Want to Box

[datguy]

I want to box. I've always wanted to box since I was around 7 years old. Well, here I am 8 years later and I have yet to do it. My parents are afraid of the so called "negative aspects" of boxing and won't let me. Seeing as I still live under their rules and I'm only 15 I have to respect their rules. But is there anything I could say or do that might change their minds?

[bushido_man96]

Do some research, make them aware of the safety measures, and give them an idea of how much work goes on in the gym, and how much time is alloted to bag work, conditioning, sparring, etc, and give them a layout.

When you say you want to Box, and you see all the gym time, bag work, mitt work, conditioning, and the sparring. Your parents probably just see you getting the snot knocked out of you buy semi-pros for 90 minutes straight in the gym. So give them a good picture of what it is you will be doing, and see if it changes their mind.

Good luck!

[DWx]

I recently had a boxing taster session and it was good fun. And tbh we spent very little of the time hitting each other; it was all drilling the techniques, shadow boxing, mitt work and lots and lots of core strength exercises (the dreaded plank!).

I'd follow Brian's advice. Maybe see if there's a local gym where you could take them to watch a few classes. Surely its not that much worse than what you currently do? e.g. getting dumped on the mat in Judo probably hurts as bad as getting punched in the gut in boxing.

[datguy]

Thanks for the ideas! I'll try them out. The problem is, my parents' knowledge of martial arts is limited to movies and what I try to explain to them. They don't view boxing as a martial art and to be quite honest, I'm not sure they know how easy it is to get the wind knocked out of you if kicked or flipped. I can appreciate their concern for my safety, but they just have the wrong idea.