Boxing has always been my heart. I study Judo and Karate as well, but boxing will help me in a lot of areas that I have not been getting in Karate/Judo. Mainly the cardio and conditioning aspect. The gym itself is beautiful. Just an old dingy building with no sign outside in the middle of the hood. and all you see is guys training. The moment I walked in, I felt like it was a second home.
Basically the gym resembled this, only not as crowded and with the walls filled with boxing flyers, posters and photos.
Man you are lucky to have a Apollo Creed gym! I always wanted something that looked like that but its always this really fancy clean looking 24hr fitness looking BS. I hate it because if it was new well then thats cool but if its a cash grab with some kinda weight loss nonsense then its not for me. I took to going to people with more knowledge in a art for advice and then just training myself at home. Or outside where I can be alone and focus.
damn that karate video was badass until the judge dropped acid balls and decided to smoke people. Tbh it looked a bit fake but I wanna get in on that karate tournament! Full contact ftw.
Somebody please tell me what martial art this is and why they celebrate when they think they killed the black guy? :s
Iâm actually lucky enough to get trained by top MAâs. (with others of course). When your teacher has trained your countries top op forces, boxed, took combat survival techniques THEN TKD? FrigâŠIâll learn under you anyday. Funny part is heâs not even that buffâŠlike heâs buff but not hulk Hogan buff. Iâm sure he can dish out severe dmg if it came down to it.
Yeah, this is in the heart of the hood. Nothing fancy at all. There isnât even a sign outside. Basically all the other âboxing gymsâ were really just fitness clubs that taught cardio boxing. I was looking for some place where the fighters were hungry and the coach actually trained champions. The moment I walked into the gym and I saw guys doing shadow boxing and jumping rope, I knew this was the gym for me. Oh and the best part is that the membership is $35/month, compared to most places charging 75-150 per month. I start training tomorrow so we shall see how that is.
Today in Karate I got to spar for the first time in years. The instructor let the higher ranks pick who they wanted to spar. No one wanted to spar me, because I hit too hard and stuff (I am a white belt btw). Either way, I ended up having to spar the instructor. I will say this: Even though he is upward of 70, he still handled me, except for how he handled my feints, I could tell that my feints were somewhat of a problem for him. But at the same time, he could have just been setting me up.
Trust me @gimpy, I was not coming close to hitting my instructor. I was just trying not to get hit (got caught in the solar plexus and the face, lol). All I can say is that I felt overwhelmed because he was so calm but had this energy that just had me nervous and unsure on how to attack. Its the experience that he possesses that basically made me iffy the whole match.
This was great experience for me. He says I fight too much like a boxer and lead with my head, thus I was telegraphing my moves. I tried some TKD footwork which helped, but he still tagged me several times. I guess it is nice for one of my upperclassmen to tell me that they didnât want to spar me because they were scared of me. But I respect sensei and his experience so I was trying things to see how they were recieved. He suggested I adopt a side stance (similar to Mayweather) which will leave less of a space to get hit.
I will be going to my first boxing training session tonight. i will try to get some pics (maybe some video) of the gym in all its grimy glory. Not sure what to expect, but I am looking forward to whatever it may be. Watching some of the higher level boxers is quite interesting. Seeing the coaches at work is reassuring, because they point out things that I never would have thought.
Nice man post some progress. In regards to boxing in the hood all I have are crackheads in my hood no Mickys or Apollos. Hopefully you do good. Yeah it is alittle uneasy sparing with someone more experienced. I remember doing so with a guy whose hand speed looked like a blur. Needless to say I was blocking and dodging alot. It seemed like for every one shot I fired off he fired like 5 and I could feel air on my face each time. So yeah it was pretty humbling to say the least. Good luck on your first go and train hard.
Fuck man, i was about to lose it. This fat fuck sneezed and wiped his snot on the mat. I told the dude to clean that up and wash his hands. He sort of just grunted at me.
Man, some dudes are just dirty. I was about to uncle phil his ass out the front door.
Respect man.
No shoes on the mat besides wrestling shoes, and donât he sick or a dick.
Three really simple rulesâŠ
LoL my mma gym has two locations one is the obviously serious one, the other with scrubs.
Man. I feel so weird telling pros about getting their hips under their kicks during sparring day.
Seriously, the plight of the wrestlers/grapplers is them not using their hips when throwing their kicks.
Man this one dude threw the most awful spinning back kick/backfist i have ever seenâŠpeopleâŠ
Also got worked for free by the chiropractor who rolls at the gym. Was great. More people need to see a chirppractor really helps dudes.
That sounds terrible. I canât stand folks like that. Like when people would come onto the mat without taking off their shoes and not bowing⊠It makes me cringe. That lack of respect is why people get the wrong idea about martial arts. I blame some of it on the way mma has come along and basically shit on a lot of martial arts. For some people, studying Karate,Judo or whatever is a way of life, and not just trying to beat people up. But is always good when you are actually able to give sound advice and they listen. A lot of wrestlers donât know about pivoting and using their hips when kicking/punching. I feel like I have leveled up in some ways, but then since it was against sensei, I can see how wide the gap is.
Thanks man. Yeah I was really lucky that he emailed me back. But he said he rarely checks his email, so this was meant to be. The gym has that âoldâ style feel to it. No glitz, just hard work. I got to meet both coaches and it will be interesting to see how they develop me as a fighter. They said if I want they would have me enter the Arnold classic first to get some field experience. I know it is just practice, but I am nervous as hell
âi am a badass. I wear a tapout shirt. Look at my tribalsâ are the most weak willed dudes there are. Too used to dominating or being an alpha when you have no clue man.
I take it up levels depending on who i spar with. Guys i know we spar hard. Guys i know arenât really good or are beginners i drop my defenses and put myself in bad situations.
Assholes with no manners and a cocky get embarassed though.
Honestly those guys with their attitudes. They get owned and never come back. It is just hilarious.
The guys who do come back and want to learn. I like those guys. Those are the guys who see grappling and martial art as more than âdude i know how to kick your assâ
You can do mma and be humble and learn. The mohawk guys are the worst.
Same here man. We got some newer guys this week, and even though I am a white belt, you can tell I have other martial arts experience. I remember in Judo this guy wanting to become an mma fighter came in wanting to practice with us. Well I was his partner and he kept trying to break my arm when we were practicing arm locks. The instructor told him to chill out and just focus on technique, but dude would not listen. Well we sparred and he never came back after that day. I feel you on the beginner to advance thing though My friends, we go somewhat hard, but since we are parents and stuff we try not to kill each other, but make each other work. When I spar with people with less experience, I usually move slower and drop my defenses as well. Basically I love helping people develop technique, especially the little ones. When they found out I would compete they are wanting to enter competitions as well. I love martial arts, but the badass attitudes and egos have to go. I stay humble in class and am always wanting to learn. Because I know I could always be better.
When I was living in Utah I was taking classes at the Muay Thai Institute of Kunponli. Just the regular classes. Took classes for about 2 years before moving back to Hawaii. That was a great experience, learned so much there. Too bad Kailua-Kona doesnât have any schools like that. Having Sakasem Kanthawong watching over the classes & giving advice was priceless.
Try the Bujinkan, Genbukan or Jinenkan. In other words, donât go to any school that has âninjutsuâ in the name.
Fitness is not taught in Bujinkan dojo - this wastes time spent on training. You are expected to condition yourself on your own time. Puts more onus on you as a person to maintain a healthy wellbeing, too.
Hopefully you do good. Yeah it is alittle uneasy sparing with someone more experienced. I remember doing so with a guy whose hand speed looked like a blur. Needless to say I was blocking and dodging alot. It seemed like for every one shot I fired off he fired like 5 and I could feel air on my face each time. So yeah it was pretty humbling to say the least. Good luck on your first go and train hard.