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Is Boxing a Martial Art?
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Sorry I have been out the loop. I do believe that boxing is a martial art. Martial coming from Mars (the Roman God of War) and art meaning an expression of the self. There exists an animosity between Asian arts and boxing because of ignorance on how either works. I would love to get involved in boxing personally but you only have so much time and I tend to do better if I focus on one project at a time.
Some people feel that only Asian arts should be called martial arts, and that boxing is a sport. I think it should be called a martial art; I have your way of thinking.
Had a long chat with my Sensei over the weekend. We came to the conclusion that any form of training in combat is a martial art if its pursuit is primarily the development of the self, rather than a sporting achievement or a commercial goal. In effect, this means each and every case is a matter of the individual, although the aims of the instructor has a big influence.
