Some boxing training tips to help you develop your heavy bag work and your shadow boxing. This is all about the subtle, non-punching stuff we do to make our boxing style dynamic and effective.
These boxing training tips are all about trying to give you an authentic boxing training session.
The video includes to specific boxing training sessions – one with the heavy bag and one with shadow boxing.
With these boxing training tips, I am trying to convey the importance of non-punching activities.
So with the heavy bag session, look for the non-punching contact with the heavy bag – head, shoulder and forearm.
With the shadow boxing session, it’s all about the footwork and the body movement – with the body movement driving the movement of the head.
The key message with these boxing training tips; punching is the tip of the iceberg. So much else goes on in your boxing training to build your overall boxing style and to get the very best benefits from your workout.
Cheers
Fran
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Wow! We have some kind of mental telepathy going on here Fran. LOL! I routinely use the shoulder bump, head on chest and forearm push in my own workouts. But I am careful when coaching amateur boxers. I likely wouldn’t teach the the head-down-on chest or head-2-head touching as it would likely result in a warning, ie. head up. Likewise, I tell them that they have to be careful with shoulder bumps and the forearm push in amateur boxing. As long as the bump and pushes don’t occur repeatedly it will be overlooked once or twice. But if they become persistent it would likely result in a warning (forearm/shoulder) as well. With the forearm I encourage using it as more of a quick brace to trap the opponent’s forearms (split second) against the opponent’s forward force; and using it to propel yourself backward a half step to enable a short range punch. That way there is no visible push against the opponent that would cause the referee to warn the boxer.
Pug
Refreshing. Yes, total agreement here. I think it’s even more important nowadays that amateur boxers understand that these things can be penalised just as they have in years gone by. Some refs let it go to an extent, others jump on it right away. Key thing is that the boxer doesn’t allow the stuff to become habitual, not realising that they are doing it. Great point, best try to create intelligent and verstaile competitors. PS – I like the variation of using the momentum of the opponent alondside the brace…very neat