I start Boxing Thursday

[Kiechi]

I can't wait, very excited. Has anyone tried taking up boxing before?

[Gigabitch]

Only kickboxing. Same basic experience, I guess, of someone trying to kick your ass while you try to kick their ass.

I think everyone should so some kind of fighting at some point in their life. It taught me a lot about myself. Plus, I think learning how to handle someone hitting you in the face without shutting down is a good skill, even if it never comes up in actual life.

[Kiechi]

Only kickboxing. Same basic experience, I guess, of someone trying to kick your ass while you try to kick their ass.

I think everyone should so some kind of fighting at some point in their life. It taught me a lot about myself. Plus, I think learning how to handle someone hitting you in the face without shutting down is a good skill, even if it never comes up in actual life.

What about yourself did it teach you?

[Gigabitch]

It taught me that I'm a lot tougher than I thought I was, and that calling somebody "sir" wasn't humiliating if he could totally pwn me sparring. It taught me a lot about body language and, strangely, about community.

[vashti]

I am a lover, not a fighter. (yeah, I am a wimp.)

My sister is tough, though... 2nd degree blackbelt in karate. I let her handle my dirty work.

[Gigabitch]

I'll bet you'd be pretty tough if someone went after your kids.

[vashti]

True, I would be a lethal weapon in that case.

[NeoSeminole]

That's awesome! I want to join a boxing gym someday. I think it's one of the more practical fighting disciplines out there. Many martial arts like karate and tae kwan do are a waste of money and do crap in a real fight. I'm sorry, but how often do you see people doing roundhouse kicks in the air or blocking a punch with one arm above their head?

[vashti]

That's awesome! I want to join a boxing gym someday. I think it's one of the more practical fighting disciplines out there. Many martial arts like karate and tae kwan do are a waste of money and do crap in a real fight.

You must not have seen some of the better martial artists. The ones I've seen are kick-ass. Of course, they are old-school. I think that the industry has been commercialized a lot in the last 15 years.

[Gigabitch]

That's awesome! I want to join a boxing gym someday. I think it's one of the more practical fighting disciplines out there. Many martial arts like karate and tae kwan do are a waste of money and do crap in a real fight. I'm sorry, but how often do you see people doing roundhouse kicks in the air or blocking a punch with one arm above their head?

Muay Thai is different. Check it out.

[NeoSeminole]

Muay Thai is an excellent martial arts to take. It's like a more hardcore version of kickboxing. The difference between them is that elbow and knee strikes are allowed in Muay Thai.

[Junket]

Damn Euro, you're goin' nuts with fitness.

I've still been considering picking one of those things up.

I have a friend who's trained in some type of brazilian kick boxing.

[Gigabitch]

Elbows are a girl's best friend.

[NeoSeminole]

If I had to pick which fighting disciplines are the best, I would say (in no particular order):

- boxing
- muay thai
- wrestling
- jiu jitsu
- sambo

[Kiechi]

Damn Euro, you're goin' nuts with fitness.

I've still been considering picking one of those things up.

I have a friend who's trained in some type of brazilian kick boxing.

I'm planning to run a 26 mile marathon next year so I'm making sure I'm in tip top condition. Plus, I don't procrastinate nomore, I have tonnes more energy and I'm not lazy. So hurrah! for moi. Plus I've ALWAYS wanted to do boxing.

Neo --- Dang, your only 21. I thought you were much older. I find it quite inspiring that you've have entered body buiding contests at what I would consider such a young age. Keep doing your thang man.