The Advantages of Boxing over Street Fighting?

[shadeyfizzle]

I dont agree with u saying that boxing is not effective against multiple attackers. Boxing is the most effective way of beating several attackers esp if u have 1 punch KO power.

i will never advise someone to use kicks against multiple attackers coz it will prevent u from dodging and moving away from the attacks.

I have been in street fights, myself, and I can attest that punching is ur most effective skill.

Never said anything about kicking anywhere in my post. There are tons of different martial arts disciplines out there in the world. some are kick heavy, some are punch heavy (boxing being the most punch heavy since it is all they do)

There are disciplines like aikido or krav maga which in the face of multiple attackers would have broken the arms of everyone attacking him in the same amount of time it would take a boxer to maneuver himself in such away that he is in no danger of being attacked from behind. all without throwing a single kick.

[Siggy]

benefits of boxing training= you become a better boxer
benefits of training in street fighting= learning how to throw fireballs and jumping uppercuts as well as the ability to hover while kicking multiple times.

advantage---> street fighting.

[Hannibal Barca]

benefits of boxing training= you become a better boxer
benefits of training in street fighting= learning how to throw fireballs and jumping uppercuts as well as the ability to hover while kicking multiple times.

advantage---> street fighting.

I got a good laugh out of this post. Well played.

[DIB42]

Any mechanism of self defence is going to be good in a situation where you're against someone without the proper discipline.

Karate, Boxing, Wrestling, Judo, are all better incorperated together, but seperately each one should supply you adaquite self defense.

If you're in any sort of real danger, the "buy a gun" answer isn't entirely a bad idea, just make sure like any of the above forms of self defense you know when/how to use it.

A karate instructor i met once said something very interesting to me once, "if a fight is serious enough that i need to fight, i'm going to use my gun. Nearly all fights are avoidable, often when i'm at the bar and someone finds out i'm a third degree black belt, they want to prove themselves against me, my responce is "I don't want to fight you, you're the champ, you'd kick my ass" and I walk away, if i'm going to fight, i'm going to use my gun, it has to be that bad of a situation for me to fight."

I asked him why bother with martial arts then, 2 reasons, "To act rationaly in extreme situations, and in case i don't have my gun"

[elgaringo]

I really appreciate all of the responses. It's nice to have boxing discussions without all the mess some of the other discussions NSB are filled with.

Ill second that for sure

[elgaringo]

Any mechanism of self defence is going to be good in a situation where you're against someone without the proper discipline.

Karate, Boxing, Wrestling, Judo, are all better incorperated together, but seperately each one should supply you adaquite self defense.

If you're in any sort of real danger, the "buy a gun" answer isn't entirely a bad idea, just make sure like any of the above forms of self defense you know when/how to use it.

A karate instructor i met once said something very interesting to me once, "if a fight is serious enough that i need to fight, i'm going to use my gun. Nearly all fights are avoidable, often when i'm at the bar and someone finds out i'm a third degree black belt, they want to prove themselves against me, my responce is "I don't want to fight you, you're the champ, you'd kick my ass" and I walk away, if i'm going to fight, i'm going to use my gun, it has to be that bad of a situation for me to fight."

I asked him why bother with martial arts then, 2 reasons, "To act rationaly in extreme situations, and in case i don't have my gun"

WOW youd rather use your gun rather that have a fight? bit extreem dont you think? You must really like jail food!

[Hannibal Barca]

Any mechanism of self defence is going to be good in a situation where you're against someone without the proper discipline.

Karate, Boxing, Wrestling, Judo, are all better incorperated together, but seperately each one should supply you adaquite self defense.

If you're in any sort of real danger, the "buy a gun" answer isn't entirely a bad idea, just make sure like any of the above forms of self defense you know when/how to use it.

A karate instructor i met once said something very interesting to me once, "if a fight is serious enough that i need to fight, i'm going to use my gun. Nearly all fights are avoidable, often when i'm at the bar and someone finds out i'm a third degree black belt, they want to prove themselves against me, my responce is "I don't want to fight you, you're the champ, you'd kick my ass" and I walk away, if i'm going to fight, i'm going to use my gun, it has to be that bad of a situation for me to fight."

I asked him why bother with martial arts then, 2 reasons, "To act rationaly in extreme situations, and in case i don't have my gun"

I'll have to disagree with this post. While I respect your opinion, I've been around guns enough to know that they have no place in any confrontation. I've seen too many people die because of them.

Anyhow, how does one make time for Karate, Judo, Wrestling, and boxing?

[bdawg56kg]

You should take up boxing if you love boxing. It will get u in tremendous shape, and will definitely help at defending yourself. I think it's the most effective thing in a street fight. Taking a guy to the ground is pretty lol to me. You would be rolling on concrete or cement, so even if you were up against a jiu jitsu guy, his first instinct would probably be to throw down first as well. And we all know it only takes one good shot.

But honestly, do boxing because you love it, then you will really get the most out of it. Boxing is not streetfighting, it is a science and an art.

[shadeyfizzle]

I'll have to disagree with this post. While I respect your opinion, I've been around guns enough to know that they have no place in any confrontation. I've seen too many people die because of them.

Anyhow, how does one make time for Karate, Judo, Wrestling, and boxing?

one at a time buddy. one at a time. i boxed as a kid growing up, wrestled and did martial arts for most of my teenage years and now im back to boxing and wrestling.

[Kryptonian]

Speaking from a lot of experience I would like to add my two cents. If you really break it down, these are the facts as I see them of street fighting.

• A street fight will rarely last more than a two minutes
• 90% of people will gas within the first minute
• Most people throw haymakers, wide looping hooks
• High kick do not work in fights unless you are a highly skilled muay tai fighter, it just doesn’t happen
• Most people will throw one or maybe two punches at a time
• Most people can only throw a punch with one hand
• Most people do not consider defence when fighting therefore are vulnerable to punches
• Most people have never been hit, therefore have very little punch resistance
• Many guys will try to hockey fight, grab your shirt with one hand and swing with the other.
• You should always stay on your feet, never bend over or go down to the ground to strike an opponent your putting yourself at a disadvantage.
• Most people are afraid of fighting
• Most people that do not know how to punch will be off balance and fall down rather easily

Advantages boxing will give you.

• Your fighting endurance will be much greater therefore you will be able to fight for longer
• You will be able to throw straight powerful punches in between your opponents haymaker hooks
• Your hands will be high, therefore making your defence much better than your opponent
• Your punch resistance will be much greater from sparring all the time
• Time will slow down and you will be able to react and counter to your opponents moves
• Your backwards and forwards movements will give you the agility to keep punching while moving
• You can quickly strike and knock down an opponent moving onto the next one if necessary because you will throw punches in bunches
• You will throw combo’s therefore confusing your opponent and striking with greater accuracy
• If an opponent grabs your shirt he will only have one hand to throw with and you will not grab his shirt and throw with both hands (do the math)
• You can punch equally hard and good with both hands
• Your anticipation of your opponents moves is much higher
• You can control your emotions and everything becomes instinctual like in sparing
• You will be physically strong
• You will have excellent balance
• You can take on big or small guys

I think the videos posted above provide proof for my points. Look at the last video, the attacker’s keep coming forward, the boxer using his movement is backing up and countering, knocking down one guy at time, and ends up taking out five guys, those guys were so tired and off balance they kept falling on their own in some cases.

So in my opinion if you want to be able handle yourself on the street in realistic situations, boxing is hands down the best art form you can learn. And always remember, if it’s about to go down and you think your opponent might throw a shot, then be first to the punch, don’t even give the other guy a chance to land the lucky shot.