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I need help. I am a new boxer and I if anyone is experianced or knows what they are doing can they please give me some training advice and forms to practice. Whats are some pit falls that your have seen, orwhat have you seen work best.
Thanx
Steve
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This is how I see it.
It depends entirely on what you want to get out of it.
I started thinking about boxing when i was 16 at high school. My first bag was just a sleeping bag with a whole heap of sheets packed in it. Sure, it was crap-but it did the job, i taught myself how to throw punches, but didnt really get into it much.
My next step was to make a bag out of PVC, which i did, it cost me $90{NZ}, i still have this and its damn good. I filled it with sawdust and even though it does slump a bit, its still a lot better than that sleeping bag. I asked a friend who is black belt in Tae Kwan Do about basic fighting skills and he showed me all my punches, i also learnt a lot from the net.
I never really wanted to compete-i knew it would be fun, but i didnt really have an urge to do it.
All i wanted was to have basic protection skills, confidence, and a development in muscle power-which it has all given me.
A few weeks back i was walking through town late at night with a friend. We had had a few drinks, but nothing over the limit, just a couple to round the night off.
Anyway, we were coming round a corner and came straight into the faces of three teenagers, pissed off their nut, and obviously looking for trouble. One of them made a pass at my friend, calling him a 'gay fag' for some reason, and we both stopped to confront them. One of them was keen enough to say "c'mon, lets sort this right here", and at this point-several months back-i would have been running with my tail between my legs. They werent huge, but there were three of the bastards, and my mate was in no shape to knock them to the ground. However, my training and routine{but not extensive} boxing gave me the confidence to stand up for myself and my foe, and tell him that he wasnt so big and i'd like to see him try. At that point in time he walked right up to me-face to face- and pushed me back. He didnt push me far, but that immediate reaction sent my adrenaline to full power and i grabbed him by his shirt and drew my fist.
It was complete overwhelment for him, and he pulled away, cursed a few times, then THEY all walked off with their tails between their legs.
So it just shows you how much you want to get from boxing. In this particular occasion i didnt even have to hit the person-just showing him that i was confident and ready for anything proved him wrong and sent him on his way.
Good luck