tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post6920607582100875036..comments2024-03-27T22:53:00.759+01:00Comments on A Hippo On the Lawn: Rocky Marciano Jr.Hippohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-10127024859643866612014-02-19T21:19:39.080+01:002014-02-19T21:19:39.080+01:00Now I am confused as to your identity Mr. Nonsense...Now I am confused as to your identity Mr. Nonsense. Clearly, like all my visitors, you are familiar with my yard, know the dogs, drink beer and walk in fear of Alex but, for the life of me, I cannot recall a single friend of mine here meeting those criteria who can talk proper English, let alone write it.<br /><br />Alex is quite short so the uppercut will not be to the jaw. I would recommend a cricket box but even with that sensible precaution, if he connects you'll likely still spill your beer.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-15315100155155381012014-02-19T20:58:39.577+01:002014-02-19T20:58:39.577+01:00I am sure Carol's sense of humour is beyond th...I am sure Carol's sense of humour is beyond the developmental stage and she can recognise a tongue in cheek response,<br /><br />Alex now has his 'hanging' bar with which he is delighted and also made me sit on the veranda so he could prove to me he can do press ups. The boy is keen!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-89286306318978894972014-02-19T17:59:25.187+01:002014-02-19T17:59:25.187+01:00Brilliant!Brilliant!ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-91324239106319350652014-02-19T12:12:45.771+01:002014-02-19T12:12:45.771+01:00I am just wondering how far I will get across your...I am just wondering how far I will get across your yard the next time i visit with a beer in one hand and Alex giving me A Right, Left followed by an upper cut to the jaw, i will be really upset if I spill the beer. But i supposed he may do better than your dogs at keeping the unwanted out !!Noddy Nonsensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14387991905284500095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-24508593515029225372014-02-18T23:02:51.605+01:002014-02-18T23:02:51.605+01:00I bet this boxing interest will spread and it won&...I bet this boxing interest will spread and it won't be long before you have all the neighbourhood boys wanting a go. You'd better put in an order for lots of skipping ropes and some more gloves too. Perhaps a sparring ring out by the chickens ? I see big things in the future!<br />Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-10895459090791599632014-02-18T22:36:38.318+01:002014-02-18T22:36:38.318+01:00I think Alex has seen the neighbour's kids off...I think Alex has seen the neighbour's kids off with his boxing gloves. He seems to prefer punching them rather than the bag! Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-18440764617850794442014-02-18T22:32:09.067+01:002014-02-18T22:32:09.067+01:00Afterwards I did take him to the petrol station wi...Afterwards I did take him to the petrol station with me where I bought him a cake and a chocolate milk shake in the coffee shop and then, to slurp on as I drove us home in the truck, an ice cream.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-43662202855654157042014-02-18T22:27:34.123+01:002014-02-18T22:27:34.123+01:00I have never had a comment from someone with a foo...I have never had a comment from someone with a foot fetish who recommends hanging a five year old because it is good for them although I agree, hanging works best if the victim's feet cannot touch the ground.<br /><br />I shall ask the carpenter to knock me up a junior sized gallows in the morning if you think it will help him but personally, I have found my legs sufficient to support my body; this is probably why I do not have a modelled acromion. I'm not actually sure what an acromion is but I am certain I have never had one, I am sure I would have noticed.<br /><br />I can't help wondering about the need to teach natural movement, surely movement comes naturally? I am very good at developmental movement. Every morning when I wake up I think about moving for ages before I actually do.<br /><br />Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-46163843670290634612014-02-18T22:23:03.490+01:002014-02-18T22:23:03.490+01:00All the neighbour kids will be around for a go.
...All the neighbour kids will be around for a go. <br /><br />put in some low, waist and shoulder height kicks and you will have a cage fighter. Don't tell Marcia I said that. My friend took the advise of a teacher to get her boy to martial art lessons, so he could learn respect and discipline before he was kick out of school. He was 7, he is now a lovely 15 year old, (who takes no carp from anyone)Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-20478836300173073132014-02-18T21:56:27.182+01:002014-02-18T21:56:27.182+01:00It is surprising considering how far removed from ...It is surprising considering how far removed from civilisation we are. Perhaps he saw it on that new fangled wireless vision receiving device I had installed in the house, I certainly did not mention boxing to him before. But if he wants to box, then at least I can show him enough so he can avoid getting his head kicked in.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-76793177995636417592014-02-18T21:52:33.324+01:002014-02-18T21:52:33.324+01:00Lets hope that serious look deters bullies and he ...Lets hope that serious look deters bullies and he won't have to fight!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-16973179376077319392014-02-18T21:51:42.233+01:002014-02-18T21:51:42.233+01:00From him it would be a triple combination...From him it would be a triple combination...Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-89866848999079381872014-02-18T17:52:56.774+01:002014-02-18T17:52:56.774+01:00I can see an Angolan junior version of "Rocky...I can see an Angolan junior version of "Rocky" coming. Just a bit disappointed you didn't manage to weave ice cream into the story. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Retired job.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14349739454297792385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-90867557188012520972014-02-18T17:22:24.621+01:002014-02-18T17:22:24.621+01:00No sir, it is how they are raised in Lancashire an...No sir, it is how they are raised in Lancashire and London. In Yorkshire we think that boxing is just for cissies.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-9661004977769831232014-02-18T14:31:32.175+01:002014-02-18T14:31:32.175+01:00I teach natural movement and study developmental m...I teach natural movement and study developmental movement and I would just like to say I LOVE HIS FEET! His toes are wonderful. (No shoes is the best!)<br />Also, look at his belly - even in full arm extension with contact he is not contracting his abs. You CAN generate force without shortening and tightening the abdominal viscera. <br />The only thing you might consider to round out his "training" is a hanging apparatus. Let him hang his full body weight from a bar so that his feet are slightly above ground. This maintains the strength to weight ratio. The arms and lats keep their ability to support the rest of the body. He can do pull ups if he has to, but it's not necessary. This has the added benefit of modelling the acromion so that shoulder impingement never becomes an issue (a concern when you are constantly driving the humerus into the socket with a punch).Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771319381663968395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-47340966463376282532014-02-18T14:09:12.738+01:002014-02-18T14:09:12.738+01:00I'd like to know how a six year old who lives ...I'd like to know how a six year old who lives such an outdoorsy life even knows about boxing. It is not something that was ever on my son's radar. He was too busy kicking a football around, swimming and playing with cars. Is this an interest of your that you have passed on to him?<br />Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-75962159407424488372014-02-18T13:36:15.864+01:002014-02-18T13:36:15.864+01:00you might have a future prize fighter on your hand...you might have a future prize fighter on your hands there. alex looks so serious! jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-5747014823519979602014-02-18T12:15:54.690+01:002014-02-18T12:15:54.690+01:00It won't be long before he'll be able to g...It won't be long before he'll be able to give you a good old right hook if you don't do what he asks of you ;)ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-3664089902123052782014-02-18T12:01:51.419+01:002014-02-18T12:01:51.419+01:00Is that how they raise boys in Yorkshire?Is that how they raise boys in Yorkshire?Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-40030882151144213662014-02-18T12:00:20.183+01:002014-02-18T12:00:20.183+01:00Off to scrounge a length of rope from a local fish...Off to scrounge a length of rope from a local fisherman and will then set it at the right height. I've read about your exploits spilling both kinds of port on your blog.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-3691749222828342682014-02-18T11:56:57.135+01:002014-02-18T11:56:57.135+01:00A desire to learn definitely presents an opportuni...A desire to learn definitely presents an opportunity to be exploited but sometimes kids need pushing in the right direction.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-78287271840108052342014-02-18T11:53:15.335+01:002014-02-18T11:53:15.335+01:00Or sensible...Or sensible...Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-75153537798499222752014-02-18T11:51:02.365+01:002014-02-18T11:51:02.365+01:00You can see him sizing up his next punch!You can see him sizing up his next punch!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-6664184353506384352014-02-18T11:50:08.588+01:002014-02-18T11:50:08.588+01:00Let's hope he displays the same qualities when...Let's hope he displays the same qualities when it comes to his academic studies...Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-8339597470414974082014-02-18T10:16:17.693+01:002014-02-18T10:16:17.693+01:00Alex is a tough looking little fellow. I wouldn...Alex is a tough looking little fellow. I wouldn't fancy my chances with him. But you also need to nurture his feminine side. Next time - why not buy him a Barbie doll with two or three different outfits so that he can mix and match?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com