jumping rope

Footwork, agility, and stamina are some of the things that are required for the different skipping techniques.

 

I imagine the better you get at jumping rope, the different variations you will need to keep pushing yourself to improve.

All I can do so far is the normal two feet, or hop on one foot and then switch to the other.

 

Keeps you from being all bored.

Double unders are good too.

 

It's just mixing things up, nothing related to boxing skill.

 

If it's not related to boxing, then why does it have a common place in the core of a boxer's training? I can say that without a doubt, the more you jump rope, the lighter you are going to feel on your feet. With that, it will allow you to perform the different variations of jumps because your agility becomes better from doing it.

I don't feel the actual variation in itself has any benefit for boxing, but I imagine doing any other jump than the normal will force your body to respond in such a way that a fighter with less agility wouldn't be able to do so. You can only improve by pushing your limits each and every time. Otherwise to me, I feel you are wasting your time and just there to workout instead of train.

To sum it up, I feel that agility is a very important boxing skill and that it does indeed improve your agility to use the other variations.

If I may be wrong somehow, please prove it.

 

Most people when they start, just the normal two foot jump is a strenuous workout. Then as you get better it gets eaiser so you can add in high knees and doubles etc to add to the cardio benefit. And just doing tricks and stuff to look cool and make it less boring.

 

Agility is an attribute, not a skill. I think that's what he was getting at. Skipping will definitely help your agility and lower body endurance, but it won't give you better footwork etc. Just facilitates the development of skills :good

 

people outside of the US skip rope and shadow box for long periods of time.

 

Confused, I said it's not related to boxing skills. Agility isn't skill, but what you did say I agree with.

 

Ahhh, my fault for mistaking the wrong meaning then. I agree 100% with Killsomething.

 

Well.. that is what I was pointing out earlier and then had been corrected.

Jumping Rope doesn't improve your footwork directly, but it will make it easier to improve and learn the proper footwork.

My footwork only gets better with practice.

 

It doesn't improve your footwork, only practising footwork will do that. What it can do is help you get less flatfooted and condition the muscles in your feet and leg to support moving around on your toes.

 

Gives lower body stamina, quickness, a good feel for the ground. Lifting knees will give stamina and movement, skipping normal will even give you stamina from the ground up. Thickness in the rope and weight of handle do give shoulders a bit of work.

Good tool for discipline aswell and a warm up tool.