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Do you get to have a proper fight, how long does it take? Do they have leagues and stuff, can you test yourself against other people from other gyms. I am thinking specifically boxing here, but would consider other forms but Dont wanna spend six months learning about the mystical oriental origins of whatever king fu ninja style it is and putting my left foot forward, left arm in a block position and shouting "hei" in unison with 20 other beginners for 3 hours a week. Most sports you are straight into competitive matches pretty much immediately, i appreciate they might have to be a little careful with combat sports but couldnt you just get two beginners all padded up and protected and let them go at each other hammer and tongs and then afterwards tell them where they are going wrong, what their qualities were etc, use that as a starting point.
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I heard a very good interview on TalkSport this week on the Colin Murray programme when he was talking to heavyweight boxer David Price.
He said he'd been on trial for Liverpool as a lad but didn't make the grade and because a mate of his was training at a local gym he decided to go with him - and then got the bug himself. Then he wanted to test himself in a proper fight and the Rooney family got him fixed up in match with a farmer's lad in Bournemouth - and he went from there. I think it's just a matter of going to a local boxing gym and seeing what you think - and what the people who are working there think. The interview is here if you want to listen to it. Click the '11:00-11:30' link and scroll across to 6 mins in: http://talksport.com/radio/listen-again/1399453200# |
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Did a bit of boxing in my teens.
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i appreciate they might have to be a little careful with combat sports but couldnt you just get two beginners all padded up and protected and let them go at each other hammer and tongs and then afterwards tell them where they are going wrong, what their qualities were etc, use that as a starting point.
That's sparring but you wouldn't be going at each other "hammer and tongs". Punches are thrown at a slow speed and with less power. I don't think you'd even get to spar before you'd done some pad and bag work. You also have to learn to skip and achieve and maintain a high level of fitness before you can fight competitively. That means lots of running, press-ups, sit-ups, skipping and maybe some weights. |
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There used to be a 'contact' Karate club in the mid-1970s somewhere near Crystal Palace in south London. I worked with two young blokes who joined it. One did okay but the other got busted up too often for his liking. The one who did okay went on to some sort of 'contact' championship. He kicked his opponent but missed the intended target area and broke his big toe on contact with bone, which meant a few weeks off work and on crutches.
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Brazilian ju-jitsu seems to be the popular combat sport at the moment. I'm not even sure what it is but I think it's a martial art similar to judo
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Kenny - did you box for Fyffe's? I used to bag for Morrison's
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I don't think you'd even get to Spar before you'd done some box and bag work.
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I made contact with an old type leather football with my head.
It hurt. |