What looks sloppy to you may actually be well thought out by the fighter in the ring. Certain things that they do are actually on purpose to...
It is possible to take contact to the eye even with mexican style headgear, the chances are lower but its still there. If you cant take any...
I have one, i personally think its a waste of money. A double end bag is a much better option, but since you said you can't have that then i...
I would say it is the Winning FG-5000 found at this website http://winning-usa.com/index.html . Most pro's use winning headgear in sparring and...
You only boxed for a year and you want to coach? Yes it would be disrespectful if you went to a gym and tried to help "train" people when you only...
The wall drill IS a good drill, just not done like that. Your supposed to start slow and gradually add a little speed, definitely not hitting...
I've always thought that the main purpose of headgear was to prevent cuts and abrasions on the face, not to pad the blow. I don't think that...
If your coach thinks you are ready and you aren't going to get matched up with someone to pad their record then go for it
This is a very good drill if you have a partner. Since you are trying to improve head movement then do that instead of blocking, same principle....
It's alright, most noobs make that mistake. You will get much better results when you forget about winning or losing a spar and when you spar at...
First, there isn't winning or losing in sparring. Second, its sparring not a fight, you shouldn't be trying to knock the other guy down or out.
This is the thing most people see with this defense, if your stance is not right then your body is extremely open. They use a "hunchback" stance...
Alright thats what I thought, its a great defense IMO. You don't really try to "hit" with the elbow, rather the angled forearm redirects the force...
Since someone brought up the shoulder roll i thought id throw out a video (a lot of people have probably seen it already) of Roach teaching a...
Do you have any videos or pictures that could demonstrate how you are doing this? I think this might be what your talking about (bottom part of...
