I sparred for the 3rd time yesterday (sorry, no video), with a guy who was a bit shorter and a bit lighter, although a lot more experienced than me. I tried out a few things, and I found most success with jabbing/ straight rights and a lot of side to side/ circling movements. Also I managed to counter his jab quite often, I would sort of throw my jab to knock it away then follow up with the right hand. I got trapped in corners quite often, although he would lean over a lot when he was coming in so I tried getting him with uppercuts, alot of them missed though. I don't think I landed more than two left hooks the whole time either. During our 3rd round I got tired and he figured out I was waiting to counter him so he was waited for me to throw, and as I was tired and not bringing my hand back I was getting hit a lot. All in all my best sparring yet, the main things I took from it were: *Keep chin tucked in when throwing shots. *Don't get trapped in corners- if you do, punch your way out, don't cover up and turn away (got told off for that!) If you've got someone moving back don't suddenly let them off. Anyways, any pointers you guys can give me? Thanks
Don't block a jab with your left 'jab' for a start. You should have a set way of doing something and blocking a jab is probably the simplist block in the book. You block with your right hand. To begin with don't attempt to parry- block simply. By blocking with the palm of the right hand you create an opening for..... (insert correct anwser here). You shouldn't be open sparring until you know how to defend yourself unless you don't value your brain cells.
quite right,these are the basics. the instructions would be for somebody more experienced to"move you round the ring" throwing jabs at you so you could block/parry and counter. i still think it was the right way even though i didn't ammount to much. you don't want to be sparring and throwing hooks ,uppercuts etc etc till you've got the basics
Nope- a jab. If you hook every time you block a jab your going to be knackered, and probably unconsious. Nothing wrong with sticking a jab back after blocking theirs- one of the first things I learned..... No more advice over the interwebz I charge for this ****
Its why there are soooo many **** boxers. ..... **** trainers. Poor control over their fighters. All my lads can box correctly. Some have been coming three months and there better then lads who've been training the wrong way for years. Ask your coach why you do something- if he can't answer join a new gym. :thumbsup
lol i was thinking throwing the jab as a dummie and hitting a left hook round the parry of the person trying to block... i read your post wrong
I knew what you meant. If you throw a jab and you see your opponent is blocking/catching it with his right palm, you can throw a jab, or feint one to get him to move his hand in front of his face, leaving him open for your left hook. That's why it's important to just block the punch right in front of your face. Don't try to parry it (as Jeff said) or reach too far out to catch it. I try to not even open up my right hand to catch jabs. The palm/fingertip area of my right glove is pressed against my cheek, when I see a jab coming I just slide my fist across more in front of my face and take it off the bottom of my fist and wrist. It's a shorter and easier motion and I find that stops me from 'reaching' out too much when catching punches.
