"Championship Streetfighting: Boxing as a Martial Art"

matt.m

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Oh sorry, I guess I do owe a bit of an explaination. See, I think that boxing is as much a martial art as ballet is a martial art.

I understand that it takes thousands of hours and years to learn how to hit well and move correctly etc. However, boxing is just not a martial art. It is a refined brawl. Here is why: In boxing you are using your hands only, not your feet at all.
 

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matt.m said:
Oh sorry, I guess I do owe a bit of an explaination. See, I think that boxing is as much a martial art as ballet is a martial art.

I understand that it takes thousands of hours and years to learn how to hit well and move correctly etc. However, boxing is just not a martial art. It is a refined brawl. Here is why: In boxing you are using your hands only, not your feet at all.


SO THE DEFINITION OF A MARTIAL ART IS A KICKING ART? What about Kali, Judo, Brazilian JuJitsu, Ringen, Aikido, Kenjitsu, or Chin Na, to name a few? To state that Boxing is not a martial art on such grounds, specifically Boxing trained for martial rather than sporting applications as is being discussed here, is the type of statement a kid who watches too much Ninja Turtles might make.

"Martial Art" is a Western term, from the association of the god Mars with war.

Martial arts do not have to emphasize kicking.

They do not have to be Asian.
 

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lhommedieu said:
I would appreciate a copy.

Best,

Steve Lamade

Hi Steve,

Just PM me and let me know what address to mail it to and I will send it asap.

Ken
 

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All this discussion about Dempsey's book got me to thinking it was time to take it off the shelf. Just finished re-reading it, every bit as good the third time through. It has been several years since I last read it, definitely a book you can read at any stage of your martial arts journey, and take something valid from it.
 

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frank raud said:
All this discussion about Dempsey's book got me to thinking it was time to take it off the shelf. Just finished re-reading it, every bit as good the third time through. It has been several years since I last read it, definitely a book you can read at any stage of your martial arts journey, and take something valid from it.


What is the copy right on the book?

Just curious.
 

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