Boxing head movement need not be complicated. In fact, boiling boxing head movement down to some simple principles can really enhance your capabilities. This boxing coaching video and article will do exactly that, using 6 simple boxing skills we build out 12 boxing head movement drills to help you become a ghost with a hammer at long range.
The Boxing Skills
The boxing skills that we work with for this boxing head movement skills are very simple:
The real art of effective boxing head movement for me is to make it matter. The way you make boxing head movement matter is by ensuring that you land your own punches in response to the opponent’s attack.
For this reason I always believe that you should combine your boxing head movement, in this case using the roll, with punches, in this case our jab and cross.
The final part of the boxing head movement formula is movement in and out. Boxing is a dynamic activity, opponents move towards you and away from you. So again, you want to be able to take ground and give ground as part of your boxing strategy.
In combining these 6 simple boxing skills we can build a bunch of very effective boxing head movement drills. These head movement drills enable you to not only be defensively solid but also to deliver punches (and counter punches) to the opposing boxer.
The Boxing Head Movement Drills
The 12 boxing head movement drills we work are:
- Drill #1 – Jab and roll inside
- Drill #2 – Jab and roll outside
- Drill #3 – Cross and roll outside
- Drill #4 – Cross and roll inside
- Drill #5 – Jab, roll inside and move in
- Drill #6 – Jab, roll outside and move in
- Drill #7 – Cross, roll outside and move in
- Drill #8 – Cross, roll inside and move in
- Drill #9 – Jab, roll inside and move out
- Drill #10 – Jab, roll outside and move out
- Drill #11 – Cross, roll outside and move out
- Drill #12 – Cross, roll inside and move out
Evolving Your Boxing Head Movement
So with all of these boxing head movement drills we are using single punches. You can increase he intensity by simple adding more punches. These can be straight punches, left hooks, right hooks or left uppercuts or right uppercuts. The point is that you can build out effective boxing combinations by incorporating head movement and footwork – and indeed you should.
Similarly, we use straight line footwork in our drills. You can replace the movement in and out with side steps, diagonal movement or pivots. These footwork variations will give you an added dimension to your boxing head movement and ability to deliver your punches.
A Final Word
Like all boxing drills, boxing head movement drills should not be an activity where you work to exhaustion. I like to have boxing drills close to the start of your boxing training session. The same principle applies to sparring. If you want effective learning and for the skills to be properly absorbed, do this stuff when you are fresh.
I would love to get your thoughts on this below.
Cheers
Fran
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