tight, defensive boxing, prefer a draw

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20 Aug 2014, 2:20 pm

And you prefer a draw because you'd rather not humiliate someone you're likely to see again. And I wish this principle was more widely understood in international relations.

Yes, walk away from a fight if you reasonably can. And walk toward an area with more people, and I don't know why this second skill is not more widely taught. But sometimes you cannot reasonably walk away. And the zen of it all, if you are prepared with some basic self-defense, it actually becomes less likely that you will need it.

This video talks about blocks and that's the first step.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teZCdkaQS7g

https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=teZCdkaQS7g

And then you'll want to add some basic jabs and the power shot to the rib cage with you lower hand (right hand for right-handed people).

And maybe if you knock the wind out of the person, say "We don't need to get into trouble. This fight's over."* And say probably the slow side of medium. This allows the person to stop fighting and save face, and that's a good thing. You can also take a step backwards and lower you hands. It's an ambiguous end, it's makes the whole thing more of a proto-fight. That's also a good thing.

And if you do happen to "win," don't brag. And try not to let anyone else brag on your behalf. Maybe just say something like, "It doesn't always work out that way. I'm sorry it came to that."

If you happen to "lose," I guess be gracious, too. Not that you have that much choice about the matter.

And please don't place too much creed into all this. Boxing generally works with someone your same approximate size. And even then, you win some, you lose some.

I myself learn better with a couple of private lessons and then practicing on my own.

And please don't take a lot of blows to the head during training and practice because all that stuff about post-concussive syndrome is largely true. And even cumulative lesser blows are not real great.
Just say to the instructor, "I don't want to take a bunch of blows to the head." And in this day and age, it should not be that hard to find an instructor who respects this. And I do not think boxing headgear really protects. Just like they're finding out football helmets don't really protect, presumably neither does the headgear. Just take care of yourself. Self defense is supposed to be a positive.

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*Something like "We don't need to get into trouble. This fight's over." --- is something like what a stalwart NFL defender might say, someone like J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans. Now, the spectators still want a show. But it is not your job to entertain them.