beginning boxing drills

[quietanswer]

My fight partner and i have been doing FMA drills.. and some wing chun and basic jkd stuff. very little of our training is actually boxing specific. i was in a boxing gym long enough to pick up on certain things.. but now that i want to teach someone else, i'm not so certain how to pass it on. we spar a lot, and i was hoping that would teach us by itself. i'm sure it is teaching us, actually.. but i was wondering if you guys have any ideas on how we can drill to help us find entries/open up targets.. etc. slipping drills, something? any ideas?

thanks for the time

[BIG BIRD]

You can start by incorporating defense into shadow boxing. Like slipping shots,parrying and rolling with punches. Also you can use mitts in a realistic way with the holder throwing punches back at you. But the best way is sparring. The way I learned was by getting hit. If you get hit enough with a certain shot then you will either learn how to get out of the way or keep eating the punch.

[quietanswer]

thanks bird.. i recently bought a decent pair of mitts for he and i to work with.. i'm certain to do the exercises you mention.. we really have neglected the mitts, and i'm sure now that we should hit them up..

i'm still open to more ideas, though.

[ronin warrior]

One good way to develop defense is with the pugil stick - a bong, about six foot in length, with a pad covering one end. Have your partner thrust the stick at your head as you try to slip it. Don't let a rythm set in - have your parnter wait five seconds in between strikes. Do it for about three minutes at a pop. Your partner can start off slow, and as you become more proficiant, increase the speed of the strikes. When your partner is swinging as fast as he/she can with the time interval, discard the interval and have your parnter try to do his/her best to knock you out. You can do this excercise to the head, body, legs, and with any kind of strike you can imagine. You can practice slipping, ducking, weaving, sidestepping, parrying, parrying and countering simoultaneously, blocking, and blocking and countering simoultaneously. With daily practice of this drill, you should be able to make any defensive system a part of you, and you should be able to pick up on ways of reading your partner's intents. Make sure and tell your partner if and how he/she telegraphs his/her movement so the drill becomes as realistic as possible. Master Hei Long describes this whole drill in better detail in his book, Master's Guide to Basic Self-Defense. It can be found at http://shop.paladin-press.com/store/...sp?prodid=3388 for $18.00.

[Chad W. Getz]

Dwayne, I like jab sparring, or rear hand jab tapping with the front hand behing your back. Hit me with an e-mail, I got something for you.

[verzejd]

Check out Kenny Weldon's Boxing tapes; lots of basics but nice stuff with drills & mitt drills. Where is STL you from?

[Rockwell]

a favorite of mine is the survival drill. You put your back to the wall (rear heel up), your partner puts on the gloves and hits you. Go one round no hands, one round rear hand only, then one round both hands. Work your slips, covers, bob and weave, etc. Make sure your partner throws combos, moves in and out, and also side to side. This really improves your defense and gets you used to taking some shots. Have your partner start slow, then pick up the pace so he is gradually throwing some good fast shots at you. Have fun.

Jeff