Moving Your Head With Every Punch

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totally agree,
vareity in a boxers work is very important is my opinion
Mix it up - Like a game of chess - keep doing the same things they will eventually counter your work.

Darren
Fight Academy Wales

 

Apparently theres a bit of an art and science to head movement so it's not that simple.

If you're new though, then learning that twitch movement can be really useful, try and remember an experienced opponant can set you up if you're not wise with it. (i learnt the hard way)

Move your head if you expect a punch coming in your direction. No brainer really...

 

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Actually, there is a school of thought where if you are in your fighting stance, a jab should bring your head slightly right of center, and your right hadn slightly left of center. This isn't necessarily head movement it's the correct way to turn your body when punching. It does as a result, get your head out of the 'center'.

 

No, you want to vary it otherwise you willl get worked out very quickly and someone will just aim for where your going to be.

You need to practise slipping left and right, ducking and rolling after you thrown your punch and mix it up to keep your opponent guessing. One way to practise is just to throw a jab and slip left, throw another slip right, throw another and duck, then another then roll. Then after you've got that mastered throw a double jab and go through the same process. Then practise with 1-2, 1-2-1 etc etc.

What you're trying to do is make sure that once you've stopped punching your head isn't where it was and that you don't get into the habit of doing the same thing all the time or people will read it.

Hope that helps

 

Just like anything there are different theories and styles.

I've always liked the idea of jabbing whilst moving your head off center to the right and when throwing the right hand, getting your head outside of their line of power (their right hand) by bending the back knee and turning at the hips and shoulders so that my head is off center to my left.

I'm not sure why people would want to keep their head in the same place while punching anyway. I mean, you don't have to do it with every single punch, but it decreases your chances of getting hit if you move your head while punching. Simple things like weaving after throwing a right hand or rolling out after throwing a hook can help you evade counter shots.

It all depends on what works for you in the end.