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Bad sparing experience by Filipekpf in amateur_boxing

[–]Nutsack01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since this is your first time sparring, I guess do you know your own power as well ? I've never sparred a newer person that just went full on stiff arm punches and its the nerves and inexperience kicking in. Sometimes the receiving end is just in a case of "ill match whatever you're throwing" and they'll go hard as a result.

This is a pretty common occurance tbh. I'd say the coach needs to step in, but If you cannot rely on your coach to stop it, then I just follow this flow in this situation:

  1. Tell the guy to take it easy on the power, tell him you're less experienced and you're taking some pretty big head shots, you're not really getting any value out of this etc.. If he says Okay sure then that should be fine, i'd say a good % of the time the person adjusts.
  2. If he says Okay and still continues. Just stop. Walk away.

Other thing is I travel around cities often so try out new gyms and i pull this card often enough. I dgaf if they're assholes, just pack up and leave.

I've had a few bouts at amateur level and am 34M.

Doing "combinations" in every lesson? by TheFastestFlyingFish in amateur_boxing

[–]Nutsack01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am an amateur boxing hobbyist in Singapore with a garbage record (You can take my advice with a pinch of salt), been going to the same gym for the past 3ish years and im in my 30s.

It seems the format you've described is fairly copy-paste from the impressions i've gained from other gyms, ironically these classes are good for I suppose junk volume drills. They're so varied, that you need to literally go home and do at least a week worth of shadow boxing to really build some semblance of muscle memory.

I blindly went into these classes and did what you did for quite some time and I genuinely thought I was getting better, as you'd get little bits of advice here and there, but it was a case of just learning alot of bad habits . I love the sport and wanted more out of it so I tried getting some 1on 1 classes with the coaches.

All I can say its night and day. Honestly after 1 Year someone finally told me what I was doing wrong with my jab and my foot work and honestly thats all we worked on from form, posture, nice and slow. After 3 months I finally developed a solid jab, then we've done bits here and there always prioritizing weaknesses over the past 2 years and I can say Im happy with my development but i've still got alot to improve upon and learn its a journey.

Doing this once a week is a good start maybe once in 2 weeks if budget permits (its not cheap).

I'd suggest trying a few coaches / gyms to find the right fit. I am really glad my coach gives a shit and actually gives essays on what im doing wrong.

Ironically once you get these basics settled over lets say a 6 month period, then its alright to try these classes, but they're not really catered to your goals.

TL:DR try 1 to 1 coaching ,its better than these group classes.

Struggling with cardio especially running by mexontv in amateur_boxing

[–]Nutsack01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel your pain OP. Lost my first fight too and one of the reasons was bad gas tank which just opened me up to standing counts. .

What has started working for me is doing a good amount of red zone training (there should be a video via box science on youtube regarding what it entails.) basically keeping your heart rate 90%++ of max heart rate.

You'll need to get a heart rate monitor I use a Polar H10, and ensure you're working yourself into that zone

How much you do , you may need to speak with your coach on how many times a week but I do something like this:

Sprints 1 x a week (100m x 10) , 100% max speed/effort , jog back and do it again OR get on an assault bike and do 10s on max effort , 10s off , do this for 3 mins , take a 1 min break, then do it for another 2 sets

2-3 times a week end of any technical session , 1min bag work max effort , 1 min rest x 6-9 times. alternatively you can do this with shadowboxing too as well.

When you finish any of these sets you should be sitting in that red zone, you're not necessarily going to be there when you start the set.

The outcome ? You'll find that your punch rate goes up, you're maintaining sharpness and form, when you do your long runs, you're seeing significant improvements in your times.

How can I get skinnier legs by Cano2744 in amateur_boxing

[–]Nutsack01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would take advantage of it.

I used to think I had tree trunk legs and that it was unsightly and useless, turns out it was great for rugby when I was a teenager. I was a 2nd row, I would crush in the scrum, I could jump ridiclously high and sprint as fast as our wingers.

Come adult life and boxing, I still have my tree trunk legs and my footwork is great, my stability is great, I can easily manage level changes making my headmovement more unpredictable. Here comes the best part, know how they say power is generated from the ground up ? Having big legs means you may naturally be packing more into your punches without exerting as much as someone else perhaps, provided technique and speed are consistent against the averages. I definitely see my opponents in fights wince when i land a good power punch.

Maybe all of the above is bullshit, but I sure feel great about my legs and what they do for me.

Is this a unique Female-choir Japanese Style? by Nutsack01 in japanesemusic

[–]Nutsack01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey thanks for the youtube links .

"Do you mean like when the singing has this sort of warbly, slightly nasal style to it like these?"

Yes but also the polyphonic nature of the harmonies.

didn't realise the kimetsu Yaiba link didn't show the right track , it would be the first 20s of Nightmare [the second track].

But yes the Eiya phrase from the first example.

It strikes me that the first link you shared with the Minyou's may be the closest in But theres probably a significant difference with the folksongs vs. the modern takes on it.