Besides the fact that grunting sounds feminine for fighters and that it goes against every notion of relaxation with the intensity usually designated to supremely lacking weight-lifters and man-grabbing footballers, it just doesn’t work in any way a fighter may think. Grunting, by definition occurs because “the glottis briefly stops
Boxing is filled—on every level—with questionable artists. Perhaps it’s because of boxing’s mysterious nature. Like many other martial arts, boxing do’s and don’ts can consist of a hodge-podge of hypothesis and myth, but for very few of boxing’s teachers across the world. Boxing is an artful science, and it lends
“The City” should have the best fighters block for block for the logical order that we have always had the most fighters. We indeed have a pugilistic tradition of champions and fight minds richer than any city. New York City, by sheer number, trumps Pittsburg, outruns the Philly-fighter myth, and
Arguably the most transcendental art ever to be. An evolving condition of conflict, not a discovery. Not made up. Simple, yet intricately methodical. Climactic. That’s boxing. Romantic things can be said about ‘the manly art’ – more so than any other art that challenges its bravado – but what ruins
Boxing is widely recognized as being an art about “hitting and not getting hit,” but that’s obvious. And it’s also an insult. If that is all boxing is about, then anyone who threw punches in a fight has been boxing. Stripped down to its essence, boxing is about one of two things:
The boxing business, like any other business nowadays, is appraised through social media and is essential in building. As a coach, my absolute instinct is to be private about everything. But social media is a tool for constant marketing and contact and, more importantly to me, a learning tool for
“If everything is on the line, I wanna be right here at home. But I know I need to get off the line or be on neither side alone. When the blood is dry, the bandage washed, the leather starts to crack Like wrinkles ply with brandished scars, I weather
There are two predominant kinds of people who train: the ones whose chief goal is to perform better and the ones whose chief goal is to be taught more. That was a difficult differentiation to make, but it is precisely designated, and I promise to explain. Of course, there is
As someone whose sporting history has tied in with an education background, I am continuously perplexed by the ubiquitous lack of sports coaching following the standards of scholarly pursuits. In boxing especially, fighters can only be grateful to have coaches who care and who communicate the art well enough –
I recently brought my JO team to spar at another reputable boxing club that had a crop of great talent. After watching the other kids, ages 9 to 12, I began noticing a problem that I had once believed was a problem solely of competition performance in amateur boxing —