Quote Originally Posted by GlennR View Post
As a 51yo old, can you tell me what things that wont work for me, in boxing, given that im not an " incredibly well conditioned young males training daily"?

Yes, that whole jab, cross, hook, uppercut, slip, weave, duck, lead leg, rear leg, lead hand, rear hand, weight transfer, leg loading,hip positioning, rhythm development, partner drills, footwork drills, pad work, floor to ceiling bag work, bag work and so on is just random stuff chucked together with no "standardised approach".......
With the exception of rhythm development and bag work these are all basic techniques containing no strategic information. This comes from the coach, and is personal to him based upon experience. Bag and pad work and understanding varies a great deal.

Boxing is not a good approach to fighting for old people because it relies upon excellent conditioning, teaches no strategy apart from ring strategy (is not a martial art), focuses only upon punching with no consideration of other aspects of fighting, focuses only on gloved punching (unsuitable for ungloved fighting), and teaches a sparring (ring strategy) rather than a fighting mindset.