Paul_J
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Start a new thread as I made a twat of myself in the other one and completely went off topic, talking garbage.
I would like to join a boxing club, for several reason's ...
A ) Fitness (I go to the gym / do lots of cardio... but this would give more purpose / push me to do more)
B ) To give me a purpose to gain more strength (I personally have never wanted to be big and muscley, but as part of the boxing thing - if I feel I'd be better at the sport, by doing certain excersies / gaining muscle in certain areas that'd give me a purpose to so)
C ) Self Defence (on reflection, not really the driving force. but just be nice to know I can defend myself in situations by what I've learnt).
Now ignoring the other thread of me chatting crap, anyone have any experience of joining a boxing club? What's the typical format? How often and for how long do you train there? Do you have to fight? etc?
I know Corsa E-tec on here does boxing  Anyone else?
Just out of interest essentially.
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dna23
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I did just write a decent reply but I cba to retype it all now, sorry Paul it just went to the trash once i clicked reply.
Check these out, it'll answer everything, if not u2u me.
www.boxingnewsonline.net/abapage.asp
www.boxing-forum.co.uk
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Marc
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Slightly off topic, but have you thought about kick boxing. Would give you a better all round work out.
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Craig W
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From what i read in the last thread, you'd be much better taking up Muay Thai/kick boxing.
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Paul_J
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Interesting, I've never actually thought about kick boxing.
Sorry dna, just felt I had portrayed a wrong image of myself / the reason's why I'd want to do it in the last thread... kinda just waffling crap...
So I felt the previous thread was being wasted arguing about what I Actually meant, rather than what I wrote or the topic subject... so trashed it.
Cheers for the links.
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bigdan
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kick boxing is alot better then boxing
more things to learn and if your good with both hands and feet you will be able to defend yourself with ease
im sure i remember reading in a local news paper that a young-lady 18-19 was attacked by 3 grown men and she had been doing kick boxing for a few year she she totally fucked them up 
[Edited on 12-12-2007 by bigdan]
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Craig W
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For self defence in a street fight you cannot beat Thai boxing. The science of the 8 limbs.
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Craig W
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Actually, you probably could - Krav Maga - hard to find a club though.
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mattk
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or a smith and wesson 357 magnum 
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Craig W
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Far too large.
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Craig W
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Cyanide ftw.
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Russ
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wushu ftw
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mattk
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Dad used to do kick boxing, very intense training, had to stop cause he broke ankle in two places paintballing though 
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AdZ9
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quote:
Originally posted by Craig W
Actually, you probably could - Krav Maga - hard to find a club though.
Always wanted to do Krav Maga, no clubs near me though
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Craig W
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Boxing - fists
Kick boxing - fists & feet
Thai boxing - fists & feet/shins & knees & elbows.
Given the choice, elbow strikes are far more effective than a punch and you have alot less chance of damaging yourself.
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Russ
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shins must hurt though
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ShEp
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just go out at the weekend and smash some chavs fucking face in 
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Craig W
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Not once conditioned. A good hard shin kick sounds sickening 
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J da Silva
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quote:
Originally posted by Russ
shins must hurt though
You get used to it after the training exercises you do, normally spend 10 minutes toughening them up per session. Grab a partner and shin each other for a bit.
[Edited on 12-12-2007 by Jizinho Silva 10]
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Russ
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quote:
Originally posted by Craig W
Not once conditioned. A good hard shin kick sounds sickening
would probably smash my leg in half :/ and makeme cry. cant thing of anything worse tahn bashing your shin lol would take a bullet in the hand over it
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Carl
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I really want to start too, keep putting it off, the excuse was that there was no where near to do it but a combat gym as just opened up in my village specialising in MMA, Muay thai and kick boxing.
Don't fancy going and ending up with a broken nose because of some cocky little shit. 
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A1EX
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when i first started muay thai clashing shins with someone is one of the worst pains id ever felt, seconded by taking a knee to the ribs in a clinch
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Laney
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I caught my shin on someones hip. Its still swollen
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baza31
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ive been boxing for about year half, went for about a year and then had few month off due to work, started back few months ago and i cant get over how my fitness has slipped behind.
p.s its quality training and very hard.
Craig is your last name Norris and do you have a brother called chuck?
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corsa5dr
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quote:
Originally posted by Craig W
Boxing - fists
Kick boxing - fists & feet
Thai boxing - fists & feet/shins & knees & elbows.
Given the choice, elbow strikes are far more effective than a punch and you have alot less chance of damaging yourself.
Agreed. I trained Muay Thai for 6 months on top of TaeKwonDo and western Kickboxing and it was brilliant. Stopped as my partner moved away tho
Elbows=the daddy
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