History of Boxing – Women, Minorities and Film
History of Boxing – Women, Minorities and Film
Boxing goes back to ancient Egypt around 3000 BC and in the 7th century boxing arrived in ancient Greece. During this time soft leather thongs were used to protect boxers’ hands. When boxing arrived in ancient Rome, metal-covered gloves were used by boxers and when Rome fell, boxing disappeared from the scene until the 1600s.
During that era England reintroduced the sport of boxing and set the stage for what is now called amateur boxing in the 1880s. In 1904 boxing was introduced to the Olympic Games and the United States won …
Should MMA Be Considered a Martial Arts Style?
Should MMA Be Considered a Martial Arts Style?
Mixed martial artists are athletes that combine different martial arts styles in order to become an all around fighter. Up until recent years there was no specific training for MMA and fighters had to train in different “dojos” in order to learn specific martial arts. But with more and more gyms offering specific training I’d say it is only right to say MMA is now an individual martial art style.
The training routine combines striking, grappling and ground work and despite each one of this techniques coming from well knows martial arts …
Amazing Benefits Of Boxing Exposed
Amazing Benefits Of Boxing Exposed
Are you looking for ways to improve your overall health, stamina and well-being? If that is so then why not discover the amazing benefits of boxing today? Here are some of the gains that you will get out of trying this sport.
Do you want to have a complete body workout as you go on training for a certain sport? That is what boxing can offer. Other sports focus their training only on some target areas of the body, but imagine all the warm up and exercise routines that you need to undergo to prepare …
Thai Boxing Vs MMA – Which Is Better?
Thai Boxing Vs MMA – Which Is Better?
Anyone, who hasn’t been living under a rock for the last 15 years, knows just what an impact that MMA, or mixed martial arts, has made on the public. Promotions all over the world have taken the various degrees of martial arts and combined them into a competitive combat sport that tends to become its own specific hybrid once one steps foot inside the cage. But because MMA is a mix of multiple martial art and wrestling forms, does that mean that it encompasses Thai boxing as well? Or does Thai remain …
Boxing Day Lunch Cruises on Sydney Harbour
Boxing Day Lunch Cruises on Sydney Harbour
In Sydney, the spirit and fun of Christmas linger on to get carried over to Boxing Day what with the heart-pumping Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the warmth of the festivities that hangs over from the previous day! Sydney Harbour is the centre of all excitement and the harbour lunch cruises are the best vantage points where one can make the most of the excitement of the race as well as the fun on the harbour with a fabulous lunch to indulge your appetite in later on!
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, …
The Big Fight – Pacquiao Vs Margarito
The Big Fight – Pacquiao Vs Margarito
It was on August 31 earlier this year that it was announced that the two boxing champions Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito, the former from the Philippines and the latter from Mexico, will face off against each other in what could be the most exciting and interesting fight of the entire year with the currently vacant WBC, or World Boxing Council, super welterweight championship and the title of Number one pound for pound title at stake.
Manny Pacquaio boasts a boxing record of 51 wins 3 losses 2 draws and 38 knockouts while …
How to Choose Boxing Equipments?
How to Choose Boxing Equipments?
There are various boxing equipments in sports store; you may be finding it difficult to choose the best one. Well if you have money, then there’s no reason why should not go in for an expensive one. However, all these expenses may just go to waste if your interest in this game is only momentary. Once your attention to boxing wavers, you will pay less often and the pricey stuff will only dissipate.
Consider the following points in choosing boxing equipment:
-Find out how much interest you have for the sport. If you are …
Get Things Done With Time Boxing
Get Things Done With Time Boxing
If you’re wondering why there’s so much hype about time boxing, well that’s because this technique is one of the most effective time management system thus far. So what makes it very effective? And how was it developed? For a very simple concept, it is quite surprising how powerfully effective this technique has become. Here’s a little bit of basic information about the said technique.
The “invention” of this technique can be credited to software developers. Even before time boxing was created, software developers work in an industry where projects have fixed deadlines and …
The Basics of Muay Thai Fighting
The Basics of Muay Thai Fighting
Majority of professional MMA fighters make use of Muay Thai as their number one method of striking their opponents. The main reason why most fighters prefer to learn Muay Thai is because of its devastating strikes compared to other martial arts. It has both punches and kicks that a fighter should learn in order to become professional fighter. If you want to learn all the methods of Muay Thai fighting, then this article will help you to gain more information about the style of fighting. If you want to be trained and be good …
Mixed Martial Arts Training – Grappling Techniques
Mixed Martial Arts Training – Grappling Techniques
Mixed Martial Arts employ several techniques from various martial art styles, but the most common element that a practitioner needs to master in order to be successful in this combative sport is the grappling techniques. MMA grappling is a physical engagement between two persons where the goal of each is to take control of the opponent by executing various physical moves such as clinching, holding, locking and pinning. The most common grappling techniques are derived from wrestling, Judo, Sambo and of course Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Knowing how to maneuver yourself strategically in a …