boxing class drills

You seem like a knowledgeable guy, what drills do you suggest?

I don't agree with the "there is no right way or wrong way" statement and that makes you look like you may have learned a lot in school but still don't use logic very well, or maybe wrote that in a hurry without thinking it through. I think there are plenty of wrong ways to do things in boxing. There are also different effective ways, but certainly ineffective (wrong) ways to do them. It also seems like you're critizicing slacker just because he made fun of MMA fighters. This is a boxing forum and a lot of people don't enjoy MMA even though others do. It's normal for one to make fun of the other, it doesn't mean that person doesn't respect what MMA fighters do, he's just sharing something most boxing fans would chuckle at. No need to be sensitive especially over a comment on an internet forum. :good

 

Jazzy you come off like a ****.

 

You seem a right nice fella- weird. :roll:

 

I don't even like MMA but I respect that they are making their own way in a tough sport. They work just as hard as most boxers- if not harder and should be respected even if the sport is an eye sore.

Regarding right and wrong.

Presuming the trainer is worth Anything in terms of credability. The first thing they will do is think about the punches, the movement etc and make sense out of it- attributed reasons to why certain things are done. This is understanding and making sense of the fundamentals.

Having done this, if they believe that you should do a certain movement a certain way- or that perhaps a particular aspect of boxing is not as important as something else- or that a certain part of someones game should be adapted to take advantage of a particular persons unique strength or weakness then that is a thoughtful adaption. Thus while some fighters fight with their hands up, some fight with their hands down, some throw hooks palm facing inwards, some palm down.

Some stand with their feet in a line, some with their feet staggered. Some stand with their feet shoulder width apart, some much wider. Providing the trainer can document and provide logic reasoning for why they do something then its right.

The only wrong way is not thinking about it and just doing. Yes you will have templates which you follow for different things. But not everybody fights the same way or has the same physical gifts. Thus a thoughtful, reasoned approach is the right way, and the opposite is the opposite.

 

Nice one Gilly, a scientific and common sense approach is the always the best way to progress. I may have come across arrogant initially but there is too many poor trainers out there. To make yourself the best trainer in your neck of the woods, read more, understand more, try more, study the science of what is occuring in the ring. Understand what is required of the participants. It makes me laugh, some trainers I have worked with of repute are absolutely terrible. Laughibly bad, and these people create and wreck the dreams of youngsters all over the world.

Don't ignore science, embrace it and use it. The days of the boxing trainers with magic powers are nearly done. The best guys to speak to on here, having spent a great deal of time reading through the board appears to be Relentless, Bodi and Scrap. You'd be best asking them via PM. Also the new gut on the other thread with the name beginning in M... his science baffled me but once I translated into english it appears he makes sense.

Wonder what these guys would get on the punch power measuring machine

 

I too have a lot of respect for MMA fighters and anyone who takes on a combat sport, it's tough. On you explanation about what's right or wrong... well that's what I thought you meant and just wanted to make sure.

So what boxing class drills do you suggest?

 

To develop what part of your boxing make-up?

 

Currently I'm not training, I just meant for the thread starter. But if I was to ask something for me it would be some footwork drills.

 

What is the layout of the bags in OP's gym, how many?

 

:conf Don't know, maybe you can just share with me a better footwork drill than the one slacker shared with us.

 

Ok presumably the gym has more then 2-3 bags. You work the bags for a three minute round. Every time the trainer says 'change' you move to a different bag ensuring that you obey the fundamentals of movement. This allows you to improve your foot work and also work you much harder then the 'drill' slacker suggested. This also does much to avoid the staticness caused by people standing in front of a bag for hour after hour.

Try that.

If the session is a 1-1, trainer numbers the bags. You can throw in exercises to suit.

 

To be honest, that doesn't even seem like a better footwork drill. Perhaps YOU are the one talking out of your ass.

Working on footwork does not mean, EXERCISING. Working on footwork means, learning how to move in a boxing ring.

Perhaps you are full of ****?

 

slacker is pretty dead on about the left hook.
and lol at whoever was talking about joe calzaghe' technique... srsly wtf but lols.