Boxing and sambo are the most popular domestic martial arts in our country, with rich sports traditions, renowned athletes and coaches. Many sections have at their disposal equipped gyms, and even entire sports complexes. And choosing one of them can be a difficult task.
Instructions
Step 1
Boxing, like sambo, is extremely effective as a means of self-defense. During the lessons, all efforts are directed to the development of physical strength, speed, reaction and technique. Strikes against weighty pears are practiced in full force and with maximum speed. All this, together with real training fights, makes the training extremely effective in terms of developing applied skills.
Step 2
The disadvantages of boxing are frequent physical injuries to the brain and head, which can be obtained not only in competitions, but also in training. A relative disadvantage is the lack of kicks and blows below the belt. Although a good boxer does not need them. As a rule, boxing is practiced by those who have decided to seriously devote themselves to martial arts. Therefore, an advantage over a boxer can only be obtained by someone who is no less serious about his martial art.
Step 3
Sambo or self-defense without weapons was created in the USSR on the basis of judo and many types of national struggle of the small peoples of the Soviet Union. There is sports and combat sambo. Sports Sambo is taught in well-equipped gyms by coaches with masters of sports credentials. Combat Sambo is a more effective art developed for law enforcement agencies and includes various types of punches. The effectiveness of combat sambo has been repeatedly proven by Russian fighters who have won prizes at the world mixfight championships. Unfortunately, a great many charlatans in our country teach anything called "combat sambo" and it is extremely difficult to find a good coach.
Step 4
Despite the fact that sports sambo is intended for use in a sports arena, it has a well-developed system of strangulation and protection from gripping techniques. The latter circumstance especially attracts girls, since, with the proper skill, it allows them to twist the attacker's arm or apply a painful technique. Sambo training can also bring an athlete an injury in the form of sprains or tears of the ligaments, injure the hands and fingers, and get a dislocation of the arm or shoulder if landing incorrectly after a throw.
Step 5
If we compare boxing and sambo from the point of view of real application, the pumped-up neck of sambo wrestlers allows them to hold punches to the head well. If a boxer cannot guarantee to knock out the opponent in one blow, the sambist, after several missed blows, will easily make a grab followed by a throw, after which the boxers, as a rule, are defeated. But, on the other hand, blows to the head produce a strong demoralizing effect, for which sambists, for the most part, are not at all ready.
Step 6
As a result, boxing and sambo are on a par with the most effective self-defense systems. Both of these sports have a fairly high risk of injury and the choice between them is a matter of personal tastes and preferences of each. Although the truth, as always, is in the middle. Novice athletes are encouraged to work out for a year or two in either discipline and the choice for the athlete will become obvious. At the same time, the future sambist will be able to deliver a good blow to himself, and the boxer will become mentally prepared for throws and painful holds.
