Boxer's Start-Up: A Beginner’s Guide to Boxing

by Doug Werner

A user-friendly, highly illustrated, straightforward boxing guide that promotes fun, fitness, self-defense, and self-confidence. Endorsed by USA Boxing, national governing body for amateur boxing.

Genres: Martial Arts, Health, Sports

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Cwn_annwn_13 · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was written by a guy who takes up various sports as a complete beginner and then writes books with basic instructional stuff and his own personal reflections. About half of it is basic boxing instructionals that were written with the guidance of the guy who was training him, not that what they were showing was bad for a beginner trying to learn basic techniques from a book but my criticism is that some of the demonstration pics are a bit awkward.

The other half of the book is some very basic boxing history and the authors personal training diary starting from day one. The guy teaching him was a competent boxing trainer but a lot of color would have been added to the diary part of the book if they would have trained at a real ghetto boxing gym instead of the backroom of a sterile fitness center like they did. Here's the bottom line, although I think instructional books can be useful you will never learn to fight from a book, go to a real boxing gym and learn from a competent boxing trainer if you want to learn how to fight.

[jon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read with great descriptions of boxing punches, defense, and combinations.

[Kirk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read. Great for kids who are just starting to learn about boxing.

Lately I have been watching boxing on the tread mill. Also, one of my friends has been taking boxing lessons. I saw this on the shelf in the sale room at our local library and picked it up. I wanted to understand a bit more about what I was watching and keep up if I was talking with my buddy.

In these respects the book was helpful.

I used to borrow karate books from the libraries when I was young. I would copy the moves shown in pictures by drawing stick figures in a notebook.

Reading this book reminded me of the pre-internet age when data was transferred in different ways. Drawing stick figure copies of pictures seems so wild when I can just go online and watch video demonstrations now.

I have been returning to analog in some capacities, but with this book I was reminded that sometimes digital is better. I just need to get my head out of the reels.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

great beginners book