Learning boxing

[Cross_Trainer]

I am a karate student, and after I have my art down better in another six months I am planning to cross-train to improve my hand techniques. Unfortunately, I live in a very small town and there are no boxing instructors remotely nearby. The only trainer who would be remotely qualified to teach this is a cardio kickboxing instructor at the local YMCA (since kickboxing is just karate plus boxing punches). I realize ahead of time that this would definitely NOT provide realistic boxing experiences, like sparring. I would ONLY be doing this to learn the movements (I can spar with them at my karate dojo, shadowbox at home, or practice with a punching bag). So my question is: is it even worth a try to learn this, or would I need a specialized boxing instructor to teach me?

Thank you for your time.

[HuSanYan]

you could try doing some stuff by yourself but you could very easily get into bad habits, you really should somehow find a proper coach/instructor to watch over you while you get the basics sorted out, this is very important, there are many easy habits to get into such as leaning forward too much while throwing punches, this is very difficult to pick up with just a mirror for help because you would be looking more where your punches are going, especially on a bag.

[EmptyneSs]

cardio kickboxing has nothing to do with boxing or actual kickboxing in anyway whatsoever. its just an aerobic workout. its not worth going to unless u want to check out women or gay guys trying to get in shape.

[Tom Yum]

actually some really heavy dudes end up in cardo kickboxing and enjoy it. If I'm not mistaken a UFC fighter got his start out as fat guy looking to slim down (+40 lbs). He then got confident enough to go to a MMA gym and is competing with some of the big boys.

Cross Trainer - get into a boxing gym with a coach. Its tough and at times it hurts, but the benefits are huge.