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Summary: A good start, but perhaps overpriced for material
Review: As a football player and powerlifter I didn't know much about boxing but wanted to get into it. After reading this book more than twice and getting a full understanding on boxing I feel a lot more confident about my boxing workouts now and of what to use and buy for myself. This is an excellent book for beginners who need a starting point but is great to use as a guide to go back and refresh on skills on defense and offense!
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Summary: Great book for people wanting to learn to box!!
Review: As a football player and powerlifter I didn't know much about boxing but wanted to get into it. After reading this book more than twice and getting a full understanding on boxing I feel a lot more confident about my boxing workouts now and of what to use and buy for myself. This is an excellent book for beginners who need a starting point but is great to use as a guide to go back and refresh on skills on defense and offense!
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Summary: A good book for the neophyte
Review: Boxer's start up is what it says--a beginners guide to boxing. The author is a weekend warrior who goes through the regimen of boxing training, and recounts it in great detail in his book. He doesnt go too deeply into competition boxing, but he does give the reader a good starting point to begin training.
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Summary: A good start, but perhaps overpriced for material
Review: Definately a good start up book. I came at the book after doing about 12 sessions of boxing. With that in mind, the book was a little basic although still giving some good hints and tips to remember. I would have like more on actual training programs. The journal at the back regarding 6 months of boxing training was really good.
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Summary: EVEN MY TRAINER SAYS THIS IS ACCURATE!!
Review: Even my boxing trainer says the info in here is accurate!! I'm just learning but this book helps a lot!
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Summary: EVEN MY TRAINER SAYS THIS IS ACCURATE!!
Review: Even my boxing trainer says the info in here is accurate!! I'm just learning but this book helps a lot!
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Summary: Don't waste your money!
Review: Find a gym and learn to box. this book was a waste! I've been boxing professionally for 3 years and this book was not at all helpful.
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Summary: Great Beginner's Guide!!!
Review: Great beginner's guide to boxing! The author goes through the basic movements, punches, evasions, counters and working on the heavy bag. There are lots of pictures to show the technique that the author is trying to explain. Great camera angles from the side, top and front views for some of the techniques. There is also a short history of boxing included, as well as brief descriptions of those who made the sport great. As someone who wanted to learn the "basics" of boxing, this was a welcome book to add to my library!
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Summary: Great Beginner's Guide!!!
Review: Great beginner's guide to boxing! The author goes through the basic movements, punches, evasions, counters and working on the heavy bag. There are lots of pictures to show the technique that the author is trying to explain. Great camera angles from the side, top and front views for some of the techniques. There is also a short history of boxing included, as well as brief descriptions of those who made the sport great. As someone who wanted to learn the "basics" of boxing, this was a welcome book to add to my library!
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Summary: Exellent instruction
Review: I have previously thought that you simply can not learn a new physical skill by just reading a book. After being introduced to Boxer's start-up my opinion has changed. The book is filled with exellent photography to support the text, and you really can learn the techniques from just reading the book! The book can be divided into three parts. The first part covers about 100 pages, and it is the actual instructional part of the book. It covers everything from the ground up (boxing gear, stance & footwork, the punches, punching combinations, hitting the bag, defense & counters, sparring, and so on). The second part is really just one chapter, and it covers the essential history of boxing, including the greatest fighters. The third part is shortened version of the author's diary, covering his experiences on learning to box. This part is about 35 pages long, and it's a matter of taste if this is too much. On the other hand, you don't learn much from reading this, but on the other hand it is fun to read other beginner's experiences. In conclusion, I have to say that I was impressed with this book. It's amazing how good an intruction you can get from reading a book. Compared to the instruction I got from my beginner's boxing class, I think I learned more from this book.
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