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/fit/, do you recommend boxing?
>> Anonymous
>>333344

Depends. Is your goal to get the shit knocked out of you until you can barely hold your bowels at age 30?

Then yes.
>> Anonymous
Yes.
>> Anonymous
>>333344
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>> Anonymous
It's always good to learn how to box properly to defend yourself
>> Anonymous
My college offers a half semester boxing PE. I've been really tempted to sign up but I can't really find any information on it. Anyone have any idea what I should expect from boxing as a PE? To put it in context, the offer the intro level (Boxing 101), a women's kickboxing class, and a higher level Boxinb 102
>> Anonymous
>>333383
Boxing hardly prepares you for streetfighting. I know boxers who've had the shit kicked out of them by regular guys. It's a sport, not a form of combat.
>> Anonymous
>>333403
A well trained boxer will ALWAYS have an advantage over your average Joe.
>> Anonymous
>>333410
But taking up boxing purely because you want to be able to defend yourself is retarded. You should do it because you want to, not because you think it'll automatically make you a tough guy.
>> Anonymous
>>333415
But it will make you into a tough guy. I am doing Boxing for about 2 months now and I am pretty tought now. But I also did 2 years BB.
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>>333403

>Boxing hardly prepares you for streetfighting
>> Anonymous
boxing seems like it'd be pretty effective for street fighting. teaches you how to punch properly, dodge and helps increase reflexes, not to mention if you do it a lot you'll hit hard
>> Anonymous !ErY2TknG0w
>>333403I know shitty boxers who've had the shit kicked out of them by regular guys.
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>> Anonymous
I don't personally recommend it if your interest is overall health or self-defense. If boxing as a sport is your interest - go for it. If you want overall health, go take brazilian jiu jitsu. It's low impact, incredibly challenging, and you will get very fit. I used to train with a guy who was a 215 pound KU lineman when he came in, and is now a 165 pound monster. Most people that start jiu jitsu lose a lot of weight or gain a lot of muscle.

If self-defense is your focus, find a place that offers Krav Maga or Hagannah, or F.I.G.H.T. They're all pretty much exactly the same thing. There's some bullshit political stuff going on in the KM world, so a lot of people alter things very slightly so that they don't have to pay fees to have their licenses renewed - coming out with a "new" system. It's all based on the same Israeli military hand to hand tactics.

As far as boxing goes - doing it for fun just doesn't seem smart to me unless you avoid sparring. Even with safety gear - you're getting hit in the head on a regular basis. Getting hit in the head over and over and over again just isn't good for you.
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boxing is failure

I recommend catflexing