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shad·ow·box·ing
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shadowboxingnoun
sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)
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shadowboxingnoun
A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.
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Shadowboxing
Shadowboxing is a combat sport exercise in which a person throws punches at the air as though there is an opponent. Practised primarily in boxing, it is used mainly to prepare the muscles before the person training engages in stronger physical activity. Muhammad Ali once performed a now famous shadowboxing routine next to Howard Cosell for ABC's Wide World of Sports television cameras. Black Nova Scotian boxer George Dixon is widely credited for developing the technique.
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Shadowboxing
Shadowboxing is an exercise used in the training for combat sports, especially, as its name implies, in boxing. It is used mainly to prepare the muscles before the person training engages in stronger physical activity. In shadowboxing, only one person is required to participate; the participant throws punches at no one in particular. Muhammad Ali once performed a now famous shadowboxing routine next to Howard Cosell for ABC's Wide World of Sports television cameras.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shadowboxing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shadowboxing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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