Children's boxing: Why boxing is the perfect sport for children

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Children have a natural urge to let off steam - sometimes even physically. Parents often want to avoid this or channel it into "good channels". Boxing channels children's, especially boys', desire for physical confrontation and gives them the opportunity to measure their strength and get rid of excess energy - and that's really important.

Reduce frustration & regulate emotions

Frustration, anger, sadness - it all needs to come out. If there is no "sparring partner" nearby, such as a parent, sibling or friend with boxing gloves, it helps to let off steam with a few targeted punches on the punching bag. After school, a few kicks against the punching bag - and your head will clear again.

Children who do martial arts - including children's boxing - experience less bullying and fighting. They are more often respected by their classmates. Through boxing training, they usually even become less aggressive and only use their fighting skills in the boxing club or on the punching bag.

During boxing training, children learn to be more aware of their own bodies - how they stand, how they move, when they need to tense up or relax. This physical self-awareness also helps them to better control their emotions.

Children notice: "If I breathe calmly and concentrate, it works better." This promotes the ability to self-regulate - an important basis for impulse control and emotional stability.

Boxing for girls

Girls in particular tend to be taught not to hit or to assert themselves physically. They are often more reserved. But they also have an urge to move and a desire for physical confrontation - just like boys. It is important for girls to be able to live this out and they need a counterbalance for this. An object such as a punching bag (we also have pink punching bags ;-) or a "sparring partner" can help with this.

For example, Kristin's 16-year-old daughter Ireen started boxing a year ago and says: "After training, when you've done really well, you feel really refreshed and simply good. And when you're in the flow, you forget the time - when I'm really good at it, I never look at the clock. "Her friends didn't want to go to the boxing gym because the group there is mainly made up of boys, but she thought: why not? "You also get better when you box with boys," she says - "because they're often a bit stronger and I learn more as a result." 

When siblings are constantly arguing at home?

Send them to the punching bag! Boxing is ideal for (sibling) children to "fight it out" peacefully. They can let off steam at the punching bag or box against each other - with gloves and rules. And the argument is quickly forgotten.

Boxes instead of computers

When friends are visiting, boxing is an active alternative to spending hours playing computer games, watching TV or glued to your smartphone. They box together on the bag or against each other with boxing gloves instead of just sitting "together" in front of the screen.

And children who don't like to move?

A punching bag in the children's room can be a real incentive - an easy way for those who don't like sport to get moving. A few punches or kicks - and you immediately feel a change in your body.

Other advantages of children's boxing?

• Boxing for children is something new and more exciting than the classic sports that everyone does.

• It promotes coordination, strength, endurance, responsiveness and concentration.

• Boxing training at the boxing club consists of stretching, fitness training, exercises on the punching bag and technical exercises - alone or with a partner. Many trainers pay particular attention to leg coordination because it plays a major role in boxing.

• As with any martial art, training strengthens self-confidence.

• Children learn to use their strength in a targeted and controlled manner.

When is children's boxing suitable?

Boxing training at the boxing club is available for children from the age of 6. For younger children from the age of 4, a punching bag at home is suitable for playful boxing. Make sure that the punching bag is light enough.

Here you will find an overview of which punching bag is suitable for which age.

Boxing as anti-aggression training

Boxing training has been a tried and tested method for years of giving children space to release excess energy in a controlled manner. Families who are looking for an active balance in particular rely on boxing. The reason is simple: boxing allows children to release their aggression on a punching bag or in a fair competition. At the same time, the training challenges the whole body and boosts self-confidence. Many children report inner peace and greater balance after training.

Thera-Boxes for ADHD children

Boxing has also established itself in therapy: special courses for children with ADHD provide fixed structures and clear rules that help to improve their concentration. The discipline of training directs excess energy into sensible channels and helps them to deal better with restlessness and impulsiveness.

Fitness training for children

Boxing is a real all-round workout that strengthens many motor skills:

• Coordination

• Endurance

• Balance

• Strength and strength endurance

• Responsiveness

If you want to train with your child at home, make sure you know the stroke techniques and choose age-appropriate exercises.

Develop determination and perseverance

Boxing is not a sport where you see success overnight. Children learn quickly: if you want to get better, you have to keep at it. Technique, fitness and reaction only improve with regular training.

They experience this: Even if something doesn't work out, it's worth continuing. What's more, not every child feels comfortable in team sports where it's all about winning or losing.

Boxing training is less about comparison - it's about improving yourself. Children can progress at their own pace. Even small successes, such as a new technique or more stamina, give them a good feeling and motivate them to keep going. This strengthens their stamina - and also helps them to cope better with setbacks at school, in everyday life and later in life.

Conclusion

Boxing offers children and young people an ideal opportunity to let off steam, relieve stress and work on their physical and mental skills at the same time. With the right equipment and a few basics under your belt, boxing training becomes a valuable addition to everyday life.

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