Comments on: The Shame Line is Open http://www.theglowingedge.com/the-shame-line-is-open/ Boxing, rock, and laundry in the burb nest. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:46:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cool rope jumping demonstration « A Girl’s Guide To Violence http://www.theglowingedge.com/the-shame-line-is-open/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Cool rope jumping demonstration « A Girl’s Guide To Violence Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:41:38 +0000 http://www.theglowingedge.com/?p=433#comment-132 [...] was reading through a fellow boxer’s blog (The Glowing Edge, link here), and she posted a great link to a rope skipping genius. I included his youtube vid, [...] [...] was reading through a fellow boxer’s blog (The Glowing Edge, link here), and she posted a great link to a rope skipping genius. I included his youtube vid, [...]

]]> By: Lisa Creech Bledsoe http://www.theglowingedge.com/the-shame-line-is-open/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Lisa Creech Bledsoe Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:40:00 +0000 http://www.theglowingedge.com/?p=433#comment-109 Jeanne, I have to admit that I cringe whenever one of our trainers says to the whole boxing team (mostly guys, plus me and maybe one other woman): "Hey, look, the women are doing x, you guys need to pick it up." As if it should be EASY if the women are pulling it off.<br/><br/>Sine, I have trouble when another boxer comes at me in a flurry. I freeze up totally, and I'm working as hard as I can to overcome it. Part of my problem is that I'm too slow in the ring; gotta get faster. As my husband says (and many have said before him) "Stick and move!" Jeanne, I have to admit that I cringe whenever one of our trainers says to the whole boxing team (mostly guys, plus me and maybe one other woman): “Hey, look, the women are doing x, you guys need to pick it up.” As if it should be EASY if the women are pulling it off.

Sine, I have trouble when another boxer comes at me in a flurry. I freeze up totally, and I’m working as hard as I can to overcome it. Part of my problem is that I’m too slow in the ring; gotta get faster. As my husband says (and many have said before him) “Stick and move!”

]]> By: Sine Botchen http://www.theglowingedge.com/the-shame-line-is-open/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Sine Botchen Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:30:00 +0000 http://www.theglowingedge.com/?p=433#comment-108 Wow! Okay I prematurely scoffed at your "Buddy Lee" thing because I thought it was a reference to "Battle Bots" http://www.robotcombat.com/images/bblv00-large/buddylee.JPG<br/>and now I stand (or rather slouch in my chair) corrected. I'm verry interested in hearing more about how you deal with the flurry of activity IN YOUR FACE that boxing eventually entails. I honestly thought I was the only one who totally FREAKED OUT when the action got too close. That's why I usually ended up wrestling my sparring partner to the mat instead of ducking and jabbing (and all that). Wow! Okay I prematurely scoffed at your “Buddy Lee” thing because I thought it was a reference to “Battle Bots” http://www.robotcombat.com/images/bblv00-large/buddylee.JPG
and now I stand (or rather slouch in my chair) corrected. I’m verry interested in hearing more about how you deal with the flurry of activity IN YOUR FACE that boxing eventually entails. I honestly thought I was the only one who totally FREAKED OUT when the action got too close. That’s why I usually ended up wrestling my sparring partner to the mat instead of ducking and jabbing (and all that).

]]> By: Jeanne http://www.theglowingedge.com/the-shame-line-is-open/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Jeanne Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:00:00 +0000 http://www.theglowingedge.com/?p=433#comment-107 ha ha ha! For several years I did Pilates and we had a similar phenomenon. Guys would occasionally join us and get their tails kicked by the stretch and strength requirements. The invariable comment would follow: "This must be easier for women than men!" As if we just wandered in there, paid our estrogen price, and could do an hour of strength work. Love this story...thinking I need a $50 jump rope.... ha ha ha! For several years I did Pilates and we had a similar phenomenon. Guys would occasionally join us and get their tails kicked by the stretch and strength requirements. The invariable comment would follow: “This must be easier for women than men!” As if we just wandered in there, paid our estrogen price, and could do an hour of strength work. Love this story…thinking I need a $50 jump rope….

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