If i buy a punching bag and practice everyday of it will i become a good street fighter?

Question

i want to become a good fighter in case i ever need to defend myself please dont tell me fighting is wrong but when it happens it happens anyway i know that sooner or later im gonna get in a fight so i was wondering if i buy a punching bag will i get better at fighting and if it wouldnt be any trouble can anyone tell me some good techinces. pls help

thanks

Answer 1

First of all: people don't move like punching bags anatomically. Bags swing from top to bottom, people move from the waist, up. Totally opposite of the movement of the heavy bag. Second, striking a heavy bag feels NOTHING like striking a person so when you "sooner or later" get into this fight you speak of the first strike you land might cause you to pause a moment and reflect on how that didn't just feel like hitting a heavy bag-not good. You need to join a Boxing Club and train your body and mind to fight, defend yourself, take a punch, and throw a punch obviously and most important you get invaluable sparring time in an actual boxing gym and most boxing gyms charge you a very minimal fee. If you are asked to pay anything over $20 bucks a month look for another gym. There is no money in the sport. Gyms can't make money. They are either in it for the love of training aspiring fighters or on the verge of closing. Lift weights, eat properly, run 5-10 miles per week and look into Jiu Jitsu as well or Combat S.A.M.B.O. or Krav Maga. You'll be a mean lean fightin machine in No Time my friend. Good Luck on your Journey.

Answer 2

It'll help you learn how to give a good punch but not how to take one. It also wont teach you how to deal with something that fights back.

Take some judo classes or something. You'll live longer.

Answer 3

Hitting a punchbag everyday will dramatically increase your power in a short amount of time. After that amount of time your progress will slow down because u will need to learn technique. Hitting the punchbag will make a (slightly) better fighter as it will get you used to the actual punching motion. The main downpoint to just using a punchbag is that it will not relate well against an opponent as you will not be used to hitting a moving target or aiming for specific parts of the body. Good luck with ur training!

Answer 4

It's good for stamina and coordination, not really meant to improve boxing skills. I agree with the fellow above, for defense go with Karate or some other martial art.

Answer 5

Instead Of Punching It Carry It Around You Will get Stronger

Hi Ho Silver

Answer 6

No you will learn to throw incorrect punches and learn no technique.

It no different than if you wanted to be good at tennis and just got a racket and practised hitting balls into a river.

Would you ever become any sort of player?

In fact you would never even learn to serve a ball correctly.

Punching and boxing is no different.

It is about going along to lessons, listening to the coach and sparring with other guys.

Nothing else works, in fact you probably get worse just whacking a bag sorry.

Answer 7

No. But not getting into trouble would be best.

Answer 8

No. You need to learn technique - not just hitting but how to take a hit and how to avoid a hit.  Also try brushing up on English composition.

Answer 9

Everyone's answer to your question is sound advice and I suggest you take it all on-board. Get a membership at a boxing club. $20/month is about all it'll cost and you'll feel like a million bucks after the first month.

Now to answer your question, will hitting a bag everyday make you a good street fighter? The answer is no.

You need to spar to become a good fighter. At boxing clubs worth their salt you need a medical before you can spar with other members (with coaches it's different). And you need about six months of conditioning before you can spar with other recreational level members. The reason being that you'll need about six months of conditioning to handle getting knocked around for nine minutes in the ring.

You'll find at the end of the day that fighting people outside of the ring is a waste of your time and commitment to the sport. Heaven forbid you throw a hard right and connect on a guy's skull, you won't be able to spar at the gym for months!

I'm not going to sell you short without providing you some good techniques to get started with street fighting:

Rule Number 1: FOOTING. Make sure you fight in an area where you can take advantage of your fighting knowledge. Fighting in a confined space like a classroom or a bar will result in giving your inexperienced opponent a more equal shot. Insist that you fight outside in a clearing.

Good punches come from being well balanced. Stand at a 45 degree angle with your feet spread apart. Keep your right fist against your chin and your left hand slightly out. The idea being that you want to catch and deflect your opponents punches with your fists. If he throws a right block with your left and vice versa. When you throw a jab (left hand) push off with your right foot and step forward with your left foot. When you throw a straight (right hand) pivot your right foot and exchange your weight behind the punch. Keep your body in equilibrium (balanced - if someone pushes against you, you wont fall back). Use the momentum of pulling your right hand back to your chin to begin throwing your left hook. Pivot your left foot when throwing your hook. No matter which punch you throw, aim to connect soft flesh with your ring finger knuckle.  

If you're getting confused at all by this, understand this is the absolute basics of boxing. That's why you need a gym with a coach and a trainer and other fighters to practice with. All of what I just wrote will make a tonne of sense after your first session.

Learning to fight is one of the best undertakings of any young man or woman. It'll change your life for the better.

Answer 10

It'll help some.  But it will in no way prepare you to fend off attacks, nor will it give you confidence in defending yourself.  And that's more important, keeping your head in a scrap.