Boxing As Self Defense

[Lupulesku]

What is important is quality you bring and your teachers. Whether boxing or kick boxing or judo doesn't matter.

I have been to muy thai training. Yeah, what an exotic sport sounding so cool. The training ******. My first coach was nice but you could attend three times a week and not get in shape. The second just ******. Then I did boxing with quality teaching.
By the way, you can build your confidence yourself. Do some strength training and running, works like miracle.

[adamjones]

Like I said earlier in the thread, just pick a practical striking art (boxing, muay thai, k1 kickboxing, sanda, full contact karate, etc) and a practical grappling art (judo, BJJ, sambo, freestyle, greco-roman, etc). Then keep showing up to both.

No matter which one(s) you pick, it's going to be difficult and you're going to get your butt kicked as a beginner. But the only way to learn how to fight is to practice fighting erome influencers, so you have to pick a martial art/combat sport that realistically approximates at least one aspect of fighting.

Boxing is a great choice because the vast majority of untrained people are going to throw wild haymakers in a fight. Boxing will help you deal with that.
Judo is also a great choice because if those haymakers don't connect, the next thing most people do is try to tackle or grab you.

1 year of boxing and 1 year of judo will put you far ahead of 95% of the people you'll encounter in your everyday life. From that point you can decide whether or not you want to continue to pursue them as competitive sports.

How effective would you say boxing is for self-defense?

[GhostofDempsey]

A trained boxer who has experience either sparring or competing in the ring will always have an advantage over the average non-trained wanna-be tough guy in the street. Unfortunately, most people use weapons today or they are going to sucker punch you when you aren't looking. Boxing is a good start for self-defense but it's always good to have a wide range of skills that include wrestling and submission holds, defense against knife attacks which are common, and most of all--how to see trouble before it happens and avoid a fight altogether.