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Thoughts on Self Defense, Boxing, and Basic set for beginners

December 29, 2009 on 10:30 pm | In Boxing and Thai Boxing, Uncategorized | No Comments

Cheng Man Ching’s student Robert Smith said if you wanna know how to fight- “take up Boxing!”

boxing has:
-stretching
-warm-ups- light hand weights, jump rope, shadow boxing
-defense work- covering, slip, duck, bob, weave, shoulder roll, parry, catch.
-stance work
-stepping work (attacking, defending, evasive, countering)
-striking (jab, cross, hook, uppercut) 1,2,3,4,5,… count combinations.
-stepping and striking work, ring craft
-endurance and stamina training,
-speed and power training.
-bag circuits (heavy, speed, double ended, uppercut)
-sparring drills
-partner drills: focus mitts, belly pad
-sparring
-fighting

After you take up boxing the information in the Tai chi forms will make sense. Both are very similar in principle believe it or not.

To bad Robert Smith didnt take up Sanda or Muay thai because they have everything that boxing does but with kicks, knees, elbows, and throws added.

That kind of training will add confidence for Self Defense for the Streets.
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basic kick boxing set for absolute beginners:
1. Shake down
2. Jab cross jab cross- push kick, back kick, double hop switch
3. Shake down 2- double left/right
4. Rt chop- low, med. High side kick
5. Same on left
6. Shake down 3- bow stance
7. 10 side kick right
8. 10 side kick left
9. Shake down (jump rope)
10. Triple jab cross jab low,med. High kick (right)
11. Same but left
12. Shake down (shuffle)
13. 4 punches to front- side kick, speed bag punching with shuffle (right)
14. Same on left
15. Shake down cool off