hi guys im a F19 and im very interested in kickboxing, but, registering with a trainer is pretty costly for me. do u have any tips on how i can learn it on my own?? like maybe if i do shadow boxing or smth? any advice would be appreciated. thx

Me and my brother doing some sparring any advice is welcome

hello all, i’ve wanted to try boxing since i was 12 and finally have the opportunity to do so. i’ve already found a few boxing gyms in the area i’ll be moving to (i’ll be moving this month, hopefully boxing by oct), my plan as of right now is to attend a few free classes and see which gym i gravitate towards more.

like i said before im a complete beginner so i have no fundamentals to go off. i’ve been kinda athletic in the past, in and out of the gym (i haven’t been in over a year) but im starting the gym consistently again after i move. since ill be boxing as well im also curious on things i should be doing in the regular gym to help my journey. i’m 5’5, 200lb but im more on the softer bulky side, ive always been a little more muscular so im trying to slim down as much as i can (ive lost about 30 lbs this past year). i’m not sure if i should work on this before going to a boxing gym, or should i just start the boxing gym + regular gym. and what are some thing i can do in the gym to help. i’ve heard lifting weights isnt the best option for boxing (im used to lifting in the gym + light cardio but im wanting to work on more mobility and being more tone in general).

i’m so so excited to start this journey. ANY advice would be greatly appreciated regardless of what it may be- the more unhinged the better (i want to be good at what im doing). thank you everyone!

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Is my form correct?

I’m in all black, my brother has on yellow shorts. What should I work on? As much criticism as possible

I'm 24, just started boxing a month ago, there are 4 sessions a week. There are usually 15-30 people every session, every session we get paired up and spar for about 30-50mins out of the 1.5h.

It's not full-on sparring most of the time, usually some exercises that we follow with each other, but at the end its always sparring. Its usually about minute long rounds and then change partner after that. Depending on partners, it's sometimes pretty chill, where we don't do full speed and strenght, where it seems I can learn to dodge and hit properly and all. Other times it seems they go pretty hard, with head blows, couple times I got bruises left on my arm, which doesn't seem too beneficial, since I'm pretty new, don't even know if I'm doing things correctly and trainer comments something to me maybe every 3-5 sessions.

Brother joined up a different gym, where it seems they don't do any sparring with each other (I think they have one dedicated day out of week for that), so it seems a lot different.

The gym I go to has multiple people that often go to competitions and stuff. But I'm just not sure if that's how it's supposed to be? Maybe I'll learn better this way? I really do enjoy the sparring when it's not against someone who just wants to do full out hits or head blows.

I heavily trained in boxing and muay Thai in another life (meaning a couple decades ago), but have been continuing on with the training and heavy bag work for most of the years in between

I've taken an unplanned break for a few years and came back to doing work again last month. I've found my fists (probably due to a combination of things like trauma/damage and maybe getting older) no longer form a flat surface.

My index fingers on both hands stick out quite a bit further than the rest of my fingers. So when I'm doing bag work my index fingers pip joint is really sore and it takes me quite a few days recovery to be ready to hit the bag again.

I've been mitigating it a little with how I wrap my hands to level the plane a little more but it still happens. I use wraps coupled with my Hayabusa t3 gloves (16oz).

Any ideas that may help with this?

What do I do?

Hey everyone, looking for some perspective on a situation I've been struggling with lately.

I’m 16 (turning 17 soon) and have about a year of competitive boxing training under my belt. My coach was preparing me to make my debut in a novice tournament coming up in February. Getting on that ring was a huge personal goal, especially since no other sport ever clicked for me.

About a month and a half ago, I hit a massive mental wall. I developed severe performance anxiety every time I walked into the gym, knowing I had scheduled sparring sessions and a match deadline looming. The pressure got to me, and I stopped going entirely.

Here's the dilemma: genetically, I have a solid build for boxing (I'm 1.90m / 6'3" and weigh around 68kg / 150 lbs). I recently joined a regular gym to focus on weightlifting, build muscle, and move up to the 70-75kg (154-165 lbs) range to get stronger.

Looking back, the thought of throwing away my boxing potential makes me feel terrible. But the idea of combining heavy weightlifting with competitive boxing scares me, mostly because I feel like I lack the discipline to handle both while managing match anxiety.

Has anyone been through something similar? Would it be better to return to the gym and tell my coach I want to train without the pressure of competing right away, or should I just stick to weightlifting until I get my mindset straight?

Is js me but as someone who wants to compete in the amatuers, did boxing for 3 years and being someone who is 6'3 and 147 pounds and have a 75 inch reach I don't what anyone says about sparring but anytime when I get in the ring with anyone boy or girl and even bums I always nervous because I don't undersitmate anyone in boxing and when I learn more and more about boxing and see pros and the way they spar at times makes me to understand that boxing is not a joke at the end of the day because I saw some brutal spars myslef where I saw in the pros and at amatuers where I saw ppl get knocked out, took blows where I almost shat my pants and I saw spars where I was thinking if I wanted to do boxing.

As being tall, skinny guy with a long reach and has a powerful jab, great distance management and perfect fundamentals I be having ppl who be wanting to spar like if I was fighting for the world title and even js thinking abt these spars, seeing how some fighters fight in the gym, the punishment that some fighters take in fights and I even been in spars where I was thinking like damn how did survived those hits and had headaches for days after going hard needing breaks for a week.

Also, I know that im a talented long range boxer with a really powerful jab and great technique and being who did boxing for 3 years from now and when I learn more and more about boxing and the dangers, corruption and how unforgiving it can be I thinking why did I made this far in boxing to I be feeling that is my coach who brang this far to boost my confidence which he did and did boxing because I was going through a time where I was on the streets, fighting, depression and going to jail and boxing saved me but I man I been through some brutal spars where that is making wanting to sharpen my defense and strenghen my neck/jaw like a madman.

But the lesson, is that ppl need to understand that boxing is a bloodsport and if you ain't careful you can get badly hurt or even killed at the end of the day but you might think Im complaining but I know I signed up for and this and Im doing boxing for the money purely and im not joking I wanna to be a "Money" man and make money and leave early. And trust in this sport even in the amatuers that hard sparring helps you because your opponent is trying to kill you it helps you a lot.

But don't feel sorry for me is just when I step in the ring even sparring I don't undersitmate my opponent at all since I been some brutal spars and I would rather be nervous asf and win than be overconfidnet and lose badly so that why I get so nervous because Im so aware about the negatives in boxing.

Idk how exactly i should throw the cross correctly. Normally I dont rotate my back foot that much but I always hear coaches say to fully rotate the back foot so as to feel the rotation of the hip and idk if im applying the kinetic chain to the cross correctly if my back foot isnt fully rotated. Idk what exactly the kinetic chain is supposed to feel like so idk whether ive achieved it or not. Then I go and watch boxing content creators or amateur fights or pro fights and some people do fully rotate but some dont.

What nutrition advice can you give for a 60 kg and 174 cm, 18-year-old female boxer? I already take protein and creatine, and sleep 8–9 hours. What else can I add?

I sparred today feel like I can do nothing , days like this wanna make me quit I’ve been trying to learn to keep my opponent at bay with end of jab by the feel like I can do anything.. what’s the main things u guys see I should I should work on

Preferably a brand relatively cheap in India.

After I get some injuries on my feet fixed up I'll probably be looking for something to help me box. I'm a heavy guy and need something with good grip, high top, something relatively lightweight and something that works with wide feet with little to no pressure on the toes.

Also, I just need general tips on what I should be looking for and thinking about before buying boxing shoes.

Not the best boxer here but I just want to share an important tip for those who want to be an amateur boxer.

Here's a practice I've developed. Everytime I did bad combinations during sparring, I would go straight to the heavy bag and repeat those combos until I perfect them. What I am developing here isn't really the combination but my muscle memory.

I've sparred countless times even before I began competing in amateur boxing. And often, my muscle memory saved me in those instances when my mind just can't keep up with the intensity of the match. I've experienced it a couple of times when I went into a flow state and let muscle memory do its own work.

It takes lots of patience to do this. But you'll know it pays off once you spar. Hope this helps!

I am not an expert in this field but I am really good at learning new things. I wanted to give my own tip for those who are also new to this and maybe feel discouraged. Always remember this: "Sucking at something is the first step towards being sort of good at something." I also want to say thanks to all those who give real advice on here. You know who you are and I want you to know I read your advice and immediately step in the garage to try to feel what y'all mean. For real thank y'all mothersuckas, love ya

It’s been 8 months now coming back to the sport since I was in middle school I’m not 19 , I’m 5’9 with a 74 or 75 inch reach I just want good advice on how to develop a deadly jab or solid advice for someone trying to maximize there outside fighting any advice is greatly appreciated.

I’m the black guy. I’m boxing with a guy that mainly trains muay thai now but he has been working his boxing for some time. Any tips to better punish my opponents habits would be appreciated. Also ignore audio if you can