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<blockquote data-quote="svtfocus2cobra" data-source="post: 16977790" data-attributes="member: 21786"><p>As someone who grew up always being interested in fighting but with parents who always forbade it, I feel like I know what it's like to feel intimidated as a kid and unsure of your ability or confidence to handle yourself so I have some input in as far as what will build confidence.</p><p></p><p>What would have helped me was something that was physical and allowed me to get hit in the face to help remove that fear of getting hit. I learned how to fight much later in life and the Marine Corps obviously teaches you a lot and puts you through the ringer in many ways, but it gets you used to being hit. My drill instructors made me box the golden gloves black kid in my platoon which was a real eye-opener into how someone with skill can dominate the other person and remove all ability to fight back. That kid hit me so hard and so many times every punch took energy from me to where I could hardly throw a punch that was worth a damn when he finally let up. Later I ended up being on the other end of that and boxed a guy in my platoon and I could feel everything he had leave him as I sunk two left hooks into his side.</p><p></p><p>For that, I've always been a proponent of boxing because in every day situations against average people you're going to dominate if you know what you're doing and they don't. You could also kill someone if you knock them out and they hit their head so a good ground game, either wrestling or BJJ, and other fighting styles should be mixed in too so you dont always have to resort to that. MMA is the obvious choice as he will get striking and ground game training. I'm not as good on the ground but I know enough to handle my own of need be. I also know some dirty moves so that's always good too lol.</p><p></p><p>I wish MMA had been bigger when I was a kid because I probably would have got into it, but I think more kids need to grow up feeling what it's like to fight and get punched, but for a while it's been many kids who are sheltered and never experience it and it can lead to being scared and unable to stand up for yourself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svtfocus2cobra, post: 16977790, member: 21786"] As someone who grew up always being interested in fighting but with parents who always forbade it, I feel like I know what it's like to feel intimidated as a kid and unsure of your ability or confidence to handle yourself so I have some input in as far as what will build confidence. What would have helped me was something that was physical and allowed me to get hit in the face to help remove that fear of getting hit. I learned how to fight much later in life and the Marine Corps obviously teaches you a lot and puts you through the ringer in many ways, but it gets you used to being hit. My drill instructors made me box the golden gloves black kid in my platoon which was a real eye-opener into how someone with skill can dominate the other person and remove all ability to fight back. That kid hit me so hard and so many times every punch took energy from me to where I could hardly throw a punch that was worth a damn when he finally let up. Later I ended up being on the other end of that and boxed a guy in my platoon and I could feel everything he had leave him as I sunk two left hooks into his side. For that, I've always been a proponent of boxing because in every day situations against average people you're going to dominate if you know what you're doing and they don't. You could also kill someone if you knock them out and they hit their head so a good ground game, either wrestling or BJJ, and other fighting styles should be mixed in too so you dont always have to resort to that. MMA is the obvious choice as he will get striking and ground game training. I'm not as good on the ground but I know enough to handle my own of need be. I also know some dirty moves so that's always good too lol. I wish MMA had been bigger when I was a kid because I probably would have got into it, but I think more kids need to grow up feeling what it's like to fight and get punched, but for a while it's been many kids who are sheltered and never experience it and it can lead to being scared and unable to stand up for yourself. [/QUOTE]
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