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Is there such a thing as "the wrong" stance in boxing? I know people always say you'll get into your own style but I thought stances were pretty much standardised by now.
I ask because I'm getting into boxing and I'm a southpaw, my stance is exactly like pic related but I have my right hand (leading hand) on top and my left hand covering my body. In all pictures of this type of stance they seem to never have their leading hand on top, always at the bottom. This stance is what I feel comfortable with and it is lent from my karate background except being more compact obviously. I hunch my right shoulder to cover my chin on the right and have my right hand just a bit to the left of my chin to quickly block any punches coming from my left.
I've tried doing the peek-a-boo and the standard stances but they've all felt vulnerable, especially for my body, but as soon as I went into this stance it felt really comfortable and most importantly natural.
I don't have a gym atm so I'm only able to shadow box so I can't really tell if this is effective. That's pretty much why I'm asking here.
Nah, even going no guard can work. It depend of yourself and your opponent. You style is okay but you should try to box in other stance to learn how to use them even if your not confortable this it.
>>756031
Okay, let's break it down.
The basic boxing stance is good, but quite simple. A well versed martial artist can pick holes in it all damn day. The following stances which I shall list and name are the more advanced ones that I have been able to apply to my boxing - I get a few raised eyebrows here and there, but believe me, it's worth it!
From left to right, top to bottom:
Open Chai (great for defending low kicks)
Forward Tiger (pressure fighting)
Startled Swan (defensive)
Waning Chai
Uchi...
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>>756050
What is your end game? what do you hope to provide us with?
am thinking about trying ninjutsu out, my question is, do you think it is worth it? and if you have been in proper fight after training it for a while how did you go? also mostly interested in hand to hand stuff but would also like to know about weapons training seems fun.
ninjutsu doesn't exist, there is literally no such thing. It's fiction.
>>755917
that can't be right. In my town alone there are 3 ninjutsu dojos. If they're not teaching ninjutsu what are they teaching?
>>755918
they are literally making it up as they go and marketing it with a name people recognize from fiction.
even consider the idea of a ninja, the stealth assasin. What use would they have for hand to hand combat techniques?
if you truly want to be a ninja, here is what you do. Dress in normal clothing and in the middle of the day drop poison in someones food when nobody is looking, then casually walk away and blend into a crowd hoping nobody saw what you did
That is historically how a ninja would operate
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RAW doesn't seem to be on. Did Vince fuck something up again?
RAW will be boring tonight.
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For long time I'm thinking about joining a martial art school, but my greatest concern is my fatness. I'm 164 cm tall and currently weight 111 kg, but I'm pretty agile.
That is why I'm starting with food diet (skipping soft drinks and drink mineral water instead, avoid taking snacks or candy). Use stationery bicycle everyday, but I need to plan out new scheme.
But the biggest question is how much weights do I need to lose or reach the ideal weight for martial arts training?
look at roy nelson. You can be successful at fighting and still be a fat fuck.
guys are skinny because they want to fight in smaller weight classes and be the biggest strongest guy. But if you aren't dealing with weight classes you should try to be big and strong.
>>755422
Look at least you got some flab for some protection. Fat guys are hard to KO
The drills and exercise you will do in Martial arts will help you loose weight. Start now.
Is anyone else excited about this? Good to see some more grappling tournaments springing up that aren't focused on JJ.
https://www.jiujitsutimes.com/the-return-of-a-major-world-catch-wrestling-championship/
Too bad you can't learn catch wrestling anymore
>>755405
Just gotta hold Erick and Josh Barnett at gunpoint and force them to give lessons
>they proceed to teach bjj at gunpoint and since the arts are very similar not many people will figure it out
>>755457
There are some glaring differences though. For one, in catch you don't want to be on your back, where is in BJJ, you love being a bottom.
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How exactly does hitting your stomach with a medicine ball toughen your body? There aren't any muscles there to harden.
Or is it more for conditioning your body to getting hit hard in that area so when it happens in the ring it isn't as shocking? Like they say you have to get hit to learn how to take a hit.
>>755022
>There aren't any muscles there
Lol wut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB7gnB31NnI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a86cQobU-n4
In summary, microractures to the bones heal back stronger, Wolff's Law.
More signals of pain sent to the brain, the less it's processed over time, so more pain tolerance.
>>755026
IIRC microfractures cause the bone to heal back more dense, but the side-effect is that it is also more brittle.
What they still didn't explain is why he didn't suffer testicular trauma.
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Ok, so this /esg/ is canon, and the "le go early" /esg/ is not, right? Can we stop the arguments about which /esg/ to post in?
Also, here's something that's always relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ALfsE-5nA
>>755005
No skate video in the OP?
bruh
>>755005
I dressed up as Jacket from Hotline Miami, grabbed my skate and realized i couldn't go to the partie because i broke my leg skating 4 days before
So yeah, i stayed home and cried
Opinions on thsi Conor McGregor vs. Hafthor fight?
Did Hafthor go easy on him or what?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aaehn1aY8Ig&feature=youtu.be
He seems like a big guy...
>>754880
The big guy is clearly not a fighter.
>>754882
No, he's a strongman competitor but I still think that he could have won if he actually didn't go easy on him.
He gets a hold of Conors wrists several times and he probably could have crushed them/broken them.
Also if hits to the head were allowed and the just gets in one good blow conor is smoked.
Should we create a massive /asp/ martial arts sticky which includes all sorts of info, faqs, how to choose a martial art, etc and so on. I think it would be really beneficial for the board, and for the newfags they have a good resource to understand before asking stupid questions. Think about it, /fit/ has a sticky. I kind of mean something like that. What do you guys reckon? What would we have in it?
I think that /asp/ should work together to gather some knowledge about martial arts and things relating to martial arts as to provide new members with information as well as provide information for the community as a whole to look over and ponder.
I think that the information provided should provide information from a relatively non-biased standpoint, with both information relating to specific things, the more nebulous, as well as varying combinations of specifics and generalizations depending on the topic at hand.
That's the impulsive typing off the top of my head, anyway.
>>754870
No.
/asp/ is to diverse (WWE, Airsoft, Climbing, Skating, all kind of martial arts..).
Also we wouldn't get a together with our opinions about many issues.
>>754870
Why do we need a massive sticky? All it needs to say "CMA is shit, everything Japanese which isn't judo or full contact karate is shit, RBSD is shit. Ignore anything said by name/tripfags"
Hey, Let's start a filipino martial arts thread
ok then, fiber glass, wood, or bamboo?
I like much more wood or bamboo instead of fiber glass
Doug Marcaida, anyone?
Any love for kendo here?
I've been trying to find people who do it around campus but haven't had much luck so far.
Tips on loosening up? Even after 6 years I still tend to tense up occasionally in the shoulders.
>>754648
You're gonna have be more precise than "occasionally" if you want some actual tips m80. "Loosening up" usually just means "using just the right amount of force at the exact right time" and depends on what your trying to do.
Generally I find that it comes naturally once I know a technique good enough. It helps me to practice it without an opponent, when I can do it properly by myself I find it easier to understand where I go wrong once I try it on an actual opponent.
I used to do kendo but switched to spot fencing because it was too ritualistic. Plus the whole barefoot thing grossed me out.
>>754684
this.
the whole shouting thing messes up my voice for a few hrs afterwards.
barefoot kinda sucks too.
maybe its just me. barehanded striking arts feel more... "natural" than weapon arts.
that or i just didnt stick it otu with kendo long enough.
any of you interested in joining the official skype /asp/ circlejerk discussion group?
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Skype is considered harmful. Use mumble. It's better for conversations of multiple people anyway.
I'd like to talk about MMA, BJJ etc
>>754587
who the fuck uses mumble
I'm 21, I've been training shotokan karate for 15 years (2dan black belt),boxing for about 3 years and muay thai 6 months, would that be enough experience for opening a kickboxing gym?
You could have all the experience in the world, but still have no knowledge to offer.
Tell us, what do you have to offer beginner students to learn?
Once you teach then the attacks and defenses, what knowledge do you have to offer about applying them?
What do you actually have to offer about fighting?
What will you do differently that merits opening a new gym, with you as the head?
>>754386
No. Stupid nigger.
>>754391
I've been in countless karate tournaments, won 5 local kickboxing tournaments and 2nd place in a national tournament, 7 amateur boxing matches with a record of 5-2-0.
I've been teaching karate for about 2 years, and i have quite the amount of students, where i live there's only muay thai gyms, so that's why i like to open an "american" style kickboxing gym, but i don't know if that would work out,
Morning w/asp/s,
I want to start a discussion about the differences between historical fighting groups.
Obviously everyone has an opinion on each group, which one is best, why the SCA is a pile of shit and so on. But no one ever just talks about their groups. So that is what I'd like to do.
Let's share our experiences with each group, negative and good and see where that goes.
This will not be a thread about how to join a group or to get pointers, I swear to fucking god your inability to use google is the reason all these groups are declining.
I will start off.
I'm in a small town a few hours out of a large city, so all we have is the SCA. Sure there are bigger groups outside, but they are nothing to talk about. (mostly LARPers)
I used to do heavy, that was alright but I moved to rapier because of some issues with one of the fighters. I'm not going to compare cut and thrust with HEMA because myself, and virtually every fighter here wishes we could try that. But I do appreciate the structure of the game and how it is more of a sport, which is easier to follow. Most of us study fight manuals outside...
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>>754308
Hey man.
I'm a HEMA instructor.
I run the club with another two friends. We love it and we put our heart and souls into dissecting the technique and running the club as best we can. Our club is young (we've been running it for just over a year), but we've managed to attract a huge number of members.
Although I have a long time background in historical swordplay, most of it wasn't proper HEMA.
At times it gets a bit overwhelming. Between running the club business-wise, preparing...
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>>754308
>I'm not going to compare cut and thrust with HEMA because myself, and virtually every fighter here wishes we could try that.
Why in assfuck aren't you just staring a study group then? SCA regulation uses essentially the same gear, right? Darkwood rapiers used to be gold standard HEMA rapier kit, for instance.
It's not like the existing HEMA instructors appeared by magic, you know.
I started practicing Bagua Zhang , because of my scoliosis , anybody tried it? is it worth learning?
>>754080
Which variant? Northern or Southern? After the Ming dynasty's destruction of the Shaolin, Bahua Tsang (proper name) was well and truly ruined in the northernmost parts of China. Some schools from the south like Emei style overturning fist survived, however, which is possibly where your lineage is from. My Tai Chi teacher trained in it for a while, don't think she liked it much though.
>>754080
Unless it's teaching you proper technique like this, then you're wasting your money.
I don't know its written Fu Xi on the site , im from Europe
