Boxing & Trapping Arts

Boxing

A combat sport of English origin in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds. Victory is achieved if the opponent is knocked down and unable to get up before the referee counts to ten (a Knockout, or KO) or if the opponent is deemed too injured to continue (a Technical Knockout, or TKO). If there is no stoppage of the fight before an agreed number of rounds, a winner is determined either by the referee's decision or by judges' scorecards. In some countries with their own fighting sports, the sport is referred to as "English Boxing" (e.g. in France to contrast with French Boxing).

Trapping

In combat and martial arts, trapping refers both to a combat range and a type of technique to immobilize an opponent in such a way that they cannot get away and are still susceptible to very close range striking. The trapping range is usually entered from the boxing or punching range, where the majority of the punching takes place; although not always. The two fighters next get into a clinch where they are both too close to punch effectively. It is at this range where hand immobilization, knee strikes, elbow strikes, headbutts, and foot stomps take place. While in the trapping range, fighters utilize forward pressure as much as possible while striking. This makes defense against these strikes very difficult as the defender is constantly being forced back away from his opponent. Trapping is usually accomplished by transiently trapping an opponents limbs (usually the hands or arms) and following up with short range strikes. The trapping range is very closely related to clinch fighting.