This video shows and tells, in a general way, about the momentum involved when one person punches another: [vimeo]66831703[/vimeo] That advice, with a bit of physics thrown in, is most helpful for taking a punch coming towards one side. The video does not tell what to do if that punch is unavoidably coming squarely at […]
Tag: boxing
A boxing match, with fireworks
John Ptak is spotlighting some inventions of limited utility. Here’s the first, a boxing exhibition in London, in which the contestants wear asbestos suits with fireworks that explode during the (pardon the pun) match. It’s pictured in a 1937 issue of Popular Science magazine: BONUS: From a later decade: electronic rock-em sock-em robots
Electronic Rock em Sock em Robots
This video documents the successful attempt to modernize, with electronics, a somewhat beloved mechanical toy:
Savate, s’il vous plaît: British take on French boxing
Historic footage of savate, a French style of boxing. The first film clip offers historic British commentary. The narrator says: “After the recent British heavyweight box contests, let’s take a look a the French ring, where men are men. On the left, Battling Gaston, the brutal bruiser. On the right, Pretty Pierre, who packs a […]