Boxing as a Sport

get into

How did you get into kickboxing?

When you 'get into' something, you either begin to like it or begin to do it. Notice the following:

1. How do people get into ceramics and jewelry making?
   
2. I was about 5 years old when I started getting into tennis.

kickboxing circle

I got involved in a kickboxing circle with some friends.

A 'kickboxing circle' is an informal association or group of people who like to do kickboxing. Notice the following:

1. There is a women's reading circle that I meet with every week.
   
2. Every place that he moves he quickly gets involved with the music circle.

brutal

The training was brutal.

Here, 'brutal' just means that the training is something that is really difficult or tiring. Notice the following:

1. That workout video is brutal. You will be sore for days after doing it.
   
2. I'm exhausted. Today was a brutal day at school.

sprints

We were doing brutal sprints up a hill.

When you 'sprint' your run as fast as you can for a short period of time or a short distance. Notice the following:

1. Playing baseball doesn't require lots of running training, because all you do is short, little sprints.
   
2. As part of basketball practice, we usually do sprints around the gym.

sparring

We were doing lots of sparring.

Two boxers 'spar' to practice their movements for defense and attack. Notice the following:

1. They aren't really fighting, just sparring.
   
2. Most of what we do in class is just sparring, so I don't know what it would feel like to really get hit.

push to the limit

You do lots of conditioning that pushes your body to the limit.

Doing an activity that 'pushes your body to the limit' means that it is very difficult and you get to a point where you can't do any more. Notice the following:

1. Do you ever feel pushed to the limit in your job?
   
2. Having a personal trainer will push you to the limit in your workouts.

impeded

You see a lot of professional boxers with impeded speech.

Here, 'impeded speech' refers to boxers talking in a slower manner because of the number of head injuries they have had.

1. Older people have more impeded recoveries from injuries.
   
2. Young children who are not given enough food will frequently have impeded physical abilities.