Slapboxing

Slapboxing

Slapboxing is a physical activity somewhat simulating boxing, where open fists or Pak Sao-styled slaps are used in lieu of fisticuffs. This quasi-martial art form, at an intersection between sparring and fighting, is usually performed between friends at school or in their neighborhood. Although a popular pastime in some circles, it is generally not considered a competitive sport. Slapboxers claim that the activity helps improve agility, hand-eye coordination and skill.Fact|date=February 2007

Slapboxing in Pop Culture

* Several rappers including Pharoahe Monch, Noreaga, Killarmy and Jay-Z have songs in which they reminisce about slapboxing.
* In a 2004 Dateline NBC interview, singer Bobby Brown claimed to have been slapboxing with Whitney Houston when it turned violent.
* Author Victor D. LaValle wrote the critically-acclaimed Slapboxing with Jesus, a story about teenagers living in Queens, New York. "(The book's title is a take on a line from Ghostface Killah's Daytona 500.)"

Resources

* [http://video.freevideoblog.com/video/A889F3EC-94BE-4C38-9AD9-04145A42208B.htm Slapboxing demonstration] Flash player required
* [http://video.freevideoblog.com/video/553BEA49-45E4-476C-9BA0-28B10990449F.htm Slapboxing demonstration] Windows media player required
* [http://listserv.leon.k12.fl.us/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0304&L=cms-parents&T=0&F=l&S=&P=176 2003 Cobb Middle School Memo] Requesting parental involvement to curb slapboxing among students.

See also

*Dueling
*Play fighting
*Sparring

References

* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4871818/ Bobby Brown's Interview with Dateline NBC's Stone Phillips]
* [http://www.mdcbowen.org/cobb/archives/001058.html Ghetto Games: Slapboxing] Essay on slapboxing etiquette


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