch that falls below the beltline. In other words, if you punch someone in the gonads, the privates, the family jewels, the place where the sun don't shine, etc... you have just given a low blow.
In boxing, you get three hits before a point is deducted. It is an illegal hit and when it happens, your opponent has up to 5 minutes to get himself ready to fight again (at least in professional boxing).
Lack of focus and motivation are two killers of any good workout or training plan. Most people will drift from workout to workout without much thought of why they are doing what that magazine has told them to do. There is an even better chance that you are not documenting everything you can about your training.
With tools like Thoughts.com, who is the subject of this review, you're about to understand why you should. Thoughts.com is an online blogging platform and community.
The Boxer:
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Last night, I watched two 39 year old boxers on the canvas. One won simply because his competition let him, the other didn't despite the gruelling effort he made against an opponent 15 years younger.
What does this tell us? It tells us, that politics and out of the ring strategy matters as much, if not more than what happens in the ring in professional boxing.
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"How to Box will provide a structure, ranking, and promotion system that will enable boxers of all skill levels and weight classes to receive fair judging, exposure, and even compensation and sponsorship in an easy to use, fun, and competitive environment."
I promise you, that first statement is as "professional and legalistic" as I plan on getting here.
To preempt someone is to forestall or prevent (something anticipated) by acting first. It is a mission verb used in combat to describe a situation where you attempt to launch an offensive effort before your opponent in order to seize and then maintain the initiative. You know your opponent is planning something, but you need to beat him to the punch (literally).
Everyone has a decision cycle (also referred to as an OODA loop). When you see something happening, your brain has to process it, make decisions about that event and then cause you to react to it.
In boxing, reaction is bad.
Actually in combat, reaction is bad.
Part of the appeal of boxing is that it is an individual sport. Ultimately, you excel or not based solely on your own merit - if you suck you lose, if you don't you win. It all comes down to the individual and there is no blaming one's teammates or circumstances for your loss. It is pretty obvious when you hit the canvas that things haven't gone so well for you. Only you can prevent that in the end.
That said, the champion boxer is by no means alone in his or her quest for glory. Let's take a look at who else is involved:
I don't know about you, but I for one, am sick and tired of hearing about the obesity epidemic - if people want to get fat, then let them get fat, unhealthy and die. It's natural selection at its best. Those of us that give a damn about ourselves shouldn't have to put up with all the whining and complaining and increased taxes and premiums these selfish SOBs are going to cause us when they start having their McDonald's induced heart attacks and insurance covered stomach stapling procedures.
Similar to the Jab Tap, I learned this technique the hard way - glove to face in the ring. I have to give you a little background - so bear with me. You see, when I first started boxing, I tended to hold my hands just below eye level. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but my trainer had a hay day with it.
In the beginning...
Being new to the sport, I didn't have the skill or reflexes to be able to bring my hands up to block what seemed like lightning bolt jabs coming from my trainer. He easily came through my mixed stance type of defence - over and over again, I might add.
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