Comments on: Karate vs Boxing? What is Better? http://myselfdefenseblog.com/http:/myselfdefenseblog.com/karate-vs-boxing-what-is-better/ Reviews of common self-defense, karate, and MMA issues Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:52:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John W. Zimmer http://myselfdefenseblog.com/http:/myselfdefenseblog.com/karate-vs-boxing-what-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-2748 John W. Zimmer Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:58:38 +0000 http://myselfdefenseblog.com/?p=901#comment-2748 Hey Da Bad Don, I love boxing workouts as I do kick boxing. Rocky was one of my favorite fight movies. Hey Da Bad Don,

I love boxing workouts as I do kick boxing. Rocky was one of my favorite fight movies.

]]> By: Da Bad Don http://myselfdefenseblog.com/http:/myselfdefenseblog.com/karate-vs-boxing-what-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-2726 Da Bad Don Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:22:07 +0000 http://myselfdefenseblog.com/?p=901#comment-2726 Boxing any day they give much tougher work out and like boxers have died or lost their teeth in one fight boxing wud kill karate with one punch you dont kicks all you need is the elbowz punchz DING DING But karateka is good but ROCKY Made My Boxing career BEST Boxing any day they give much tougher work out and like boxers have died or lost their teeth in one fight boxing wud kill karate with one punch you dont kicks all you need is the elbowz punchz DING DING But karateka is good but ROCKY Made My Boxing career BEST

]]> By: John W. Zimmer http://myselfdefenseblog.com/http:/myselfdefenseblog.com/karate-vs-boxing-what-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-2622 John W. Zimmer Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:57:49 +0000 http://myselfdefenseblog.com/?p=901#comment-2622 Hi John, I wanted to get into kick boxing after I sold my karate school. I do not remember the exact date but it was in 1983 or 1984 I sold the karate school. I don't remember if I met Johnny Wise at the San Diego school as some other guys were getting into kick boxing at the same time or exactly where but Johnny agreed to train me in boxing. For about six months he trained me at the El Cajon American Kenpo Karate school my friend David Hays (he bought the school) owned. The school is not there anymore but it was in the 500 block of El Cajon blvd (two doors down from Dumont’s bar), in El Cajon, CA. Johnny was a great trainer from my perspective because he showed up 4 to 5 days a week for 2 hour workouts. He pushed me real hard and made do road work in the mornings if I wanted to train with him (I did the road work). We were just getting to lining up some fights for me and I decided to take another path (I had to make more money for my family and focus on working). I did not know him personally other than at the gym but he was very motivating. He had great fight stories and had apparently fought all around the world. I don't know if he was ever a contender or not but he turned me, a point karate fighter, into a good outside boxing fighter in 6 months. He also tried to help some of the San Diego studio guys but he spent most of the effort with me and my buddy Bob in El Cajon. How did you know Johnny Wise? Hi John,

I wanted to get into kick boxing after I sold my karate school. I do not remember the exact date but it was in 1983 or 1984 I sold the karate school.

I don’t remember if I met Johnny Wise at the San Diego school as some other guys were getting into kick boxing at the same time or exactly where but Johnny agreed to train me in boxing. For about six months he trained me at the El Cajon American Kenpo Karate school my friend David Hays (he bought the school) owned. The school is not there anymore but it was in the 500 block of El Cajon blvd (two doors down from Dumont’s bar), in El Cajon, CA.

Johnny was a great trainer from my perspective because he showed up 4 to 5 days a week for 2 hour workouts. He pushed me real hard and made do road work in the mornings if I wanted to train with him (I did the road work). We were just getting to lining up some fights for me and I decided to take another path (I had to make more money for my family and focus on working).

I did not know him personally other than at the gym but he was very motivating. He had great fight stories and had apparently fought all around the world. I don’t know if he was ever a contender or not but he turned me, a point karate fighter, into a good outside boxing fighter in 6 months.

He also tried to help some of the San Diego studio guys but he spent most of the effort with me and my buddy Bob in El Cajon.

How did you know Johnny Wise?

]]> By: John Brown http://myselfdefenseblog.com/http:/myselfdefenseblog.com/karate-vs-boxing-what-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-2620 John Brown Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:58:22 +0000 http://myselfdefenseblog.com/?p=901#comment-2620 Hello John. My name is John too. You mentioned in one of your postings.. "Later when I trained for kick boxing, I learned how to box from a former pro boxer, Johnny Wise. He worked with me and a few other guys to learn some of the finer points of pugilism." What else can you tell me about Johnny Wise? How well did you know him? When he trained you, where did this take place? Thank you. Hello John. My name is John too. You mentioned in one of your postings.. “Later when I trained for kick boxing, I learned how to box from a former pro boxer, Johnny Wise. He worked with me and a few other guys to learn some of the finer points of pugilism.” What else can you tell me about Johnny Wise? How well did you know him? When he trained you, where did this take place? Thank you.

]]> By: John W. Zimmer http://myselfdefenseblog.com/http:/myselfdefenseblog.com/karate-vs-boxing-what-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-2349 John W. Zimmer Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:28:31 +0000 http://myselfdefenseblog.com/?p=901#comment-2349 Hi Ceili, go with what you like because the fighting style does not matter so much as the fighter. Hi Ceili, go with what you like because the fighting style does not matter so much as the fighter.

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