Scandalous
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IMO best thing you could do is boxing. I have been boxing for 8 years now, good sport to take up, and imo most useful in a street fight.
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Russ
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plus boxing is like 80%anarobic, so when you getting shit kicked out of you and you cant breath, your used to fighting with no air 
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gianluigi
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Went to the martial arts centre and explained myself to the bloke and said to him as well as learning self defence i need more strength to help me play football, and more confidence in general.
He suggested to me that i try Boxing. its more of a sport than a discipline (sp) and will help me in those areas. he says its quite relaxed too, its non contact practice, but if i want to spar i can do, and i will not have to turn up every week, although i will do to get good at it.
what are your thoughts on training using boxing?
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dna23
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 boxings a good choice
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gianluigi
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im going down there again tonight fo mo infoshizzle on boxing
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starkie
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Originally posted by Gez G
I just use Mr Crowbar or Mr Baseball Bat if in confrontation.
this is whats breed into every weegy
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Cosmo
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I did kick boxing for about 3 years and loved it. Had to give it up a couple of years ago when I moved and didnt have much time, but looking to take it up again when I get some of my general fitness back!
I would say to do kick boxing rather than just boxing. You wont get as bored, plus if the guy teaching it is anything like mine then he will teach you stuff about defending yourself when in busy pubs, on the street, when they've weapons, when you've multiple opponents, etc.
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Icy
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wing chun!
mates do it, tried to get me into it but only went few times
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Russ
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
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Originally posted by Ben
we never said anything about weight did we? you just said that its useless , i am disagreeing thats all
yes, but all i'm saying is we're not talking about what professionals you would and wouldn't fight 
i'd say size was a big factor anyway..
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gianluigi
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Originally posted by Russ
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
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Originally posted by Ben
we never said anything about weight did we? you just said that its useless , i am disagreeing thats all
yes, but all i'm saying is we're not talking about what professionals you would and wouldn't fight
i'd say size was a big factor anyway..
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bruce lee
watch channel 5 last night too 
Enter the Dragon, classic
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Icy
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bruce started out doin wingchun
its a sort of defensive streetfighting
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Russ
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ive seen people do Wu Shu, very impressive, but you need to be able to jump40000ft in the air 
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by Icy
wing chun!
mates do it, tried to get me into it but only went few times
I have been looking into Wing Chun alot lately as their is a place just 5 mins from me in Manchester that is highly respected.
Its more of a close combat, part defensive but can also be attacking form. So its fairly good for street fighting/self defence. Its also not a high kicking type thing which is good as Ive lost all my flexibility since Ive stopped kick boxing
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Icy
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yeh alot of defensiv blockin then using that to counter attack, its fast n effective/ i got whooped
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Swiftay
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Wing Chun is very effective in street fighting or any kind of fighting for that matter.
I've used Wing Chun many times when problems have come about
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Carl
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I keep thinking of kick boxing but never get round to it, I think its the lack of flexibility putting me off.
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Davidp18
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jase please get sum1 to host that vid n post it up i had it a while ago but accidently deleted it
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TomWilly
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Keep an old Boot lifter that doesn't work.
fairly small, strong, extendable and will hurt.
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topshot_2k
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waste of time if you think it will make you unstoppable in 'street brawl'. just go gym get ur fitness/strength up then practice on random chavs and illegal immigrants
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drax
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Id say do akido, Its all about taking your opponents momentum and weight and using it against them whilst using minimal effort urself
[Edited on 28-11-2005 by drax]
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what a load of crap all that jit su kung fu rubbish is
some local lad who was pretty good apparently at it, won competitions etc, i saw my mate walk upto when he was trying to kung fu someones arse and my mate just lumped him,
he layed on the floor and was scared shitless,
best thing to do is just ignore it,them, walk away
let them hit you if they must a few times, let them have the benefit of the doubt and if not then just turn around and swing catch them by surprise,
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corsa5dr
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Originally posted by Cosmo
I did kick boxing for about 3 years and loved it. Had to give it up a couple of years ago when I moved and didnt have much time, but looking to take it up again when I get some of my general fitness back!
I would say to do kick boxing rather than just boxing. You wont get as bored, plus if the guy teaching it is anything like mine then he will teach you stuff about defending yourself when in busy pubs, on the street, when they've weapons, when you've multiple opponents, etc.
Totally agree, only decent post in the whole thread. I go to a mixed martial arts class that uses elements of Kickboxing, Tae Kwon Doe and misc self defence techniques such as arm bars, choke holds etc etc. Kickboxing is bar far the most useful in a street brawl, normal boxing wont tech you to use your elbows and knee's, which are more damaging than any punch if used properly.
If you get good it renders size largely irrelevant.
Size Isnt everything
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corsa5dr
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Originally posted by topshot_2k
waste of time if you think it will make you unstoppable in 'street brawl'. just go gym get ur fitness/strength up then practice on random chavs and illegal immigrants
Put an average strong gym goer vs a decent kickboxer one on one (no weapons) and the kickboxer will win everytime. You also get strong doing martial arts too. I'm a serious gym go-er, but strength and size isnt everything.
Doing both is the key
Carl- I was about as flexible as a elephant when I started, only 3 months down the line and I can almost do the front splits, and can easily kick to head height. you have to start somewhere
[Edited on 28-11-2005 by corsa5dr]
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Originally posted by corsa5dr
Totally agree, only decent post in the whole thread. I go to a mixed martial arts class that uses elements of Kickboxing, Tae Kwon Doe and misc self defence techniques such as arm bars, choke holds etc etc. Kickboxing is bar far the most useful in a street brawl, normal boxing wont tech you to use your elbows and knee's, which are more damaging than any punch if used properly.
If you get good it renders size largely irrelevant.
Size Isnt everything
Where abouts in bath do you do your kickboxing fella?
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corsa5dr
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I do it in Radstock mate, place called Whisty hall. Its a mixed martial arts class really, bit of everything but the base syllabus is Kick Boxing and Tae Kwon Doe.
The instructor is a 3rd dan black belt and former British champion . Really good class, good bunch of people and mixture of techniques, pad work, fitness and strength traning, traditional martial arts, sparring and self defence.
Sunday 7.30 and Thursday 8.00, first few lessons are free if you want to try it out, theres a few white belts like me so you wont feel out of your depth.
[Edited on 28-11-2005 by corsa5dr]
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