So yeah I'm trying to make a long story short. I was in a dangerous situation then wanted to learn some self defense and found boxing. But as there is no boxing club or whatever around i went to muay thai/kick boxing club, trained there and now trying to train alone as much as i can. Quited kickboxing to prepare for the real deal. So yeah i got nobody to train and spar with so i'm curious about the training that man can do alone to supplement boxing skill before getting to gym. I'm planning to move in the future and mabey then i can start boxing. Right now i pretty much learned that form kickboxing i learned "hand" strength punches mostly and none defense. To learn boxing i'm using Jack Dempsey "Championship fighting" 1950 book and internet about 7h a week. I got a heavy bag to hit but it's pretty boring, and thats about it... I usually jump rope to warmup, shadowbox technique , do bag work technique and if bored to some strength work to because i can't "really" train, so i can sacrifice some speed for every day useful strength (pullups,pushups ect bodyweight stuff) So my question is what can i train myself like heavy bag and shadowbox, I found that i should creat a slip bag thats easy, then i can train some defence reflecs. What are some easy **** i can build in my basement to train, since i got nobody to train with ( trying to learn boxing alone, with as many fun ways as i can)
One idea, you can make an agility ladder using paint, or strong tape (like duct tape) on your floor, and practice some agility ladder footwork drills and mix in some plyometrics going up and down the ladder. Youtube has some videos that can show you what it looks like so you can just copy the pattern on your floor, and examples of exercises that you can try. I do my own footwork/plyo workout using it, that has me sweating and breathing really hard after 4 or 5 rounds. The benefits are improved footwork, stability, strength and conditioning.
You do not have to hit the heavy bag like everybody, have fun with it I guess this is how some of the greatest boxers developed their talents and unique fighting style
I meant that i quited the kickboxing to prepare for boxing 100%. I don't hate kickboxing/muay thai and i agree that when combined with boxing it's lethal as ****. But i don't like it as a sport , as i like boxing. I don't like how a kickboxing match looks, i don't like how a roundhouse kick looks. Boxing for me is the real deal, throwing punches and diving looks so much better for me. And the fact that it's in some ways less lethal makes it only better because fights don't end because of some leg kicks. It's body to the head action, i like it as a sport for a gentleman.
Get "Boxing" by Edwin L Haislet, best book on how to box ever written. You can download it for free on-line, just look around. When you hit your heavy bag, fight hit. Picture an opponent throwing a punch, avoid the punch, counter, step around. Don't just stand there and throw punches. If hitting the heavy bag gets boring, you aren't doing it right. As far as footwork drills, do boxing oriented drills; the Haislet book has a ton of them. It doesn't matter how fast you are on your feet, how agile, if you can run through tire on the ground, whatever. If you want to box, you have to co-ordinate the movements of your hands and feet. You have to keep your feet under your body, so you can avoid punches (by slipping, bobbing, weaving etc) while ALWAYS being in position to punch.
Yeah man got this book same time as got Jack Dempsey book, also got James Sullivan book too. About the bag yeah i get you, i just mean it gets a little bit boring if all you can do is shadowbox and hit the bag alone(Can't spar, hit speedbag, reflect bag ect). The best thing was getting the jump rope cus thats also one boxing training pice, also if i make the slip bag it will spice things up. I don't know how much time i have to learn boxing right now but i hope i'm gonna get a chance to start training soon.
