How good is boxing for self defense?

I've been doing boxing for 2 months now, 4 times a week for 2 hours at a time. I have been sparring but really I took it for self defense. Im not looking to be a boxing champion but I already feel like with what I learned I could easily take some guy on a street. What do you think is boxing any good on the street?|||psh, good luck with that|||Boxing is poor self defence, only being of some help AFTER it has turned into a fight. principals of protection such as avoidance, evasion, escape, or even just talking your way out of it are missing from boxing. Boxers are good punchers, and good at avoiding punches, but that is as far as it gets. Boxing is assuredly better than nothing, but if protection is your goal, find a classical martial art instructor versed in protection and learn from him/her. There is so much more to protection than boxing teaches.|||Boxing is not exactly a graceful sport, but it is meant for excercise as well as a "conditioning" thing. I am sure that boxing can be great for self-defense, but, say, if the person who attacked you has a knife, stick, gun, or has you in a jointlock, then boxing wouldn't do you much good. However, if the person is going to hurt you or someone else, and hasn't got a weapon out or doesn't have a hold on you, then boxing would be a great way to end the fight before it started.





I take Hap Ki Do (The Art Of Coordinated Power). It is a Korean martial art. Hap Ki Do focuses on joint locks and self-defense rather than attacks. Tai Kwon Do focuses on kicks, while Ju Do focuses on throwing. Hap Ki Do is kind of a mix of Karate (Japanese), Tai Kwan Do (Chinese), and Ju Do (Japanese).





Feel free to criticize me!|||Well yeah it's pretty good for self defense, I mean 70% of boxing is about conditioning so it makes you plenty strong(yes strength is a factor in street fights guys) and the techniques are basic enough to grasp so once you learn them all its just a matter of refining them, , now of course boxing is a combat sport first but unlike other fighting systems it teaches one thing that a lot of others don't, (KEEP YOUR GODDAMN HANDS UP TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD) and another thing that makes it good is unlike some martial arts all the sparring is full contact ,Unfortunately the gloves are a draw back because in a street fight you obviously don't have them so the possibility of breaking your own hands is greater, tell your coaches you're training more for self defense than competitive fighting and I'm sure they'll know how best to help you train it better for self defense. good luck to you bro|||It can be.





But for self-defense you follow the rules,





Be aware of what happening around you, if you feel uncomfortable or your little voice is saying something wrong, leave.





Know were all the exits are and how to get to them.





Nothing you own is worth your life, if you are confronted and they want your stuff, give it to them odds are once they get it they will leave.





If you are in danger, and you must fight hit HARD, aim for knees, nose, you want to be able to getaway. Once you get a chance to run, RUN!. While you're fighting make a LOT of noise, yell "CALL 911, I NEED THE POLICE! CALL 911"





NEVER get into your attractors vehicle or let them take you someplace else, EVER. If they want to take you someplace else, they mean to do you harm, so fight.





If you carry pepper spray, buy two and have someone use one on you, no matter what you do if you use spray you will get some on yourself and if you don't know what to expect you may have just disabled yourself.





If you carry a weapon know how to use it, and be willing to hurt or kill the person, if you can't hurt or kill them don't carry it.|||Just boxign is definitely not enoigh for self defense, unleeyou're lucky to knock your opponent out with one punch. but think about it, they can kick you (this is why you need muai thai) and take you to the ground (you need submission grappling)...


your answer is MMA. YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO BOX!|||It's enough to knockout people relatively your size in a bar fight. I wouldn't recommend it as your sole tool against murderers, criminal gangs, mobs, serial killers, or terrorists however.





SD has different levels depending on what threat level you are facing. Some people only face drunks, bar fights, and the like. But there are entire oceans of other levels out there, far above that one.|||Yes, especially since you will be used to taking, defending, and avoiding full speed punches. This is not to say that it is superior or inferior to other methods, but simply that it is good and effective.|||It depends on several factors


- Are you any good at it?


- is the person attacking you better?|||if i pull out a weapon or tackle you








you lose