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Post by garage on Mar 28, 2014 15:45:42 GMT
First of all let's get scientific. Hick's law says that the fewer choices you have the faster your reaction. So in boxing you only have 2 left or right so it is bound to be quicker. Also hick's research showed that the higher your IQ the faster you are able to process choices. So you you think your IQ is higher than a boxer take a shot, theory says you should be quicker.
It takes 3-6 months to become reasonable boxer. Funakoshi's idea of using something that takes years for military training is clearly wrong.
They use big gloves so your hands are nice and soft so you can still help with the washing up.
Satin shorts feel much nicer to the skin than a nasty heavy gi.
I always visit clubs and insult them personally and ask about their training rather than just a google search. I found most boxer's far more open than most pyjama people. I would never go toe to toe with a boxer as I do not like get my teeth rammed down my throat. They are fast.
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Post by Allan Shepherd on Mar 28, 2014 16:55:40 GMT
Hi Bert
Not sure if the banana and Banana topics make better reading of late!!!!!! LOL.
You might possibly ask why I have not posted lately...simple...I cannot think at the moment of anything interesting to talk about!!
Best Regards Allan
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Post by garage on Mar 29, 2014 0:19:12 GMT
I eat a banana every day as it has, a high potassium content which helps keep blood pressure under control. Which is better than being filled with rat poison. (thins blood)
Allan what you are thinking may not be interesting to you but I haven't heard it before so talk away.
bananas goes green, yellow, black. They are 70% water.
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Post by jimlukelkc on Mar 30, 2014 7:07:18 GMT
I know how to start spelling bananana...I just don't know how to stop!
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Post by daveb on Apr 19, 2014 14:39:26 GMT
No fighting style is better than any other. One of Rob Redmond's better ideas was that of platform dependency; the idea that the style is nothing without the person so it is the person that matters.
Of course what makes one person more able than another is the combination of talent, education and training, and the will to win. Of these all we can affect is training and training is independent of the fighting style. (This last point is the main area of contention I have with those who persist in style vs style debates).
It is my belief that boxing is the foundation of all striking arts and that white belt Karateka should learn nothing but boxing for the first 6 months or so; training as boxers train including sparring regularly. This would give students a foundation of understanding striking, combinations and footwork as well as a range of other core areas of fighting and all from the position of practical experience. With that base of experience karate techniques would fall into their proper context more easily.
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Post by nathanso on Apr 19, 2014 20:19:41 GMT
Jack Dempsey's book, "Championship Fighting", which is easy to find online for free, is a great demonstration of the high degree of similarity between boxing and karate.
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Post by garage on Apr 20, 2014 16:54:51 GMT
I remember my father talking of boxing booths, probably in the 30's where a boxer would take on all comers. a few shillings if you could last a couple of rounds. They rarely had to pay out any money.
You can still see Jack Dempsey's fight where he is at least at 60lbs disadvantage and punches him out in the first round. The book explains how to do it. He also had a background in bare knuckle boxing. He has a lot to offer from practical experience and what he says is still very valid.
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Post by D.Ram on Apr 21, 2014 8:37:49 GMT
The book looks very promising indeed! Many thanks! ______________ The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.
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