Constructive criticism please

Discussion in 'Boxing Training' started by ktm411, Mar 22, 2015.


  1. ktm411

    ktm411 Member Full Member

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    Hey guys, new to this forum and this is my first post so hi all :hi:

    I was hoping you guys could take a look at my video below and give me your thoughts on my technique + foot work and power etc.

    I am 100% self training with what I can learn on my own through watching and learning about the sweet science. :bbb


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjv6Zs3ibY4
     
  2. KillSomething

    KillSomething Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You suck and have f*ggoty little shorts on.
     
  3. ktm411

    ktm411 Member Full Member

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    Real helpful there :thumbsup
     
  4. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    too much arm punching, you don't pivot into your punches at all. Then you put too much weight on your front foot
     
  5. ktm411

    ktm411 Member Full Member

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    Thanks bro, I see what you mean if I go back and watch again.
    I'll try work on those issues.
     
  6. JagOfTroy

    JagOfTroy Jag Full Member

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    You pretty much only circle to the left.
    Going to the right, you come out of stance or you cross your feet.
    It's obvious your uncomfortable circling right.
     
  7. KillSomething

    KillSomething Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joking of course. Except about the shorts, those should be the first thing you fix.

    Out of curiosity, why are you training yourself, and what are you training for? The consensus is always that training yourself is totally ineffective if you plan to ever fight at all. For fitness, it's fine, but why would you care about your technique in that case...
     
  8. ktm411

    ktm411 Member Full Member

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    haha that's good I was like wow tough community here :patsch

    I'm training myself as I'm doing night shift work, work from 2.30pm and sleep most of the next day. also finances are a shambles atm :(

    End goal is to join a gym when life permits, and hopefully get some amateur bouts in.

    How do you think I'm going so far?, I went from knowing nothing to getting myself to this stage in a couple months, I know its nothing compared to a real gym but I figured I may as well do what I can.
     
  9. baconmaker

    baconmaker Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    The bag isn't hitting back like a real opponet.
     
  10. KillSomething

    KillSomething Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    tbh I would entirely stop training the boxing and just work on sprints/lifting/HIIT until you can get in a gym.

    You'll never be able to fix the mistakes you make, and there are gonna be a lot of them. Boxing is a weird sport and you just can't teach it to yourself. And habits in boxing are almost impossible to break.

    If you look around the forums the advice is always the same.
     
  11. JagOfTroy

    JagOfTroy Jag Full Member

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    Honestly, you look no different than anyone else that watches boxing on TV/Internet and tries to emulate what they see as of right now. I was there at one point myself but only once I had a good coach did I see how little I knew about fighting.

    When your not used to someone throwing punches at you, you shadowbox or hit the heavy bag quite differently than if your taking into consideration that with every punch thrown, there could be something coming right back at you with the intent of knocking your head off.

    Not learning this from the get-go leads to making natural bad habits that are hard to reverse. A good trainer will be able to correct these on the spot or develop ways to strengthen your weaknesses.
     
  12. ktm411

    ktm411 Member Full Member

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    Thanks for all the input Jag and killsomthing.

    I hear what your saying, even if it bruises the ego a bit LOL.

    Ill lay of trying to teach myself how to box and work on getting fit until i can be taught properly by a coach.

    Ill post back soon hopefully once I join a gym and get some sparring going, stay tuned :)
     
  13. ant-man

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    It's ridiculous to not even train at all until you can join a gym. What if you never get around to joining a gym? Then you'll never have even hit a bag and will end up with zero skills. If you enjoy it do it, better to be doing something than nothing. In the first instance someone somewhere taught himself to box before there were any gyms! :D
     
  14. ant-man

    ant-man ant Full Member

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    Oh, and the shorts are fine. :good
     
  15. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Is it completely useless to train yourself if there's no other way, I mean he definitely looks better than someone with abosolutely 0 training.