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Why do boxers huff each time they throw a punch?
I am an amateur boxer competing so perhaps I can share some insight.
Basically breathing technique is a major aspect one needs to learn. You can very quickly gas out (lose your breath, which also ...
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To what extent does height give an advantage in any type of fight?
Height gives a considerable advantage to striking martial arts. The first and most obvious advantage is that height means you can reach out further than your opponent, meaning you can hit him before ...
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Why don't male professional boxers wear shirts?
There are many reasons for this.
Boxers use oil/vaseline to make their bodies more slippery. Obviously doesn't work in a tank-top.
12-rounds of boxing against 8/10oz gloves would end up wrecking an ...
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Is laundry punching bag the same as regular punching bag?
It's hard to tell without examining or testing the actual item, but I'm skeptical that they would be the same.
It's marketed as a "novelty", which is often used as shorthand for "not ...
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Defence in martial arts in general
One thing to realize is that you have two factors that affect blocking a strike: 1) reaction time, and 2) tracking.
Reaction time is the time taken by your brain to notice the strike coming towards ...
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How to effectively defend against a boxer with kicks
The subject of "puncher vs. kicker vs. wrestler" comes up a lot in martial arts. The general philosophy that's put forward is: "Don't box a boxer. Don't kick a kicker. Don't wrestle a wrestler."
The ...
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Are there viable ways to simulate the body reactions to a punch landed to the face?
But, when training, you can stop and breathe. But there's no time to breathe in a real fight.
This difference does not have to exist. A coach should occasionally put students through sparring of some ...
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Why do boxers huff each time they throw a punch?
Exhaling on a strike is common in many martial arts as well as boxing (most forms of Karate and Tae Kwon Do for example).
The purpose of a short sharp exhalation at the end of the technique is to ...
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Scientific evidence that punches to the head is harmful in boxing? (Even with protective gear)
Yes, there is scientific evidence that boxing is harmful to the head -
Amateur/Olympic boxers show cerebrospinal fluid changes indicative of neural injury
Neurochemical aftermath of boxing (Note - ...
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How do Boxers and other Martial Arts practitioners deal with pain?
There are all kinds of places on the body where fighters can get hit (the nose, the jaw, the solar plexus, the thigh, the liver, the kidneys, etc.), and each one of those triggers not just pain but ...
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Any conditioning exercise that can prevent concussion caused by a punch or kick to the head or neck?
My first piece of advice is to see a doctor. If you are suffering something other than a concussion, that's important to know. However, if you are suffering concussions, you are risking your health ...
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Is the differentiation between southpaw and orthodox stance useful?
Symmetric training is encouraged only at higher levels, and only by some coaches. The reason people mostly stick to their base stance in training is because "you need to learn to walk before you can ...
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Can one be a formidable MT fighter, if they are unable to jump-rope, swim, cycle, or run long distances?
The only thing wrong is that you are currently out of shape and really have presented no evidence that you are doing anything to get back into shape.
I used to play basketball a lot, I could play 3 ...
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Why does every boxing coach recommend this stance that nobody actually uses?
What am I missing?
You're not watching boxers train, you're watching them fight, and at a high level.
Watch amateur and olympic boxing, rather than solely pro-level fighters.
When learning to box, ...
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What kind of stretching should I do before starting my boxing practice?
At our club we typically don't stretch prior to training. Instead we do about 10 minutes of either skipping rope or shadow boxing to warm up.
After training we will stretch in the following order:
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Is the way US military academies teach boxing atypical with respect to concussions?
An analysis of the literature in 2006 presented data for a number of team and individual contact sports.
Concussions in boxing were identified at a rate of 0.8/10 rounds (for pros) or 7.9/1000 man-...
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Vegetarian diet for a combat sport athlete?
Carefully planned vegetarian and vegan diets do provide adequate nutrition for athletes. The active phrase being, "carefully planned".
Martial artists don't have any special nutritional requirements ...
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How to deal with a substantially shorter opponent?
Here is my opinion:
Your jab is the most important weapon to use (if you are taller then your opponent), it is different if he is left handed, then a different tactic is preferred.
Your footwork is ...
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If clinching is technically illegal, why does it almost always go unpunished?
The fact that Wladimir Klitscho could hug his way to win after win keeps me up at night tbh...
Clinching is difficult to manage as a ringleader. That's why, I assume, it goes unpunished. At one point,...
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Why do Boxers always grab each other mid match?
Put simply, the clinch is a defensive tactic that is pretty effective in reducing the amount that you are being punched for a low expenditure of energy that is largely permissible in the rules. By &...
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How do I choose a boxing glove?
I know this answer comes late, but perhaps it will add additional info for folks coming here for the first time.
The weight of the glove is not related to the hand size or amount of protection that ...
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To what extent does height give an advantage in any type of fight?
At least in boxing, height in and of itself doesn't give you an advantage. What gives the advantage to the taller boxer, assuming roughly equal levels of skill and experience, is greater reach. So the ...
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Why do boxers huff each time they throw a punch?
There are few reasons for this:
remembering to breathe correctly.
tightening your core muscles
adding additional explosiveness to your punch
relieving unnecessary tension in your muscles
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Are mouth guard the same for all sports?
No they are not. The mouth guards are designed to protect against different kinds of impact most common to sports.
You have the top only mouth guard which is meant to be something between your teeth ...
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20 years old, 0 experience with Martial Arts but I want to start learning how to spar for Boxing
I would not recommend learning to spar for boxing from a friend who "knows" karate.
Karate is not boxing
They are two separate sports, with distinctive styles and techniques. The adaptability of ...
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Should a boxing beginner always keep his/her hands up high?
There's keeping your hands up high, and then there's covering up completely. Usually the one leads to the other.
A high guard allows you to transition to a cover-up real quickly. It also keeps your ...
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What are the major differences between a mentor and a cornerman, and why would one be preferable to the other?
There is a judo version of this question about the difference between a sensei (mentor) and coach (cornerman). The United States Judo Federation has a long answer to this question that considers the ...
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Getting back up after getting knocked down: How to recover quickly and get rid of the dizziness?
If you are sparring hard and you get hit, you don't have the time to pause and call your family doctor. I want to know how experts (i.e., those who have serious sparring experience) deal with this.
I'...
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Why don't MMA fighters wear Double Mouth Guards on both top side and bottom side?
The primary reason for mouth-guards is to guard against the damage that happens when they teeth crash into each other. For that reason, a single-mouth guard is generally sufficient, providing a guard ...
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Using the move from the matrix as a fighting technique
You can dodge punches but doing so by leaning backwards is usually a really bad idea.
I believe I have seen some boxers do it when against the ropes, but only really to show off.
The issue is that you ...
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