So, I was just watching some vids on youtube and saw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGSgH-KG2KQ He talks about front weighting or over weighting punches and going off balance taking away from combos, and I wonder if that isnt why Ive never felt like the combo was there. Ive never felt comfortable with my right hook because I alwaus have to do a major weight shift that now is starting to make sense. Bogotazo- On the stance vid, it seems to me the guy has a very wide stance, which I see a lot, but I always hear "shoulder width" is this a point I should be focusing on? or his stance not that wide?
I think that too wide a stance, while very common in this era, is a mistake. You can't move as well and it messes with your punching. Let me explain how...To be effective, the weight has to get in front of the fist, to provide the whipping motion, the concussive force. If your target is a foot away, and your feet are that far apart, you aren't going to get your weight turned ahead of the fist. Also it breaks the line of the body.
That video is exactly right. Your head should never be past your lead knee. The stance in that vid is slightly wide, the belly button should be angled more, but for tall fighters, having the back foot out a little more is helpful. I used to try to be as angled as I could and I'd be tripping all over the place after I threw a 1-2 until my coach stuck my right foot out a bit more and I had a much more solid base. Feel out what works to you. Shoulder width is a good reference point, make sure your belly button is turned to the side, that's a good test. Be half a man, a smaller target, but make sure you can also move forward, right, left, without having to pick up and readjust your foot.
Grey- So you're saying that too wide of feet does not allow you to maneuver your weight for fast powerful punches, especially at targets at a distance? I have noticed that the wider stanced guys usually tend to be defensive styled fights. They use the lead leg as an obstacle, keep their bodies to the side, and do a lot of slipping. This is just what I see. Could be wrong. bogotazo- Ok, that makes sense. I was checking myself in the mirror. To get more 'sideways' (and I've got my currently oversized gut not helping) feels extremely awkward. Is this just a result of ad******g to the new stance or do I want like a 50 50 squared angled?
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Not sure what you mean by that but square is never good. Go for this: This content is protected Instead of this: This content is protected Link: http://www.sugarboxing.com/boxing-technique-foundations/ This is mostly what I was referring to before when I said don't worry about old school leaning off-center but you might as well get used to it now. I don't quite do that myself exactly but it's not a bad habit. It's always going to be awkward at first. Shoulder width more or less, turn the belly button inwards, tuck the chin, and start practicing your steps forward and backward. Bend the knees and widen just a bit if you feel too stuff or upright. Get some film up after you've done a few drills. Again, just try to emulate the first video I showed you. Use the strip of tape.
I'm not even sure what I meant with that 50 50 thing. ok, that makes more sense. I was definitely squaring more before. and I'll have a vid in tomorrow night or about 24 hours from now. I caught something earlier this week and have barely had the energy to get to work. But I'm feeling considerably better tonight. So I'll be back in the gym tomorrow compiling more footage to my hollywood sequal to Cinderella Man.
what do yall think of this routine? namely the boxing part, the workout part I'll incorperate into what I already have going. http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=60 for now I'm thinking the bag rounds will be shadow rounds, minus a few push and follow rounds. But seems like a good structure. Here I go to get on my footwork.
Videos are loading right now. Internet is really slow so all will take some time http://youtu.be/FriCGBvPRnk all videos titled "03 may 13" So to start, on the footwork videos I focused on a few different things which are visible throughout the videos. 1. Heel to Toe stepping vs. Toe stepping Heel to Toe is obviously easier, but should I be doing this. I received some critique about not being "planted" enough, so I was incorperating some heel to toe in order to stay planted. 2. Rear foot placement. I focused on mainaining my rear foot heel at across the line at my front foot toe 3. Rear foot movement. In some videos that were not loaded, when I was doing the shuffle suggested in the rival videos I noted that my feet were coming too close together. So, I stopped the shuffle for a bit and focused on maintaing my feet at proper distance. I also noticed that it felt like my rear foot was a drag or lazy when moving at first, so I started picking it up to step. 4. Stepping vs. Shuffling. I worked on both 5. Upper body positioning. I kept trying to ensure that I was not squaring through my workout. watching the videos, I note that I did indeed square up quite a bit. 6. Front hand placement. I have noticed in a good number of my videos that I tend to drop my front hand when moving. I think this is due to me feeling fancy with it. So, I tried to correct it in my later videos today. 7. Elbows. This is something that I repeatedly note about my posture when watching my videos. I relax my elbows and they start going wide. Not as bad as the used to from my early mma days, but still not good. especially my rear elbow. 8. Jab. I played with many forms of the jab. If it looks like I was looking at the ground a lot, its cause I was looking at my shadow. I also have a natural tendency to look down or away when punching. Something I have been trying to get over. But I worked on leaning into my jab. I worked on just moving elbow, then shoulder. Lifting the shoulder and tucking the chin, which I did not do a very good job of. and then turn in place. I also over corked when I jab. Don't know if that's good or bad, but I played with it. 9. Crossfooting. There were a couple of times I noted that when i turned and missed my marker I crossfoot to get to my point. I don't know how often I do this, but I noted it two consecutive times in one video and that's all I note. Tonight was full of interuptions so I didn't get as much in as I wanted but that's what tomorrow is for.
Jasper- I was going to get there. But between asked to join on the mats and then my Aikido class starting, I never got around to that point. I'm trying to baby step it at the moment. But thank you for the tip. What did you think of the form on the jab?
I took a peek at the vids. 1st Picture (top-left): You're throwing your weight onto the front foot and compromising your balance by reaching a bit. You don't have to be straight up like the straight red line suggests, but I drew the angled one to show the direction of your weight. You need to punch with your feet under you. Sit down a little more so you can jab without making your upper body crooked like that. Also, keep your wrist straight when using it to guard your right side. Second pic (bottom-left): This posture, before you shoot it out, is more appropriate. Keep within this posture as you jab. You're not throwing the jab from the shoulder, you're throwing it from the elbow half-extended, this is a huge problem. The first circle is where you're supposed to be shooting it out from, the second is where you are shooting it out from. Some fighters, when they get comfortable, vary their jab in such a way, but you have to learn the conventional way first. From the shoulder. It's good that you're doing it slowly and turning the fist over and tucking the chin behind the shoulder as you jab, but as you go on, try to shoot it out a little faster, as you would in a real fight. Once you get that down, incorporate it into your steps. Forward, forward, jab; back, back, jab. Then you can start stepping into it. But don't hop into it like you've been doing on the bag, slide and step. Which brings me to my next point. Third pic (top-right): I don't know what someone told you before about being on your toes (possibly your constant aimless movement and arm punches while throwing at the bag), but this stance is far too planted. Your heels are flat on the floor. This isn't good. Every punch will come off of a pivot off of the toe. You can relax your heel from time to time in the ring, but when engaged, you should be on your toes, ready to spring in any direction and throw. Learn to stand and step on the balls of your feet. Slide forward; you can step, but drag the back foot behind you, it shouldn't lift off the floor every time you go forward or backwards. Slide along the ground. The gym floor is probably a good place to practice this. Ditch the sneakers, do it in socks. Overall you need to dip down a bit, bend your knees, and sit down on the punch. Stick your ass out a bit while keeping your back straight. This will help you keep balance as you jab, move more fluidly, use less energy stepping, etc. Fourth pic (bottom-right): Very good movement and use of the line on the floor for footwork drills. Your stance already looks better, your steps are better. Just adjust what I told you about the feet. Also, tuck the elbows in. I shouldn't see them poking out like chicken wings. The circles point out how obvious that is. But I'm glad your taking the time to do the monotonous (but fundamental) simple steps. You'll see the dividends later. This content is protected
