Bifighter is right. Don't go to a serious 'boxing gym' or boxing club, but do to a gym which does some boxing. There will be other beginners there, mainly young, but not exclusively. I started at the age of 55 and found that all the guys in my gym were very encouraging. People tend to box at the level of the lower of the two. Having a few good sessions with a trainer 1-2-1 is a very good idea.
Buy yourself good gloves (14oz for sparring practice), wraps and, if you can stretch to it, boxing boots. When you get good then go to a boxing club if you are younger.
I totally disagree. If u want to box, go to a real boxing gym: in the "fake" ones, unqualified or very liw profile trainers will ruine yiu from the beginning and that is the most important moment. Always check that you are in a real boxing gym with a fully qualified AIBA boxing trainer...
I certainly agree that you don't want unqualified trainers or any that will ruin you. I suppose it depends what age you are and how serious you are. If you are young and very serious, go to a proper boxing gym, but if you are older and just want to enjoy sparring and not compete, the serious gyms will not be interested in you (as much).
Well, qualified trainers are in qualufied gyms; the ending age for boxing (keeop-fitting) is 65yo. If u are older go to a gym that is not serious is totally crap. Most of non boxing gyms that do something related to boxing are abusive, because boxing is an olympic sport and sanctioned only by real federal authorities.
If you are older than xx (he also decided the age lol) u deserve a bad service... that is the way to arrive to euthanasy, I guess!
Hi..I started boxing when I was a kid very much by accident, neighbor kid, rainy day, empty garage and boxing gloves led to my first fight and it was one of my best…not because it was a great technical fight or anything close to that…just that it is was a real fight to the finish with no reffs or anyone to interfere with what was happening, there were no rules or timing, just him and I in blue jeans and no shirts and gloves, and no mouth pieces so there was blood as you can imagine…the fight lasted a long time which I eventually lost by KO, but that experienced was a major turn on and turned me into a lifelong follower and participant of fighting…
I am for the most part untrained but have a lot of experience and have had some training at a Gold’s Gym boxing set up that lasted a few years…I have also had a lot of fights including with one of the participants in this very subject blog (look towards the bottom entry), hboxer aka texas_boxer99 who beat me by TKO a few years ago..huboxer is a great boxer and he and I are planning a rematch this year which we have agreed to go to a knock out this time…and I am sure I will knock him out…email him and tell him bifighter said he is going to knock you cold…that will get you some conversation…
As to how do you get started in boxing…every city now has gyms to train in, and I am not talking about pro boxer gyms, in fact stay away from them, unless you are young and wanting to go pro they do not really want you around…but there are a lot of places like LA boxing that are just store front gyms that accept all kinds and levels of interested people including females…so if you think you would like to box or train to box, go to one of those to start, most of us older guys just had to learn the hard way one punch at a time…then once you have some feel for it and if you want to have private matches to box guys like me just come back on here and say so, or find someone in your area and soon you will be boxing…
The key is fighting other people. What ever level you are at there are other ones at the same level. Some guys feel they can't do it until they get X amount of training or claim they are in it, but look act like they would do anything to avoid a punch. Some of them have been at it for over a decade and done nothing. It's like getting in cold water. If you waste a bunch of time thinking about how best to do it you will never get it, you just have to jump in.
@Sile: I am sorry it took me so long to get back to you, my friend. I've been busy trying to score some matches my self. As for the length of music, start with 2 to 3 minutes, which would correspond to lengths of amateur rounds. Work up from there. If you want some endurance exercises, I'll send you some from youTube, privately on Face Book. Sid
I started taking boxing lessons at 52, never fought before that. After about 3 months of lessons some of the guys at the gym set me up with some backyard, basement, dorm and tough man contests, now I look for any opportunity to glove up and swap punches whether I win or lose.
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There is no good substitute for joining a boxing gym. I trained at Prime Time in Sacramento for 6 months at age 50. IT WAS AWESOME!!! The next best thing is to look for young guys training at home. A lot of these guys enjoy training other guys. I am training with 3 guys in a garage because they can't afford the gym either. Just make sure the guys are sane and careful about injuries. Third choice is to buy a video from Prime Time Boxing. It will show you what you need to know. Then get a mirror and a jump rope, and hopefully hand wrap and gloves.
the best and safest way to learn is at the boxing gym. if you go to the aba site (the governing body of amatur boxing in the uk) you can put in your postcode and it will find the nearest gym to you. Some of the gyms will do 1 to 1 private lesson as well so its worth checking.
Sile, I suggest you turn on the radio and throw your punches to the beat of the tune on the channel. Start when the song starts, and stop when it stops. Do not rest until the song is over. If you have a CD player and have a favorite rock band, use it, and find an upbeat and fast tune. Remember to move with your feet too. And always pull back to your stance, even faster than you throw your punches. One of these days I'll come over to BUD on my airline and visit you, maybe I can show you a few moves. Sid
Hey guys! Ive been doing boxing on and off together with other styles ( mma / thaiboxing / jujutsu ) for the last 8 years. I understand time is an issue, but my best advice is to get into a club somehow!
Its one thing standing at home doing bagwork, and a different thing steping into a ring with an opponent ( regardless of experience level! )
In a club, you get advice from people who KNOWS it. A bag at home and youtube videos can never replace that, they are just good supplements....
Also, by boxing/sparring other guys you get experience that is impossible to get alone, or learning by "looking".
So, in short, get your ass down a boxing club! You won´t regret it!
Or join a MMA gym, plenty of people with experience that would be happy to teach you basic boxing skills, on top of all the other goodies like grappling and fighting...
I like yourself have time to go to a gym so I train at home. I work out on heavy bag, speed bags set up. I also shawdowbow to help my techniques. I may not be the trained boxer but feel that I can handle myself when I do have a match.
I have an interest in boxing, but never had any sort of training, and I'm spectacularly bad at it.
My question to this group members is: short of joining a boxing gym (something I don't have the time and inclination for at this time) how does one get started with boxing?
Any particular exercises you can recommend? (I have a heavy bag.)
jonnyeng (0)
11/7/2014 19:48Bifighter is right. Don't go to a serious 'boxing gym' or boxing club, but do to a gym which does some boxing. There will be other beginners there, mainly young, but not exclusively. I started at the age of 55 and found that all the guys in my gym were very encouraging. People tend to box at the level of the lower of the two. Having a few good sessions with a trainer 1-2-1 is a very good idea.
Buy yourself good gloves (14oz for sparring practice), wraps and, if you can stretch to it, boxing boots. When you get good then go to a boxing club if you are younger.
realthing (34)
12/7/2014 01:29(In reply to this)
I totally disagree. If u want to box, go to a real boxing gym: in the "fake" ones, unqualified or very liw profile trainers will ruine yiu from the beginning and that is the most important moment. Always check that you are in a real boxing gym with a fully qualified AIBA boxing trainer...
jonnyeng (0)
12/7/2014 13:48(In reply to this)
I certainly agree that you don't want unqualified trainers or any that will ruin you. I suppose it depends what age you are and how serious you are. If you are young and very serious, go to a proper boxing gym, but if you are older and just want to enjoy sparring and not compete, the serious gyms will not be interested in you (as much).
realthing (34)
12/7/2014 14:17(In reply to this)
Well, qualified trainers are in qualufied gyms; the ending age for boxing (keeop-fitting) is 65yo. If u are older go to a gym that is not serious is totally crap. Most of non boxing gyms that do something related to boxing are abusive, because boxing is an olympic sport and sanctioned only by real federal authorities.
If you are older than xx (he also decided the age lol) u deserve a bad service... that is the way to arrive to euthanasy, I guess!
bifighter (0)
14/4/2012 20:13Hi..I started boxing when I was a kid very much by accident, neighbor kid, rainy day, empty garage and boxing gloves led to my first fight and it was one of my best…not because it was a great technical fight or anything close to that…just that it is was a real fight to the finish with no reffs or anyone to interfere with what was happening, there were no rules or timing, just him and I in blue jeans and no shirts and gloves, and no mouth pieces so there was blood as you can imagine…the fight lasted a long time which I eventually lost by KO, but that experienced was a major turn on and turned me into a lifelong follower and participant of fighting…
I am for the most part untrained but have a lot of experience and have had some training at a Gold’s Gym boxing set up that lasted a few years…I have also had a lot of fights including with one of the participants in this very subject blog (look towards the bottom entry), hboxer aka texas_boxer99 who beat me by TKO a few years ago..huboxer is a great boxer and he and I are planning a rematch this year which we have agreed to go to a knock out this time…and I am sure I will knock him out…email him and tell him bifighter said he is going to knock you cold…that will get you some conversation…
As to how do you get started in boxing…every city now has gyms to train in, and I am not talking about pro boxer gyms, in fact stay away from them, unless you are young and wanting to go pro they do not really want you around…but there are a lot of places like LA boxing that are just store front gyms that accept all kinds and levels of interested people including females…so if you think you would like to box or train to box, go to one of those to start, most of us older guys just had to learn the hard way one punch at a time…then once you have some feel for it and if you want to have private matches to box guys like me just come back on here and say so, or find someone in your area and soon you will be boxing…
ChiFight (6)
09/2/2011 03:39The key is fighting other people. What ever level you are at there are other ones at the same level. Some guys feel they can't do it until they get X amount of training or claim they are in it, but look act like they would do anything to avoid a punch. Some of them have been at it for over a decade and done nothing. It's like getting in cold water. If you waste a bunch of time thinking about how best to do it you will never get it, you just have to jump in.
selu (10)
05/2/2011 22:05alquien de españa para pelear entre amigos pero machos
scubawrestler (91 )
30/1/2011 05:02@Sile: I am sorry it took me so long to get back to you, my friend. I've been busy trying to score some matches my self. As for the length of music, start with 2 to 3 minutes, which would correspond to lengths of amateur rounds. Work up from there. If you want some endurance exercises, I'll send you some from youTube, privately on Face Book. Sid
CDS (9)
25/1/2011 14:35@ Sile
Have a look at:
http://www.combatguy.com/BoxTech/
Even though I never quite finished the site it describes most of the basic techniques.
This is me delivering a right uppercut!
BoxerguyMiWI (3)
22/1/2011 04:59I started taking boxing lessons at 52, never fought before that. After about 3 months of lessons some of the guys at the gym set me up with some backyard, basement, dorm and tough man contests, now I look for any opportunity to glove up and swap punches whether I win or lose. Please log in to view gallery photos.
fireplugdad (1)
24/12/2010 01:51There is no good substitute for joining a boxing gym. I trained at Prime Time in Sacramento for 6 months at age 50. IT WAS AWESOME!!! The next best thing is to look for young guys training at home. A lot of these guys enjoy training other guys. I am training with 3 guys in a garage because they can't afford the gym either. Just make sure the guys are sane and careful about injuries. Third choice is to buy a video from Prime Time Boxing. It will show you what you need to know. Then get a mirror and a jump rope, and hopefully hand wrap and gloves.
jackboxfighter (0)
19/12/2010 10:31Hallo, ich finde Boxen einfach super und finde es total geil zu fighten.
TigerWizard (24)
04/12/2010 16:01the best and safest way to learn is at the boxing gym. if you go to the aba site (the governing body of amatur boxing in the uk) you can put in your postcode and it will find the nearest gym to you. Some of the gyms will do 1 to 1 private lesson as well so its worth checking.
ACE (9)
01/12/2010 07:39ok one time a coach taught me a distance drill. see how fast you can hit the bag without moving it.
speed = power
cheers
SileX (209 )
29/11/2010 17:13Thanks Sid, appreciate the tips!
What is the ideal song length? I don't think I can really keep going for 5-6 minutes at a time.
scubawrestler (91 )
28/11/2010 23:55Sile, I suggest you turn on the radio and throw your punches to the beat of the tune on the channel. Start when the song starts, and stop when it stops. Do not rest until the song is over. If you have a CD player and have a favorite rock band, use it, and find an upbeat and fast tune. Remember to move with your feet too. And always pull back to your stance, even faster than you throw your punches. One of these days I'll come over to BUD on my airline and visit you, maybe I can show you a few moves. Sid
boine (115 )
23/11/2010 19:14Hey guys! Ive been doing boxing on and off together with other styles ( mma / thaiboxing / jujutsu ) for the last 8 years. I understand time is an issue, but my best advice is to get into a club somehow!
Its one thing standing at home doing bagwork, and a different thing steping into a ring with an opponent ( regardless of experience level! )
In a club, you get advice from people who KNOWS it. A bag at home and youtube videos can never replace that, they are just good supplements....
Also, by boxing/sparring other guys you get experience that is impossible to get alone, or learning by "looking".
So, in short, get your ass down a boxing club! You won´t regret it!
Or join a MMA gym, plenty of people with experience that would be happy to teach you basic boxing skills, on top of all the other goodies like grappling and fighting...
hboxer (13)
23/11/2010 14:17Hello Sile
I like yourself have time to go to a gym so I train at home. I work out on heavy bag, speed bags set up. I also shawdowbow to help my techniques. I may not be the trained boxer but feel that I can handle myself when I do have a match.
SileX (209 )
20/11/2010 10:14I have an interest in boxing, but never had any sort of training, and I'm spectacularly bad at it.
My question to this group members is: short of joining a boxing gym (something I don't have the time and inclination for at this time) how does one get started with boxing?
Any particular exercises you can recommend? (I have a heavy bag.)