Sean S.
21-Sep-2002, 06:25 AM
Hi Fellas,
I've been interested in boxing for awhile and have gotten as far as reading some about the history of modern boxing, and learned a little about the old BKB pugilism through some western martial artists. My primary interest has been in European swordsmanship but there seems to be a lot of common interests between the new wave of historical swordsman and traditional fighting arts.
I want to learn something to make me a better standup fighter and after visiting a couple dojo's in town, and reading quite a few discussions on the subject, thought that modern boxing would start me with a better foundation for a real fight. I only had a couple years karate experience from when I was much younger and don't remember anything useful at all and have done a little bit of training on my own; mostly from online resources and putting up a heavy bag in the garage.
There are some things that the books didn't go into depth about and are probably best answered by someone who trains boxers, but I thought people here could also provide some help.
First off, I know different fighters have personalized styles but are people with a certain build better suited to certain methods of fighting? I'm about 6' tall and close to 165 pounds but have very short, thin, twisted legs (birth defect) and they've made it extremely difficult to become proficient in running/jumping/kicking/etc. They're a real weak spot for me and I'm wondering if there's a good way to compensate for it, or if there are any boxers who became famous despite bad/short legs.
I don't have a heavy build and my wrists and ankles are rather narrow, leading way to lots of rolled ankles and folded wrists. I do however have a very large torso, a powerful upper back, with strong shoulders and forearms from swordsmanship. My bicep is a measly 11" but my forearms are a good 12.5". Given some time I think I could become quite strong and sinewy for my build...... but is that a good thing for boxing?
These are probably boxing semantics and I'd find it more useful to concentrate on just getting some training but I injured myself a week before I was scheduled to begin trial lessons in boxing and curiousity has gotten the best of me.
Anyhow, is there a certain physical trait that makes a 'natural' boxer? I'm mostly interested in getting a foundation in boxing so I can begin working on the older styles of BKB. They're different, but I'm too out of shape to be good at either!
-Sean
I've been interested in boxing for awhile and have gotten as far as reading some about the history of modern boxing, and learned a little about the old BKB pugilism through some western martial artists. My primary interest has been in European swordsmanship but there seems to be a lot of common interests between the new wave of historical swordsman and traditional fighting arts.
I want to learn something to make me a better standup fighter and after visiting a couple dojo's in town, and reading quite a few discussions on the subject, thought that modern boxing would start me with a better foundation for a real fight. I only had a couple years karate experience from when I was much younger and don't remember anything useful at all and have done a little bit of training on my own; mostly from online resources and putting up a heavy bag in the garage.
There are some things that the books didn't go into depth about and are probably best answered by someone who trains boxers, but I thought people here could also provide some help.
First off, I know different fighters have personalized styles but are people with a certain build better suited to certain methods of fighting? I'm about 6' tall and close to 165 pounds but have very short, thin, twisted legs (birth defect) and they've made it extremely difficult to become proficient in running/jumping/kicking/etc. They're a real weak spot for me and I'm wondering if there's a good way to compensate for it, or if there are any boxers who became famous despite bad/short legs.
I don't have a heavy build and my wrists and ankles are rather narrow, leading way to lots of rolled ankles and folded wrists. I do however have a very large torso, a powerful upper back, with strong shoulders and forearms from swordsmanship. My bicep is a measly 11" but my forearms are a good 12.5". Given some time I think I could become quite strong and sinewy for my build...... but is that a good thing for boxing?
These are probably boxing semantics and I'd find it more useful to concentrate on just getting some training but I injured myself a week before I was scheduled to begin trial lessons in boxing and curiousity has gotten the best of me.
Anyhow, is there a certain physical trait that makes a 'natural' boxer? I'm mostly interested in getting a foundation in boxing so I can begin working on the older styles of BKB. They're different, but I'm too out of shape to be good at either!
-Sean