Would it be good for a man to learn boxing for himself to develop skills for self defense and important to teach to his future children?

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For self defense like for example, in case in school against bullies they attack them first and could have the skill set already to defend themselves. For that reason and teach them confidence, calmness, and how to deal with confrontation with principles in life.

For myself, I wasn’t taught up boxing to deal with bullies and had much fights knowing how to fight exactly since my parents didn’t think to and I didn’t know when I dealt with shit in school for the kinda kids I was around with who was street smart and knew to fight than I was when I was younger but I know much more now than I did back then. My parents always told me if somebody hit you, hit them back but I wouldn’t know to properly fight to dodge, block, and so instead of just hitting back you know what I mean? But for when I want to have kids of my own, I want my kids to be taught better what they’re supposed to learn and know for themselves to be capable for themselves.

This sounds embarrassing even stating this but what are your opinions on this?

JacobJordan · Accepted Answer

Boxing is horrible for self defense as they teach you to hit with gloves if you were to hit someone with bare hands the same way you would likely break every bone in your hand. If you want self defense learn self defense. Joints, pressure points, survival triggers, weapons, weak points, self awareness. But do not think that learning a fighting style that is in relation to gloves on will be helpful when you don't have gloves on. When you have no padding you need to know how to punch. Most people do not. I took some martial arts when I was younger Ultimately wasn't really my thing. As it stands I can and have left full fist imprints in metal doors and tables without hurting myself even a little

Joshydavid25 · Accepted Answer

Most definitely, so that he can teach his family including his son's and daughters, or just get them into the sport. But also to know himself so that he can be a force to be reckoned with.. I'll definitely learn boxing for myself and my family.

LazerBean · Accepted Answer

Teaching martial arts definitely wouldn't hurt, but boxing is like the least helpful one in my opinion. Something more broader would be better, along with teaching your kids to run if at all possible and to use whatever tools are available if fighting is necessary. But most importantly, teach them how to use a gun. Because the chances that them needing to fight as a child AND that them fighting as a child will make any impact is almost nothing. This is information that they are going to primarily need and use as an adult, not a child.

Elena_Stewart · Accepted Answer

Yes, at this time I think it is important to learn self-defense but not necessarily boxing.

GuyAnswersGirls123 · Answer

I think it's always good for people to learn martial arts of some form. That said, I think for self-defense, the ideal might be focused more on grappling than striking like Judo or Jiu-Jitsu.

Real-world street fights tend to be very fast with no rules. Learning to throw the fastest jabs and powerful hooks doesn't tend to help that much when in grappling position.

Also I think a lot of the best martial arts training focuses not just on body but mind, cultivating a very disciplined mind that only uses the techniques for self-defense.

I love boxing and kickboxing though. They were my jam growing up. Yet if I did my life over again, I would have at least thrown in more grappling in there. I lost many of my real-world fights to submission, like finding myself in a choke-hold or pinned to the ground with a knee on my neck without knowing how to get out of it.

aceleon · Answer

no box.
learn kick box, muai thai, crav maga, win chun or something like this, in short MMA
box is just punching, but you are weak when it comes to kicks, grapplings, throws and other kind of attacks, one dimensional fighting is not fighting at all.

Drumlin2001 · Answer

I should probably learn to box, it's good cardio. But my kids will learn taekwondo, my neice is going to have her own school soon so she will teach them

Zestyassmf1997 · Answer

If you’re not gonna teach them how to fight, at least teach them when to fight. When it comes to bullies, you’re better off fighting and losing than you are just taking the beating.

NathanDavis · Answer

I already (we) taught some boxing and kick-boxing to my nieces, one of them even joined Judo with an actual professional... always a good idea to give anyone in general, a fighting chance on defending themselves somehow, yes...

AngryCarl · Answer

Boxing is useless for self defence. More to the point would be carrying a gun. Even jiu-jitsu would be better. It could build character and confidence though.

exitseven · Answer

I never taught my kids boxing but I did tell them they had to stand up for themselves.

slatyb · Answer

I haven't even seen a fistfight since junior high school. Boxing skills are useless against handguns.

Kingofkings1992 · Answer

None of that shit matters when the assailant has a gun

CallmeTheKnight · Answer

Anything a man does that can be in favor of the protection of his family is always a big plus.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

Yes, I would think so

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