Re: Saddoboxing Fight Study Group
Originally Posted by
Sharla
I can sort of see Chris's logic with having it in the Ask the Trainer board. I guess it depends on what you really want to assess/ discuss from the vids.
If you want to talk strictly technique only and how we might use it to learn to adapt to or counter what other fighters do then I think this is the board.
If you want to discuss who has a good chin, who should be training harder than they are, what that fighter's future is etc then the other boards are fine.
I guess as a selfish Ask the Trainer fan I'd worry that we wouldn't get the most we can out of it as a tool for our own boxing improvement if it was in another board since people might be more tempted to go off topic a bit.
It's not misplaced, or selfishness at all, it's pure intention that this is where it's going to be at. There's nothing wrong with being a fight fan and talking boxing, but the idea with having a "fight study group" is to give fighters and students of boxing a place to talk shop and in a sense be a boxer's workshop.
As I see it, this should be a tremendous benefit for boxers. Instead of just watching a fight through the fight fan's lense of what fighter is doing what, start breaking down what each fighter is doing, what are they trying to do, what similarities/patterns can be observed that is relevant to other fights. Then you can go a step further and look into the particulars of each fighter, what they are trying to accomplish with the jab? How are they dealing with their opponent's punches? What are their tendencies and preferences, strengths and weaknesses?
Once you're capable of observing each fight in it's entirity then you can start to enjoy a new change of perspective. You can begin to ask yourself, "What would I have done differently if I had been in their position?", and when you have a good understanding of the fighter you'll ask yourself, "How would I fight them?"
The point that I want to make here is that it's much more than simply watching fights closely, it's about familiarizing yourself with the different recurring patterns that exists in all fights so that when the time comes you'll be ready for it. It's really good mental and observational exercise, as well as an ongoing process.
This is going off of Thomas's ideas on how to watch a fight, as well as what Andre and Joe have alluded to before. Even the concept of introducing a fighter, fight or an aspect of such is not new. Thomas Tabin has made some good posts on this vein, but generally the feedback is shallow and even many of the regular posters on this board ignore it.
Anyways as I said before it's an ongoing process, and I'll admit I'm practically on square one myself. Having a group to discuss with will make things easier rather than a baptism of fire of being overwhelmed of what's going on in a fight and not knowing what to look for. As you read comments by other members in the group, you'll start learning what kind of things to look for in a fight, and more importantly being able to recognize the patterns.
I think that it would be best not to restrict this to one thread, but to give more freedom to the members by letting them make their own threads. This way we can get more perspectives while covering more ground.
This is still in the idea stage. I think that before this can really materialize, there needs to be a post covering 'How to Watch a Fight.' This will help level the playing field for those who are still in the dark, which should also help by getting straight to the point for any discussions to come.
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