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Originally posted by smash
The major difference in boxing against Asian MA is:
1) There are no masters, senseis, gurus that impart "secrets" to it's students.
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WRONG... Every boxing coach/trainer implants his personal knowledge and you'd better listen up.
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Originally posted by smash
2) If a technique is wrong it is immediately discarded. A scientific approach is used. Boxing is the sweet science. No mysterious secrets, just plain effective results
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This is true of all things in life, not just Martial Arts or Boxing. There are plenty of boxing gyms stay traditional as there are MA schools. The only difference is that MA schools are so plentiful now and use their curriculum for monetary gains.
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Originally posted by smash
3)If you notice boxers fight in silent films era, they are straight up and hold their heads back. A kickboxer will have his chances at winning against these fighters. This style was deemed innefective and was discarded. By the time Joe Louis came along the modern boxer as we know it today came to fruition.
Karate, MT, TKD- they follow what is passed down from the Master/Guru without questioning if methods actually work. Duh, I mean, the student, the paying student just swallows it all out of
respect to Mr. Master!
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All things change, that is a constant truth. No martial art that exists today is entirely the same as it was 100 years ago. There are many things that must be accepted in all martial arts , including boxing. For instance, there is a right way to execute a jab and a right way to execute a round kick. You may personalize it later, but the core remains the same. It seems as though in Smash's boxing gym, the coach is a buddy buddy that doesn't mind what you do as long as it's comfortable... This was not so where I used to box (I train at home these days). My boxing coach was very articulate about technique and I seldom challenged his opinion, because he was a professional at one point. I'm just curious, Smash, do you question your coach and alter his methods a lot?