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    Hi,

    Do u guys think straight boxing sparring is worth doing in order to develop self-defense skills? I know that it's a very different game from a real street fight but I think it helps to build atributes such as timing, distance etc. I particuarly think been faced with boxing combinations helps to teach you to grace under pressure ie through boxing sparring I've learnt to deal with each punch in a combination without where as before I'd be intimitated by a flurry of punches. If u do think it is a relatively worthless drill for self-defense training do u have any suggestions as to what drills would be better?

    thanx

    Az

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    I think boxing is great for developing attributes like timing, distance and composure but for better translation to street altercations you need to take away some of the rules. Allow holding, pushing and hitting below the belt and this will be more realistic.

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    • #3
      Not only does boxing teach you distance and timing, it teaches you how to deal with punches. IMO, if a "martial art" can not deal with a boxer, it isn't effective(overall) in today's world.

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      #4
      something I learned on a chemical experience in highschool was that you have to adjust your focus constantly. this is one of the greatest tricks of the human mind..work on just boxing..then work on just jabs..then work on all of boxing again..then add kicks..then only throw crosses..then one man attacks, the other defends..then regular boxing again..then footwork and slipping with your arms taped to your sides..then kicking only..then jabs and sweeps..etc.

      then with headgear..then without..then with 16 oz gloves..then with bag gloves..then with wrestling..etc.
      just constantly change your focus. everything helps out everytyhing else. don't be in a hurry to learn, and you'll learn quite well.

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      • #5
        Well Put quietanswer!

        The most important thing in your training is to do it! In JKD we have the luxury of not being too caught up in any given range. Personally, some of the best practical knowledge I ever got came from offering myself up as a sparring partner to several olympian boxers in both Colorado Springs, and later, Marquette Michigan. Boxers do one thing that a lot of martial artists neglect, and that is that they functionally apply their skill each time they spar. They hit hard, and often, against someone who is trying to hit them back. That in itself is reason enough to participate. But listen to quietanswer, and do your best to derive the most effective elements of the training and put them smoothly into your own mix of the skills. Remember, any one piece is just one piece of the whole.

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