The power of boxing to change lives

Boxing cAs a sporting activity, it is in one of its best moments. Having flourished in the sixties, it lost attention for many decades until it reached the present day which, with its more modern versions such as fitboxing or kickboxingg, is reborn ready to conquer all kinds of audiences.

Women and men, adults and youthvocational schools and sports centers add to this experience, given that he does not understand this sport race, age or gender.

Boxing teaches discipline, self-sacrifice, teamwork, respect and the knowledge of setting goals, thus keeping many teenagers away from crime and the world of drugs; Some experts even recommend it to correct certain behavioral and self-confidence issues.

Some of the new variants like fitboxing, a non-contact, team discipline that has more and more followers; or kick boxingwhich combines punching bags and music, attracts many young people “centenarians” and “millennials”.

Therapeutic

It is true that he is usually labeled a pigeon in society and still carries the labeland “macho”for all the spectacle of women that surrounds him half nakeddays that bear signs in every attack.

But, without ignoring this reality, we cannot forget that many social projects with excluded young people have used boxing and its sporting values ​​to perform for young people with an uncertain future.

Boxing is also associated with good causes, such as those carried out by the Spaniard Javier García Roche, better known as el “The King’s Junkyardor” who, now retired, continues his fight outside the ring in defense of animals. On his website, he deals with complaints about cases of animal abuse.

Passion in America

Although not so popular in some countries, it is a very recognized sport in countries like the United States, where modern boxing originated in century XIX, that is, in Mexicowhere it has a large number of champions and a large fan base.

Prejudices

Conquering women’s boxing was not an easy road. In the 1990s female boxers were professionally recognized but not included in the Olympic games until 2012 (in London).

Since boxing is a contact sport, punches are inevitable in boxing, which makes it violent for those who don’t know it.

Precisely, in order to avoid this misconception about aggressiveness, children get to know each other in a fun way. Currently, very different profiles meet in gyms to train together in an amateur boxing class.

There are six basic movements; where legs, waists, feet and hands must know how to dance together. There are those who relax, remove their ego, motivate them, give them confidence and self-knowledge or relieve stress from exams or the office. It seems that all the advantages in this type of dance are without music.