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Cameras Will Be Following the Fighters At The Brigade Boxing Championship Dan il-ġimgħa Night
NEW YORK (Frar. 25, 2016) - 60 MINUTES SPORTS will offer a window into one of the most time-honored traditions in America’s military when it presents a segment on the U.S. Naval Academy’s boxing program and its annual Brigade Boxing Championship. The feature builds up to the 75th championship this Friday, Frar. 26, in Annapolis, Md., and correspondent Jack Ford and 60 MINUTES SPORTS will be in the arena to record the action for the men’s and women’s bouts. The report will appear on the next edition of 60 MINUTES SPORTS, It-Tlieta, Marzu 1 fi 9 p.m. U/PT, fuq Showtime.
Boxing has been practiced at the nation’s second oldest military institution for 150 snin, and midshipmen have vied for the Brigade Boxing Championship since 1941. Along the way to this year’s 75thanniversary, the academy has made learning to box a requirement of graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy.
The man who teaches the “sweet science” to midshipmen – male and female – is Head Boxing Coach Jim McNally. It’s about future leaders facing fear. “We use boxing…as a laboratory…an environment of controlled stress, physical fear,” says McNally. “We want them to learn a lot about themselves and how they’re going to react to those situations,” he tells Ford.
60 MINUTES SPORTS shot the story in Annapolis in the fall and last January to show the process and tell the stories of three midshipmen who will be in the ring din il-ġimgħa fighting for a championship. One of them, Samantha Glaeser, has a chance to make academy history. There have been only 19 at Annapolis to win the crown all four years at the Naval Academy, and none was a woman. Glaeser has a chance Il-ġimgħa lejl.
Ford also speaks with Glaeser’s foe, Stephanie Simon, another midshipmen with pugilistic talents who has a National Collegiate Boxing championship under her belt. She has not been able to defeat Glaeser, madankollu, in their two previous meetings for the brigade championship.
Ford also talks to Midshipman Jourdan Looney, whose two brigade championship titles are testament to what boxing means to the Academy. He had no boxing experience before he entered the Naval Academy. “Boxing…fighting is one of my biggest fears. I conquer that one fear, I’ve conquered any other fear that I could possibly have.” He’ll be in contention for his third brigade title Il-ġimgħa lejl.
The U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent, Vice Adm. Walter Carter, sums up the importance of boxing to America’s future naval officers for Ford. "[Boxing] is that moment where no matter how well you think you have planned out your couple minutes in the ring, you’re going to learn something new, because that plan is going to have to be different….”
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Billi: Rich Bergeron
Boxing is a unique sport, to say the least. Spiss tissejjaħ "Ix-Xjenza Ħelwa" b'termini mill-isport spiss invokati biex jiddeskrivu rivalitajiet intensi u tlaqqigħ f'numru kbir ta 'sports oħra.. Il-boxing huwa spiss referenzjat ukoll f'metafori dwar il-politika. Għalkemm il-popolarità tal-boxing mhix fejn qabel kienet f'dawn il-jiem, għadha waħda mill-aktar attivitajiet sportivi ta’ sfida u ta’ qtigħ il-qalb li persuna tista’ tipparteċipa legalment fihom mad-dinja kollha.
Jekk inti interessat li jew issegwi karriera fil-boxing jew sempliċement tfittex titgħallem l-affarijiet bażiċi, il-benefiċċji tal-ħakma tas-sengħa tal-pugiliżmu jistgħu jkunu ta’ sodisfazzjon kbir. Fl-istess ħin, hemm differenza kbira bejn "tgħaddi mill-mozzjonijiet" u tiddedika l-ħin li jkun hemm bżonn biex tkun professjonist ta 'suċċess. Jew il-mod, jekk taħdem ħafna u żżomm id-dedikazzjoni tiegħek għat-tagħlim, it-taħriġ tiegħek żgur li se jirriżulta kemm f'żieda fil-kunfidenza kif ukoll f'saħħa fiżika msaħħa.
Jekk qed tippjana li tieħu l-lezzjonijiet tiegħek għal-livell fejn tkun lest biex tikkompeti f'xi punt, ser ikollok bżonn kors ta 'taħriġ serju ta' mill-inqas sagħtejn sa tliet sigħat kuljum. Ikollok bżonn ukoll issib ġinnasju tal-boksing fama. It-tfittxijiet onlajn għandhom iwassluk għal faċilità fl-inħawi tiegħek, imma tista' wkoll tfittex trejner kompetenti li jista' jkun kapaċi jaħdem miegħek mid-dar jekk ma jkunx hemm boxing gyms ħdejk. Hawnhekk hawn a artikolu dettaljat dwar kif issib l-aħjar ġinnasju għall-bżonnijiet tiegħek.
Jekk sempliċiment trid tkun taf kif tiċċaqlaq, tarmi punches u tiddefendi lilek innifsek, there are specific facilities that specialize in the basics that can accommodate your needs. One of the most well-known and nationwide operations for basic boxing and kickboxing lessons is Title Boxing Club. They offer comprehensive workout sessions and group classes overseen by professional trainers that promise “to help you feel more confident, burn more calories and lose weight.” It is important to remember that facilities like Title Boxing Club are not really designed for competitive boxing training, as their offerings are primarily geared toward teaching boxing for self-defense, eżerċizzju, weight loss and stress release purposes.
It does not take much devotion or sacrifice to take up boxing purely for the fitness benefits. It is actually a part of the sport that is becoming wildly popular due to the fact that the training workouts provide benefits to nearly all the muscles in your body. Hollywood stars, models, and even reality television stars swear by boxing workouts as a way to maintain their attractive figures and their youthful appearances.
Time Magazine published a story Mejju, 2015 that described boxing as one of the hottest fitness trends of the year.
Still, boxing training for non-competitive purposes can be intense and agonizing for someone who never put on a pair of boxing gloves before. In addition to punching, footwork and defensive drills, there will be sit-ups, push-ups, jump-roping and most likely a great deal of running that will benefit your training and workout routine. You may not need the same kind of time commitment if you are not competing, but many of the workouts will be very similar to what pro boxers do in the gym each day when they are not sparring.
Sparring and fighting another boxer in competition brings your training to a whole new level. Boxing is a very high-risk activity, though headgear, mouthpieces and organized rules and regulations make it much safer today than it was when the first gloved boxing contest took place. People do still die in boxing matches, and some end up facing lifelong complications from single matches or long careers of taking too many punches.
For these reasons, the decision to box competitively should not be impulsive or taken lightly. You have to be willing to accept the risks of serious injury if you would like to make boxing a career. You have to be well versed in defensive techniques and be aware of the signs of a concussion or brain injury. Full contact sparring sessions should take place only under the supervision of trained professionals, and both fighters should be instructed to use about half as much power in their punches as they would in a real competition. Still, if you plan to box as an amateur or a professional, some type of injury is almost inevitable. At some point you will suffer a split lip, bloody nose, black eye and/or a nasty cut. Allura, if you do really want to be a competitive boxer, be sure to have adequate health insurance in the event you need medical attention stemming from your participation in the sport.
More so than the risks you face, it is extremely important that you know going into training that boxing is one of the most difficult sports on the planet. There is no team to carry you in competition if you have a bad day at the office. There are just two competitors in each match: you and your opponent. Anyone with courage and tenacity can step into a boxing ring and fight, but it takes a special kind of devotion and willingness to put in the time and work to win trophies, medals and/or money through your exploits in the ring.
Most boxers go through years of amateur boxing before their first professional match. It is not mandatory for a boxer to fight in the amateurs before going pro, but it is certainly recommended. Some boxers may never go into the professional ranks, even if they do excel in the amateurs. There is even a “Masters” division for folks 35 u anzjani.
Madankollu, even amateur boxing involves a great deal of hard work. The main differences between amateur and pro matches are that most amateur matches are shorter in duration than pro fights and feature competitors wearing headgear that offers protection to the side of the head and some areas of the face. Still, the punches that land on that headgear can be just as hard to take as hits that connect on your bare skull.
Whether you plan to take your talents to the professional ranks or not, amateur boxing can be an excellent starting point. Here are a couple great articles that describe how to pursue amateur boxing opportunities:
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/11/18/amateur-boxing-for-beginners-a-how-to-guide-part-i/
http://www.livestrong.com/article/420913-how-to-get-started-in-amateur-boxing/
Some colleges also offer boxing, with the US military academies fielding the most dominant teams over the years. Though it is not offered at nearly as many colleges as traditional sports like football and baseball, the competition can be just as fierce as it is in those other sports, if not much more so.
No matter how you choose to start out your foray into boxing for fitness or competition, sticking to it will require a strong will and a healthy supply of both mental and physical toughness. Truly mastering the sport can take years, if not decades. Whether you box for money or for glory, it can be well worth the risks you take to participate. You will always remember that first time you had your hand raised at the end of a fight. Becoming a world champion may not be in the cards for you, but just stepping in the ring to fight an opponent will put you in a class of people that you will always be proud to be associated with.
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