I was going to write a lengthy spiel about how, apart from minor differences, the basic skills learned are the same, and that people break their hands due to poor alignment and hitting something harder than their hands.
But actually, I'll second the 'haha'.
Oh, and boxers don't only go around punching the hard part of the skull, because the gloves allow them too. There are other targets.
You have clearly gained most of your fighting knowledge from the internet and magazines etc. In the UK where hand to hand violence is commonplace, the majority of people working the doors of clubs and bars have a background in boxing / MT/ kickboxing and more recently MMA (obviously there are lots of arts like Judo,karate and jiu jitsu in their as well). The number of them that break their hand on a weekend is so small as to be not worth discussing. Wrist sprains and lacerations to knuckles are far more common
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for some reason this thread reminded me of this interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPSv05AeXVc
Watch starting at the 1:15 mark. It's a short interview.
All sparring practices tries to get as close as possible to real fighting. But because of safety concerns there will always be limitations. If you train with the awareness of those limitations then you can get more out of sparring.
Behold. Mighty Ross. His coming was foretold in the Book of BaWang. He will come with a Vengeance on David, Son of Jamie. The Warring Trolls will unite across the Forums of Ching. And the Virgin Warrior, Pure-Hearted Lucas shall be offered up in Sacrifice to appease His Wrath. His Truth will ring in the hearts of the Kickboxers, and They shall be Glorified forevermore. Peace be upon you, Internet Traveler.
Behold. Mighty Ross. His coming was foretold in the Book of BaWang. He will come with a Vengeance on David, Son of Jamie. The Warring Trolls will unite across the Forums of Ching. And the Virgin Warrior, Pure-Hearted Lucas shall be offered up in Sacrifice to appease His Wrath. His Truth will ring in the hearts of the Kickboxers, and They shall be Glorified forevermore. Peace be upon you, Internet Traveler.
I've seen a clip of you fighting, fat man. Your gloved training appears to render you slow, unable to generate power, and working with a hopeless model of reality that doesn't correspond to where your opponents head is likely to be at any particular time. You are a particularly bad advert for gloved sparring
Gloved training (mma gloves can be used too if you want to add the element of grabbing) allows for harder contact and still provide some measure of safety. That should be obvious. And as I stated earlier, as long as you are aware of the limitations gloves place as far as realism goes, than there is nothing wrong with gloved training.
Behold. Mighty Ross. His coming was foretold in the Book of BaWang. He will come with a Vengeance on David, Son of Jamie. The Warring Trolls will unite across the Forums of Ching. And the Virgin Warrior, Pure-Hearted Lucas shall be offered up in Sacrifice to appease His Wrath. His Truth will ring in the hearts of the Kickboxers, and They shall be Glorified forevermore. Peace be upon you, Internet Traveler.
Behold. Mighty Ross. His coming was foretold in the Book of BaWang. He will come with a Vengeance on David, Son of Jamie. The Warring Trolls will unite across the Forums of Ching. And the Virgin Warrior, Pure-Hearted Lucas shall be offered up in Sacrifice to appease His Wrath. His Truth will ring in the hearts of the Kickboxers, and They shall be Glorified forevermore. Peace be upon you, Internet Traveler.
Being aware of the flawed distance timing model your brain is developing doesn't stop it happening. In terms of power generation you can actively work against but very difficult. Your body naturally does what is easiest. It is like training to run fast by attaching weights to your legs or training underwater. Stupid
Last edited by Lucas; 05-24-2013 at 03:12 PM.
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