Comments on: Karate vs Boxing? What is Better?

By: derek Smuddy

derek Smuddy — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:14:51 +0000

boxing is way better than UFC

By: Matt Klein

Matt Klein — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:12:53 +0000

I believe Thai kickboxing is one of the best forms of training because it combines the best of both worlds–the powerful punches and combinations of boxing and the elbows, knees, and kicks of the traditional martial arts. Plus the sparring is intense. Combine that with BJJ or wrestling and you have a complete fighter.
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By: John W. Zimmer

John W. Zimmer — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:45:55 +0000

Hi Vivek!

I think you may be right if you compare a studio karate fighter to a boxer… the training in boxing is intensive. I had to do that for my full contact fighting.

If your were to compare a kick boxer or mma fighter to a boxer – I think you would find they were both in great shape.

By: vivek

vivek — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:53:35 +0000

i have done both karate and boxing.i respect both,but by my experience i can say boxer are much tougher.karate is good but there is huge power in a boxer punch and can take over anyone.

By: John W. Zimmer

John W. Zimmer — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:58:38 +0000

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

Da Bad Don — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:22:07 +0000

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

John W. Zimmer — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:57:49 +0000

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?