Boxing The Gym And Men

Author : Jérôme Beauchez
Publisher : Springer
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319560298

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Boxing, the Gym, and Men by Jérôme Beauchez Pdf

This book explores the lived experiences of boxers in a French banlieue, largely populated by people from working-class and immigrant backgrounds. Jérôme Beauchez, who joined in the men’s daily workouts for many years, analyzes the act of boxing as a high-stakes confrontation that extends well beyond the walls of the gym. Exploring the physical and existential realities of combat, the author provides a multifaceted “thick description” of this world and shows that the violence faced by the gym’s members is not so much to be found in the ring as in the adversity of everyday racism and social exclusion. Boxing can therefore be understood as an act of resistance that is about more than simply fighting an opponent and that reflects all the existential struggles facing these men who are both stigmatized and socially dominated by race and class.

Author : Hector Roca,Bruce Silverglade
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780743286886

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The Gleason's Gym Total Body Boxing Workout for Women by Hector Roca,Bruce Silverglade Pdf

From the top Hollywood boxing coach comes a proven fitness program that will get women in knockout form for their everyday lives.

Author : Peter De Pasquale
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0385240929

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The Boxer's Workout by Peter De Pasquale Pdf

Author : Deborah Jump
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781529203295

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The Criminology of Boxing, Violence and Desistance by Deborah Jump Pdf

This perceptive study explores the extent to which boxing has the potential to reduce violent attitudes among young offenders. Jump assesses conflicting evidence and presents in-depth case studies of fighters to ask whether boxing’s values of discipline and respect can create a support network that helps young men refrain from reoffending.

Author : Lucia Trimbur
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781400846061

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Come Out Swinging by Lucia Trimbur Pdf

A nuanced insider's account of everyday life in the last remaining institution of New York's golden age of boxing Gleason's Gym is the last remaining institution of New York's Golden Age of boxing. Jake LaMotta, Muhammad Ali, Hector Camacho, Mike Tyson—the alumni of Gleason's are a roster of boxing greats. Founded in the Bronx in 1937, Gleason's moved in the mid-1980s to what has since become one of New York's wealthiest residential areas—Brooklyn's DUMBO. Gleason's has also transformed, opening its doors to new members, particularly women and white-collar men. Come Out Swinging is Lucia Trimbur's nuanced insider's account of a place that was once the domain of poor and working-class men of color but is now shared by rich and poor, male and female, black and white, and young and old. Come Out Swinging chronicles the everyday world of the gym. Its diverse members train, fight, talk, and socialize together. We meet amateurs for whom boxing is a full-time, unpaid job. We get to know the trainers who act as their father figures and mentors. We are introduced to women who empower themselves physically and mentally. And we encounter the male urban professionals who pay handsomely to learn to box, and to access a form of masculinity missing from their office-bound lives. Ultimately, Come Out Swinging reveals how Gleason's meets the needs of a variety of people who, despite their differences, are connected through discipline and sport.

Author : Thomas Page McBee
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781786890894

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Man Alive by Thomas Page McBee Pdf

If he is to become a man, what sort of man should Thomas Page McBee be? To find out, McBee must confront the suffering he has endured at the hands of men: the abuse he endured as a child from his father, and the violent mugging which almost killed him as an adult. Standing at the brink of the life-changing decision to transition from female to male, McBee seeks to understand these examples of flawed manhood, and reclaim his body on his own terms. Powerful, uplifting and profound, Man Alive is a story about transformation; about freedom, and love, and finding the strength to rebuild ourselves as the people we are meant to be.

Author : Andy Dumas,Jamie Dumas
Publisher : Mosaic Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781771613491

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Ultimate Boxing Workout by Andy Dumas,Jamie Dumas Pdf

Boxing is the ideal workout for fitness and conditioning. No wonder more and more people around the world, both women and men, are discovering how to stay fit through boxing exercises. Stamina, strength, speed, endurance and more are all within your reach through Ultimate Boxing Workout: Authentic Workouts for Fitness. Experience the challenging physical training of a boxer and get in the best physical condition of your life. These exhilarating interval workouts teach you the foundations of boxing training, body awareness, proper execution of movements all resulting in a challenging and safe exercise program. Boxers are the best conditioned athletes in the world. The Ultimate Boxing Workout replicates the most beneficial elements of a boxer's practice to maximize results in the shortest amount of time. It is fun, effective, and dynamic, and it includes routines that cover all aspects of boxing training. Here, at last, both women and men will find boxing and fitness in perfect balance.

Author : Kath Woodward
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136804830

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Boxing, Masculinity and Identity by Kath Woodward Pdf

Boxing is infused with ideas about masculinity, power, race and social class, and as such is an ideal lens through which social scientists can examine key modern themes. In addition, its inherent contradictions of extreme violence and beauty and of discipline and excess have long been a source of inspiration for writers and film makers. Essential reading for anyone interested in the sociology of sport and cultural representations of gender, Boxing, Masculinity and Identity brings together ethnographic research with material from film, literature and journalism. Through this combination of theoretical insight and cultural awareness, Woodward explores the social constructs around boxing and our experience and understanding of central issues including: masculinity mind, body and the construction of identity spectacle and performance: tensions between the public and private person boxing on film: the role of cultural representations in building identities methodologies: issues of authenticity and ‘truth’ in social science.

Author : Billy Graeff,Simona Šafaříková,Lin Cherurbai Sambili-Gicheha
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 749 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781040023914

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Routledge Handbook of the Global South in Sport for Development and Peace by Billy Graeff,Simona Šafaříková,Lin Cherurbai Sambili-Gicheha Pdf

This book explores the field of Sport for Development and Peace (SDP), putting Global South voices and perspectives at the centre of the analysis. Covering a wide range of thematic and methodological areas that inform existing and emerging discourses in SDP, it represents an unparalleled resource for researchers and practitioners working in this area. Arranged into geographical sections covering Africa, Asia, South America, North America and Oceania, the book presents original research in Global South countries or by Global South researchers and practitioners, sometimes in collaboration with colleagues from the Global North. It highlights practices and theories created, developed, interpreted and reinterpreted by people who belong to the communities where these sporting experiences have been taking place, and whose critical reflections and experiences have yet to gain attention in international academic and practitioner communities in the English language. The book presents the views of diverse stakeholders, programme participants, promoters, coaching staff, volunteers, researchers, teachers, lecturers and other actors that have been difficult to access for researchers who do not usually speak languages other than English. A landmark publication in the field of SDP, this book is essential reading for any advanced student, research, practitioner or policy-maker with an interest in the value of sport in international development.

Author : Marion Dunn
Publisher : Saraband
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781915089465

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The Boxing Diaries by Marion Dunn Pdf

On turning fifty, Marion Dunn had a sudden desire to try out boxing. Despite the immense effort this required – the relentless, bone-sapping exhaustion of training with endless circuits and repeats – her whim quickly became a love affair with this most precise, disciplined of sports. Her account of a quest to master its essential techniques is a story of obsession, determination and sheer graft. It is also a story of the small-town amateur boxing gym – its unique camaraderie, triumphs and setbacks – and a routine of punishing fitness training, a laser focus on balance, intense willpower. From the sweat and toil in shabby youth clubs and chilly old drill halls, Marion takes us through the three years’ preparation before she is ready to step into the ring and spar for real against opponents. Every movement, each micro-improvement, every emotion, is revelatory and inspirational.

Author : Matthew Bell,Gary Armstrong
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030635534

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A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume II by Matthew Bell,Gary Armstrong Pdf

A Social History of Sheffield Boxing combines urban ethnography and anthropology, sociological theory and place and life histories to explore the global phenomenon of boxing. Raising many issues pertinent to the social sciences, such as contestations around state regulation of violence, commerce and broadcasting, pedagogy and elite sport and how sport is delivered and narrated to the masses, the book studies the history of boxing in Sheffield and the sport’s impact on the cultural, political and economic development of the city since the 18th century. Interweaving urban anthropology with sports studies and historical research the text expertly examines a variety of published sources, ranging from academic papers to biographies and from newspaper reports to case studies and contemporary interviews. In Volume II, Bell and Armstrong examine the revival of Sheffield boxing after the decline of the 1950s and 1960s outlined in Volume I. Instigated by two men from outside the city—Brendan Ingle and Herol Graham—this renaissance became known as the ‘Ingle style,’ which between 1995 and 2014 produced four world champions: Naseem Hamed, Johnny Nelson, Junior Witter and Kell Brook. These successes inspired others and raised Sheffield’s profile as a boxing city, which in the 1990s and 2000s produced two more world champions in Paul ‘Silky’ Jones and Clinton Woods. In this second volume, Bell and Armstrong track the resurgence of boxing to the present day and consider how the game and its players have changed over time.

Author : Frank Kürzel,Peter Wastl
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0806907509

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Fitness Boxing by Frank Kürzel,Peter Wastl Pdf

This hot new fitness program is safe, intense, and best of all, a great full-body workout. And you can do it at home or in the gym. For women and men, here are seven training programs with more than 60 exercises to tone, stretch, and develop your muscles. Follow the tips for adapting them to suit every fitness level. You'll discover that these routines cover every aspect of athletic training. Aerobic exercises improve your heart rate, while jumping rope fosters speed and agility. The heavy bag demands strength, and the prolonged nature of the workout requires stamina, energy, and concentration. A number of informative charts compare the benefits of boxing to those of other sports. Choose the right equipment and exercise clothes, and then practice in front of a mirror and on the bags, and train with a partner, male or female. Nobody gets hit here! The detailed descriptions and all-color diagrams and photos explain the basic boxing stance, the mechanics of delivering punches, blocking and parrying, warm-up exercises, and several different types of boxing (aero, heel-touch, and step-jump, among them). You'll even get the lowdown on jumping rope, super-conditioning, circuits, and cooling down, as well as a small boxing dictionary! Get ready to sweat, strain, train, and improve your health. Sterling 96 pages (all in color), 6 5/8 x 9 3/8.

Author : Ronald K. Fried
Publisher : Thunder's Mouth Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0941423484

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Corner Men by Ronald K. Fried Pdf

The Great Boxing Trainers.

Author : Dick Hobbs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134825394

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Mischief, Morality and Mobs by Dick Hobbs Pdf

Geoffrey Pearson, who died in 2013, was one of the outstanding social scientists of the post second world war era. His work spanned social work, social theory, social history, criminology and sociology. In particular, his work has had a huge impact upon studies of youth, youth culture and drugs. This collection is made up of contributions from scholars producing empirical work on some of the key areas upon which Geoff Pearson established his reputation. All of the writers in this collection have been profoundly influenced by his scholarship. This collection focuses on urban ethnography, race and ethnicity, youth, and drugs. It includes chapters on: women working in male boxing gyms; understanding the English Defence League; Black male adults as an ignored societal group; drug markets and ethnography; and sex, drugs and kids in care. The result is a cutting edge collection that takes readers into social worlds that are difficult to access, complex, yet utterly normal. Overall this is an exciting and fittingly challenging tribute to one of the UKs most important scholars. This volume will appeal to scholars and students of criminology, sociology, social history and research methodology – in particular ethnography.

Author : Victoria E. Collins
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781793600646

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Fighting Sports, Gender, and the Commodification of Violence by Victoria E. Collins Pdf

Fighting Sports, Gender and the Commodification of Violence: Heavy Bag Heroines offers a glimpse into the cultural terrain of women's boxing as it manifests in everyday gyms for novice boxers. Taking an ethnographic approach, Victoria Collins examines broad understandings of gender, violence, self-defense, commodification, and health and fitness from the point of view of women who engage in the sport. Collins unpacks dominant assumptions about gender and the sport through the eyes of the women's understandings of gender norms, social assumptions about physicality, sexuality, as well as challenges to masculine and feminine performativity. Central to this study is the appropriation and marketing of the boxers' work out in cardio-boxing gym spaces (i.e. fitness boxing), where the sport has increasingly been packaged, commodified, and sold to predominantly middle class, white female consumers as a means to not only improve their health and fitness, but also as a means to defend themselves against a would-be attacker. The body project for women in the sport of boxing, therefore, should not only be framed as a form of resistance, but one of physical feminism.