Geschichte des Boxens (SV und Sport)
Hier ein Ausschnitt der sehr interessant ist.
Gerade weil hier in letzter Zeit viel über Boxen als SV diskutiert wird:
BOXING HISTORY (tracking the changes)
Let's go back a hundred and fifty years. Way back then, bare-knuckled boxing was the norm. This is when you see a guy, standing there wearing a handlebar moustache that you could hang coffee cups off of, with his hands extended in front of him, elbows down.
Now while both the stance and mustache look silly by today's standard, let me point out that this was called "London rules fighting."
That's a joke because the stuff was so brutal that it made the UFC look like a Teletubbies show. There was no "gentleman's agreement," grappling, gouging, kicking, fishhooking, sweeps, purring (grinding a shod foot down the other guy's shin, trying to break his foot to boot) and hip throws were the norm -- even though some of these moves were technically banned in 1838 with the introduction of these rules. (Prior to that "sports" fighting had been really ugly, there were no banned moves). That "goofy stance" excelled at keeping people from closing, grappling and doing all those nasty-nasties to your precious body.
Sound ugly? That's just the beginning. Here's where it gets butt ugly. In that style of pugilism here were no round limits or decisions. Victory was determined by either knockout or the other guy being so punch drunk he couldn't continue. No points, no decision… incapacitation. In other words, you won by beating the other dude senseless. And sometimes the suckers didn't fold as quickly and easily as you might hope. This is why John Sullivan's longest bout went for 72 rounds. The longest fight on record went 114. That, by the way, means all day! It was called because of sunset and declared a draw. See why we say London rules makes UFC look warm and fuzzy? People often did die. Not as often as before, but death was not uncommon. Even with the further cleaning up of boxing with the addition of the Marques of Queensbury rules it was still a brutal sport
The reason for changes in how boxers hit is very simple. Gloves. When gloves were introduced, boxing went down a totally different evolutionary line. The original purpose of gloves was to protect the participants. This is really ironic because, while they limited gouging, hooking and other barehanded nasties, in the correct range, the extra weight and support of the gloves allow you to actually hit *harder* (provided you hit in a very specific way). Along with this equipment many new rules and bans were also introduced to further increase the safety of the fighters.
But the real sweetheart was the ban on clinching and grappling. It was no longer necessary to keep the guy away because the ref would do it for you. This is one of the two major reasons the boxing guard came "in" to its modern position. There was no more need for arms to stick way out yonder to keep the other dude back.
Gloves and their influence
The other big reason, guards came in was that position worked better with the new way of hitting.
A very specific way of hitting evolved from wearing gloves. When you are swinging your arms around with that extra weight perched on your mitts, you discover something real quick. It is the same thing you learn when you pick up a real sword, instead of one of those tinfoil wu shu thingies, a shinai or a light dowel. And that is, even though you have a shorter time to fight, those dammed gloves get heavy.
With the extra weight of gloves on the end of your arms, it was easier to hit from a circular motion of your hips. You literally sling your weighted fist out from your body. Your hips and torso are the source of your punches' acceleration. Once your arm is moving from body motion, you then rocket out your fist. This is where the idea of "the correct way to punch is from the hips" came from.
If you want to keep from exhausting yourself, you use your entire body, not just your arms. This applies to both gloves and weapons. Putting it into super simple terms: Move your ass!!!! You hit with your entire bodyweight not just arm strength. That is correct boxing punching.
The thing is, that is a circular action.
That means it needs to be a close-range, circular hit. While there is a way to generate straight force from a circular motion, it requires some very specific body positioning, which a boxer will do. However, you have to know about it, because if you try to ape that kind of punching without understanding the body positioning, you end up actually losing power.
Along with the gloves came all sorts of other things to civilize the game, like limited rounds and point decisions. That meant you could win a bout by hitting the guy more times in a limited amount of time, not necessarily beating him unconscious like the old days. This often made speed more important than power. This is doubly true with extremely light gloves, in fact, the lighter the gloves the faster the punches.
These and all sorts of other changes came about in the sweet science of boxing. Which it is. Let no martial artist disparage it until he has stepped in the boxing ring and found out for himself how devastating the hand work of boxing can be. You may think you know how to hit, but a good boxer can show you stars.
Quelle: Evolution of boxing and sport martial arts
Gruß, Sullivan
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