Complete boxing tips
Boxing Hints & Tip's
Boxing drills and workouts.
Boxing Hints & Tip's
Boxing is not only physically hard but also mentally exhausting. The following are basic tips to help the novice boxer to better understand the boxing game:
Boxing exercises are the best way of getting fit quickly and easily, just start to put them in your weekly workouts or better still learn how to box using the articles on this site and do a full Boxing workout every week.
When a boxer is getting ready for a fight he uses a core of Boxing exercises to get fighting fit.
Boxing exercise one
Press ups. keep your body straight and your hands should be about shoulder width apart, press ups help develop the shoulders, chest and arms.
Start by doing ten reps and then increase to twenty working all the way up to fifty. You can vary this boxing exercise by widening your arms or narrowing them. When you’re feeling more adventurous and you’re fitter have a go at one hand press ups,( a killer.)
Boxing exercise two
sit ups. the curl, keeping good form when you do bent leg curls is all important, raise your shoulder blades of the floor and curl your body forward, tensing your stomach muscles for three seconds, then relax back to the floor and start again.(twenty reps to start) the stomach crunch.this time your legs are on the floor when you start, lift your backside of the floor as you raise your shoulder blades and curl your chest and stomach all at the same time, make sure you tense your stomach for three seconds again before relaxing back to your start position (twenty reps).
Boxing exercise three
squats. start with your feet shoulder width apart, squat down and tense your legs, then explode back to your start position. (thirty reps to start)
Boxing exercise four
the wall chair.. Stand yourself against the wall in your living room with your back straight and sit down as though you’re on a chair, hold this position for thirty seconds then stand up straight. (Perform this exercise three times).
Boxing exercise five
Shadow Boxing..shadow is an art unto itself but for this article you’re just going to use shadow boxing for fitness. Start moving around light on your feet, move forward and back as well as side to side throwing punches as you go, imagine your opponent in front of you throwing punches at you and practice parrying or evading his shots.(A one minute round will do fine).
These five Boxing exercises cover the upper body, the abs, the legs and the cardiovascular system.
Ok lets put them together into a simple boxing workout.
no1. Shadow box for one minute.
no2. Press ups for twenty reps.
no3. Wide arm press ups for twenty reps.
no4. Crunches for twenty reps.
no5. Squats for thirty seconds.
no6. The wall chair for thirty seconds.
This simple Boxing workout is a quick and easy way to get fit fast. Doing this a couple of times a week will work wonders for you.
BOXING TIP 1
When throwing a punch, breath out instead of taking a breath. This helps if your opponent counters with a blow to the stomach, because a blow to the stomach with your lungs full of air is very painful and brings most to their knees. This also helps regulate your breathing. Many fighters when they begin boxing hold there breath during their fights. Your muscles and brain need oxygen to function. Many times when you watch a fight on television you here a wissing noise when a boxer throws a punch, this is not air escaping from the gloves but the boxer exhaling when he or she throws a punch.
BOXING TIP 2
If you are sparring, try to spar with someone that is on your own skill level. Many beginners are thrown in the ring with veteran fighters who aren't willing to "take it easy" on the new guys. Sparring someone who is much more advanced than you can make you into an overly defensive fighter. This happens because when you spar with someone on a higher level you almost always get beaten. It's better to be accustomed to winning than it is to losing. Train your mind to be a winner. I'm not saying for you to spar someone you can always beat, because you need to be challenged, just don't spar with someone who is going to use you for a punching bag and knock you around the ring. When training, take everything you do into consideration. Make sure every aspect is a positive experience. Boxing is mostly psychological. You're training your mind as well as your body.
BOXING TIP 3
If you are a beginner amateur boxer, train yourself to throw 3 punch combinations. For example, throw a jab to the stomach which will force your opponent to drop an arm to guard himself, then a quick jab to the forehead to knock his head back and pop his chin up. Then quickly and powerfully throw a straight right to his chin. Your first punch is bait to open up for a two punch assault. Professionals use a four punch combination, but I think beginners should use the three.
BOXING TIP 4
When training, train as though you are training for the heavy championship of the world. Give it your all. Remember, there is someone out there that you are going to have to fight. Are you training harder than your opponent?. If you are a boxer, a fight is unavoidable. Are you going to be prepared for that day? REMEMBER, THE PERSON THAT WORKS THE HARDEST IS GOING TO WIN!
BOXING TIP 5
A few days before a fight you should slow down your workout. The day before a fight, just go for a run and maybe do three light rounds on the bag. Your body needs time to rest before a fight. The day of your fight, you should get up and go for a short run or do a little physical work around the house. This will wake your body up and prepare it for the fight. Don't over sleep, or you will be groggy all day and during your fight. Get to know your body and what works best for it.
BOXING TIP 6
STAY AWAY FROM DRUGS AND OTHER THINGS THAT WILL GET YOU IN TROUBLE! Boxing needs you. Stay strong and be smart enough to recognize things that will affect your training.
BOXING TIP 7
If your going for a knock-out, aim for the chin. A solid punch to the chin overloads the millions of nerves in the chin area and causes the brain to blackout. Also, by hitting someone from a side shot to the chin you cause the head to spin or move
very quickly. The head moves but the brain stays in place. This causes a twist in the brain stem which causes another overload of the nerves. This then results in a knock-out. Another way to disable someone, or slow them down considerably, is by hitting them with a solid punch to the stomach area (dead center or around the kidney/liver areas). This shakes up their internal organs and results in a lot of pain. This method is most effective when you catch them holding their breath.
BOXING TIP 8
Foot-work is important in boxing. It's what keeps you balanced and allows spring in your punches. NEVER CROSS YOUR FEET!
Always lead with the foot closest to the direction you are heading. If you are moving left, lead with your left foot and slide the right foot over. If you're going backwards, lead with your back foot and slide your front one back after. If you cross your feet, you're going to get knocked down. Keep your knees flexible to absorb a hit and allow spring in your punches.
BOXING TIP 9
Head movement is very important to get in habit of doing. In his prime, Mike Tyson was very effective when he came at an opponent moving his head. It's much harder to hit a moving target. Make sure when you're moving your head it doesn't throw of
your balance. The movement should come from bending your knees and bending at the waist, always keeping your balance. This is best for shorter boxers working their way in on taller boxers. Also, make sure you don't move into a punch. This will increase the power of your opponent's punch.
BOXING TIP 10
Don't just stand there after hitting your opponent. This is one of the biggest mistakes beginner boxers make. You've just unleashed a flurry of punches on your opponent. Your body is tired. Your opponent covered up and took a breather while you
were hitting him. He's now refreshed and ready to hit you. Don't just stand there and let him do it. Move away. Let him come to you. Get away and give yourself an extra second to catch a breath and get into your defensive stance. Boxing is normally one fighter throwing a combination and then the other fighter throwing a combination and it goes back and forth like that.
Defensive checkpoints
- Keep your eyes on your opponent
- Keep your guard up.
- Keep your chin down.
- Keep moving when you're in the strike zone
- Don't lunge your punches.
- After every action recover immediately to guard.
- Don't lean back to avoid punches.
- Give as much as you take.
- Don't get mad- step back, settle down, get smart.
- Don't be predictable- mix up your fight plan.
Who else wants knockout power?
Everybody right? Well this boxing training article is going to cover the heavy bag, the best
tool for developing kick ass power.
In this section were going to cover some of the basics.
Ok let’s go to work, the heavy bag is where your going to develop knockout power.
When starting out on the heavy bag take one punch i.e. your jab and do a ton of reps on this technique until you feel your developing more power. You then do the same thing with every punch in your Boxing arsenal. Incidentally rocky Marciano was known to get one of his coaches to hold the heavy bag while he practised his knockout Suzie cue over hand right time and time again until he was so tired he could do no more. (We all know the results he got from doing this right, yep knockout power) ok lets train.
Boxing training heavy bag drill one
The jab.
Ok get in front of the heavy bag just out of punching range, step forward and whack in your jab, make sure you maintain your balance, you feet should be about 12 to 18 inches apart, the result of a bad stance is no power.(50 reps to start with will be great)
jab tip 2.
now your doing ok with the jab were going to develop more power quickly and easily. The drop step jab is a simple way to develop awesome lead hand punch power, incidentally you can do the drop step with every lead hand technique you use, i.e. the lead left hook or uppercut.
Get in your fighting stance outside of punching distance, this time explode forward pushing of your back leg and lifting your lead leg up in the air, then drop your lead foot to the floor, as your foot lands hit the bag with your jab at the same time, get the drop step footwork technique right and I guarantee you will find your power doubling instantly. (50 reps again will be a good start).
Boxing training heavy bag drill two
The cross. is your long range power punch; the first thing you have to do is get your power line right. (Go to the boxing pictures page on this site to see the power line and the cross performed right) .
Ok stand in front of your bag and throw your cross as straight as an arrow, again your feet must be correctly positioned 12 to18 inches apart. If your feet are positioned right you will feel balanced no matter how hard you hit the bag.
With the cross you’re better off in the beginning getting a friend to hold the bag to give you feed back on your power level, when you’re knocking your bag holding buddy backwards every time you hit the bag you’ve got a good level of power. (50 reps again is your starting point)
Let’s take a quick look at some of the Boxing equipment you can utilise in your workout.
The medicine ball.
This great piece of equipment can take your boxing workouts and conditioning to another level.
Boxing workout tips
Shot putt.
This drill is a great developer for the triceps the major punching muscle and will increase your power punching.
Both partners need to get into a left foot forward fighting stance to start.
Partner 1 with the medicine ball in his right hand throws it explosively straight to partner 2 who catches the ball without allowing his stance to shift at all. Partner 2 then does exactly the same thing. After ten reps each, both partners change stance and repeat the drill.
Boxing Workout tips
Body conditioning.
This old Boxing workout favourite can be trained in a left foot forward fighting stance or as part of your abdominal training. Both partners need to get into a left foot forward fighting stance, partner 1 with the ball in both hands pushes the ball into his partners abdominal region, partner 2 tenses his stomach as the ball hits him and takes hold of the ball at
the same time.
Partner 2 then repeats the drill pushing the ball into his partner’s abdominal area. As both partners get used to the drill they should both push different areas of there stomach forward to the ball as it hits. This great little drill will toughen and condition the whole stomach region, making it possible to accept your opponent’s punches without being winded.
Medicine ball push ups. This is great for the triceps, the major muscle used when performing boxing punches. Put both hands on the ball supporting all your upper body weight on it. Then perform 15 close arm push ups, rest for ten seconds then perform twelve more, rest for ten seconds then perform your final ten push ups. As you get fitter and stronger add more reps.This exercise included in your weekly workouts will increase your punch power massively
Boxing workout tips
Elbow pad drill. This great little drill will help you get your elbows in the right position to protect your ribs. Put a hook and jab pad under your left arm pit, then shadow box for 2 minutes. Don’t use your left hand at all but do include all your
right hand boxing techniques.
With your left arm just focus on keeping the elbow in place, not allowing the pad to move at all, after a 2 minute round switch the pad to the right side and do another round.
Tennis ball drill. One of the guaranteed ways to get a knockout in a fight is to connect with your opponents chin. This drill will help you to protect your chin and keep it in the right place at all times. Put the tennis ball under your chin, holding it in place by pressing down with your chin.
Stand yourself in front of a punch bag then punch for a 1 minute round using all your different boxing punches in combination. After doing this drill a few times, shadow box without the tennis ball in place for 1 minute and concentrate on keeping your chin tucked low.
Boxing workout tips
Floor to ceiling ball. This great piece of boxing equipment will help you develop great head movement, timing, speed and combinations.
To get used to using the floor to ceiling ball start hitting it with single punches until you get used to its movement, also make sure you move your head every time you hit it or It will come back and hit you right in the face. Once you have done a few single technique rounds, start adding combinations and always keep your head moving or you will get a whack. As you get better start using footwork to move around the ball.
Heavy bag workout. The ultimate tool for developing knockout punching power. 2 minute rounds are a good place to start. To protect yourself from hand and wrist damage wear hand wraps and 10 to 14 ounce boxing gloves.
Again start with single punches and start hitting the bag as hard as you can, try to ensure you don’t go of balance as you hit the bag with all your might. Hitting the bag as it swings back to you is a great way to increase your striking power, start mixing combinations of punches and kicks always making sure you penetrate deep into the bag with every strike.
Focus pads. One of the ultimate tools for boxers. Regular pad work in your boxing workouts will improve your timing, speed and strike power. All your strikes can be practised on the pads and with varying degrees of speed and power.
Boxing workout tips
Sparring is of course the ultimate test for any Boxer. In the next article we will cover sparring drills in-depth. Until then I hope you will include the simple but effective drills and exercises we have looked at in this section in your weekly Boxing workouts.
I hope you all enjoy this Boxing equipment training workout, keep working hard and training regularly and you will achieve your fitness goals.
As always good luck and if you need any help just send me your questions by filling in the form on the contact us page.
If you plan on getting in shape there’s nothing better than using Boxing for fitness. A regular boxing workout will help you lose weight, gain speed, strength and cardiovascular health. Boxing is also ideal for self defence because of the simplicity of boxing technique.
Anyway let’s get back to our boxing fitness article, what follows is a simple boxing fitness workout, do this twice a week and you’re on your way to a healthier, fitter life.
If you’re ready lets get to it, turn the music up, let’s go.
• Warm up, jogging on the spot (one minute)
• Skipping (one minute)
• Shadow boxing normal speed (one minute)
• Press ups (twenty reps)
• Crunches (thirty reps)
• Squats (twenty reps)
• Shadow boxing full speed (one minute)
• Warm down
• Stretch your body
If your thinking about using boxing for fitness then doing this workout will help you get there, you can do this whole workout in ten minutes in the comfort of your own home. If you need additional exercises or boxing routines to keep things fresh, take a good look at the other articles on this site.
This article reveals a simple Boxing at home abs workout that will help you get that flat stomach you’ve always wanted. Boxing workouts combined with simple abs exercises that hit every area of your stomach muscles will help you get that flat
stomach you’ve always wanted. I would also suggest you do one of the home boxing workouts on this site to help burn some extra calories. Reducing calories is an important part of getting rock hard abs.
Boxing at home abs workout
Ok lets get to it, practice these exercises one by one then at the end of the section where going to put the abs exercises into a workout.
No1. The stomach crunch. Start in the standard bent knee position, with your feet on the floor. Bring your head towards your knees by lifting your shoulder blades of the floor; also make sure your pelvis is raised of the floor at the same time.
The key to success with this exercise is tensing your stomach muscles for 3 seconds; you also need to perform the crunch slowly and with total body control. (20 reps).
No2. Back extensions. Ok this abs exercise stretches the whole abdominal wall and helps shape and firm your stomach muscles.
Lay face down on the floor, hands behind your head; raise your chest off the floor stretching out your stomach wall. Hold the raised position for two seconds and then let your body relax to the floor repeat for (15 reps).
No3. Standing oblique twists. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, hold a medicine ball or some other heavy weight
(about 10 kilos) in your hands with your arms out straight in front of you.
Twist your upper body as far as you can to your left side and tense your oblique’s as hard as you can. Then twist as far as you can to your right side and tense again. Repeat this exercise until your obliques are burning. Keep your arms straight out in front of you at all times this puts your oblique’s under extreme stress. (a killer but great).
Boxing at home abs workout
No4. sit up punches. Get in your regular crunch position, feet flat on the floor. Ok this time get your hands in a boxing guard position.
Perform your crunch the same as exercise one only this time perform 10 straight punches whilst tensing your stomach or the full 10 punches then relax back to the start position and repeat.(20 reps to start).
No5. The plank. Hold the weight of your body on your elbows and toes. you must keep your body straight at all times. Hold the position for 30 seconds to start with eventually building up to 60 seconds. Tense your stomach muscles on and off to
help burn them out, the plank is great for the transversus muscles.
No6. Reverse crunch. Start in your regular crunch position but this time draw your knees back towards your ribs. Tense your stomach muscles as your knees rise.(great for the lower abs)
Boxing at home abs workout
Ok now you’ve learned and practised these abs exercises its time to put it altogether in a complete at home abs workout that
will hit the spot every time.
Crank up the music and let’s develop a set of granite abs.
First of lets get warmed up, shadow boxing for 1 minute will help you achieve that and burn some calories as well. After you’re warmed up lets get straight into the ab routine.
• Stomach crunches (30 reps)
• Reverse crunches (30 reps)
• Back extensions (15 reps)
Boxing at home abs workout
• The plank (60 seconds)
• Punching sit ups (30 reps)
• Standing oblique twists (to burn)
Doing this abs workout twice a week mixed with some cardio work will help you develop the rock hard abs you’ve always wanted.
This article covers a complete boxing training workout programme, doing this boxing workout will get you fit in double quick time.
First you should work in one minute rounds, then as you get fitter move up to two minute rounds then finally three minutes. When you can do this workout in three minute rounds I think we can say you’re fighting fit. Good luck work hard.
Boxing training workout programme
O.k. lets get warmed up, jog on the spot for 30 seconds then sprint on the spot for ten seconds.(repeat twice)
Now shadow box for one minute, slow for the first thirty seconds then faster for thirty seconds. If you’re breaking a sweat which you should be, its time to get serious, crank up the music its workout time.
No1 skip for one minute.
No2 move forward and back performing just straight punches, (i.e. jabs and crosses)
No3 press ups for one minute.
No4 sit ups for one minute.
No5 move forward and backward performing curved punches (i.e. hooks and uppercuts)
No6 hit the heavy bag fast and light for one minute.
No7 shadow box fast
No8 skip fast
No9 hit the heavy bag with combinations of boxing punches full power for one minute
No10 sit ups with punches
No11 squats with punches, squat down as far as possible on the rise throw out a jab, cross combination, keep going for one minute.
Boxing training workout programme
O.k. after completing this boxing workout you need to warm down, just shadow box for one minute slowly until your breathing pattern is back to normal then stretch out and get yourself a drink of water and a bite to eat.
Well done if you’ve completed this boxing training workout programme and you’re still standing consider yourself fighting fit.
A Boxing workout is the ideal fitness programme, boxing is easy to learn and a boxing workout can be done anywhere, your living room is an ideal place, shift a bit of furniture turn up the music and away you go. Boxing training and the art itself has a special place in my heart, I first started boxing in school aged 12 and fought in boxing competitions and I loved every minute of it.
As I got older I fell in love with boxing history and studied the training methods of the great fighters such as Gene Tunney, Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson & Leonard, Benn, Tyson, Eubank & Hagler etc.
The heavyweight boxers of course capture the public’s imagination, from the footwork and speed of Muhammad Ali, to the power and aggression of Mike Tyson. The lighter fighters have incredible skill and power for there weight and there dedication to training and there art is something all boxing fans can learn from.
If you have never learned boxing before this boxing workout it will be easy to follow and you should also be able to find our in class boxing drills useful too.
Boxing technique is very simple all you have is the jab, cross, hook, uppercut and the in between techniques i.e., a hook come uppercut. Compared to our other combat sports there’s very few attacking tools but that’s what makes it so easy to learn and integrate into your weekly fitness schedule.
Boxing’s training method is what makes it so effective and boxing equipment is easy to get hold of and very cheap. Boxing gloves, punch bags and pads cost next to nothing if you shop around, put a bag in your garage and your set. Ok back to the all important training method, full contact is boxing’s mantra, pad work, bag work, sparring etc is all done
with the purpose of developing speed power and fitness.
O.k. lets get to the workout, try to do this workout twice a week to start with and I guarantee you will start to see results almost immediately; you will drop a bit of weight and improve your cardiovascular health.
Take your time don’t rush and most of all enjoy yourself.
THE BOXING WORKOUT
THIS WORKOUT WILL GET YOU FIT, FAST AND STRONG
No 1 skipping - for 2 minutes.
No2 shadow boxing - for 2 minutes
No3 punch bag – light strikes for 2 minutes
No 4 press ups - 20 reps
No 5 squats - for 1 minute
No6 skipping – full speed for 2 minutes
No7 punch bag – full power 1 minute
No 8 sit ups - 25 reps
No 9 close arm press ups - 20 reps
No 10 shadow box with hand weights – 2 minutes
No 11 jog on the spot – slow pace
No 12 stretch out the whole body to finish
Take time to rest and get a protein shake. Do this boxing workout regularly and watch your fitness sour. Switch the routine around to keep it fresh.
Boxing workout tips.
Stay relaxed at all times. Keep breathing pattern regulated. Take your time; don’t rush, keep doing this routine until you can do it at full tempo.
Adding boxing sparring and boxing fitness routines in to your regular weekly training schedule will take you to new levels of fitness making you mentally and physically stronger. Boxing training will get you the body of your dreams, get started today.
if you want some kick ass sparring drills for fitness and conditioning continue to read on...
Boxing is one of the best workouts you can get and basic boxing techniques are the key to your success in this great art.
The jab is your fundamental boxing technique. I am sure you know how to take up a proper boxing stance and guard position so let's get straight to training.
O.k. lets stat by getting in front of a mirror and performing twenty jabs very slowly, making sure that your jab leaves your chin and comes back to your chin.
Your non punching hand must stay on guard protecting your jaw and chin at all times.
When you feel relaxed with the throwing the jab in the mirror its time to move on to some boxing focus pad drills.
Basic boxing techniques
Pad drill 1.get your partner in a fighting stance with a pad held at head height, from your boxing stance throw your jab into the pad moving your body forward behind the jab.
Don’t try to hit the pad to hard just concentrate on hitting it in the centre.
Pad drill 2.the double jab, this time snap the jab into the pad then pull it back to guard before throwing it at the pad for a second time.
Pad drill 3.the drop step jab, o.k. its power time. This time take a step backwards and then explode into the pad pushing of the back leg.
As your lead foot lands your jab should hit the pad at the same time, practise this for a one minute round and watch your power level explode.
Pad drill 4.head to body jab, ok this is where basic boxing techniques are not basic anymore and your boxing skill starts to improve rapidly. your pad partner this time has a job to do, they start with the one pad at head level and one held at stomach level.
You start just outside punching range, and then explode into range hitting the head level pad first, then bend at the knees dropping down a level and hit the stomach level pad before moving back out of range.
You can also practice all the above boxing drills with footwork, the best way to start is to get your pad buddy to move around then without warning stop dead in his tracks and put a pad in position for you to hit it, thus training your footwork and reaction time.
I hope you enjoyed this basic boxing technique stuff, practise the drills above and I guarantee you will develop a quality boxing jab in no time whatsoever.
O.k. a lot of people have requested an article on boxing technique and want to know how they can increase there punching power and defence. So here are a few tips.
Put in some work on this and I guarantee your boxing technique will skyrocket and you’ll be a whole lot fitter.
What were gonna do is look at each basic punch, i.e. the jab, cross, hook, uppercut etc and I am going to give you specific tips to improve each technique.
Ready? Let’s go.
tip1. The jab, when throwing the jab always drop your chin down below the shoulder of your punching arm, your jab must leave its start point and fly out at the pads or opponent as relaxed as possible. Make sure your non punching hand doesn’t drop; it must be held to the side of your jaw and chin protecting this weak spot at all times.
tip2. The cross, when you let this power punch go make sure you push of your back leg and turn your punching hip towards your opponents centre, do not over reach or you will lose balance and power, don’t raise to high on the toes of your back leg or again you will lose power, make sure your feet are about shoulder width apart.
Lastly don’t make the mistake even some pros make, keep your lead hand by your chin protecting it at all times, drop it and you could find yourself looking at the ceiling flat on your back if your cross misses.
Boxing technique tips
tip3. The hook, make sure if you do a left hook you pivot on your left foot and turn your whole body at the same time, don’t
throw the punch out with just arm power only you’re wasting your time and you’ll just piss your opponent of, not knock him out. Turn your whole body with the punch and he will hit the deck faster than a hooker seeing a hundred Pound note.
Again non punching arm must be protecting you jaw/chin at all times.
tip4. The uppercut, another wonderful close quarter power shot. The key to getting power in this strike is bending at the knees before you throw the punch and exploding upward using your legs and letting the uppercut fly. Be wary of an overhand right or left flying your way as you bend at the knees, I would suggest using this punch after a jab
or jab, cross combination. So how do you train these punches in a way that will get you fitter and help you develop awesome punching skills at the same time?
Boxing technique tips
• First shadow box each technique in one minute rounds.
• Then put them all together in a three minute round.
• Next hit the heavy bag for three minutes.
• next Pad work for 3 three minute rounds.
• Last but not least, sparring for 3 one minute rounds.
The key here though is keeping it simple, dodgy combinations lead to you getting your ass kicked instead of you kicking your opponent’s ass. Throwing boxing combinations slow and fast in shadow boxing as well as pad and bag work will lead to you finding your own favourite combinations; this article will reveal all the basic combinations that you need to master to be good at boxing.
Throwing combinations into the focus pads for three one minute rounds is also one of the best workouts you can get. What follows is ten of the best boxing combinations for beginners. Practise them in the air (shadow boxing) and on pads with a partner who knows how to feed the pads properly.
Boxing combinations
No1. left jab, right cross. Stand in front of the pads in your stance and throw your left jab into the left pad and your right cross into the right pad. (1 one minute round)
No2. left jab, right cross, left hook. The same as before train on the pads for one minute focussing on speed and keeping balance at all times, pivot on the left foot when throwing the left hook and don’t try to hit the pads to hard.
No3. right cross, left hook, right cross. This is a power combination so set yourself down in your stance and punch from your feet up.
No4. left hook, right uppercut, left hook. Another great power combination, again the key is to plant your feet down and don’t over reach and lose balance as you strike the pads.
No5. double left jab, right cross, left uppercut. Footwork has an important part to pay here, make sure you move forward on each jab and when you throw the right cross and widen your stance by taking your left foot one step to the left.
No6. right uppercut, left hook, overhand right. This is an important combination as all the techniques attack different angles making it difficult for your opponent to cover and defend himself.
Boxing combinations
No7.overhand right, left body hook, right head hook. an important attacking combination that changes the level of the attack. Make sure you drop your whole body by bending at the knees when you attack your opponents body, don’t just throw the punch from an upright stance there won’t be any power in the punch.
No8. lead left uppercut, right hook, left body hook. The most difficult boxing combination to date, balance is imperative here if you want to impact with knockout power. Make sure your feet are 12 to 18 inches apart.
No9. double left jab, right cross to the body, left long range hook. This is a great long range combination. Footwork is the key here, step forward for each jab then step to the left for the right cross and pivot the whole body for the left hook.
No10. lead left hook, right uppercut, left body hook. A great combination to end with, a good deal of skill is needed to perform this combination correct. This combination is best performed after faking with a left jab to get your opponent to close his guard into his face; this is the best time to attack with a lead left hook.
We have stuck with basic three and four punch boxing combinations for this section, perform all these combinations in one minute rounds until you’re comfortable with each one. Then start to mix up the different combinations in one minute rounds, you can also add boxing exercises in the rounds to make
this a great workout.
If you use your imagination you can come up with hundreds of variations on the combinations I have given you here.
Train these boxing combinations in different ways; shadow boxing is a great place to start, after that move onto rounds on the pads.
Punch bags are also a great way to train your combinations.
Last but not least sparring, at first spar about 20% speed and power then gradually increase speed and power.(always take proper safety precautions.)
Ok this is where it gets serious; at some point everybody who does boxing wants to do a bit of sparring. What follows are a series of boxing drills to help condition your body and help you develop confidence in sparring.
Be careful at all times and don’t lose your head if you get hit you’ll only get knocked out.
• Boxing drills.
Body sparring No1.ok only hit at about 20% power until you get used to sparring. Spar for three one minute rounds using just straight punches, i.e. body jabs and crosses,
Don’t spar to fast, take your time and pick your shots.
• Boxing drills.
Body sparring No2. This time use just hooks and uppercuts, no straight punches.
• Boxing drills.
Body sparring No3. Now mix all your punches up, i.e jabs, crosses, hooks and uppercuts.
• Boxing drills.
Attacker and defender. now it gets interesting, for one minute, you attack your partner as he uses footwork and body evasion to stop you from hitting him. For the second minute you defend and your partner attacks.
• Boxing drills.
Rope a dope. Get yourself against the ropes or a wall if you’re training in your garage. Get in a left foot forward fighting stance.
Your opponent attacks you with jabs and crosses as you defend yourself. Relax and roll with the punches. You cannot move out of your stance, just learn to roll and absorb a bit of punishment. (Great for body conditioning and confidence.)
Ok were gonna leave it there for now, in future sections we will take a look at more advanced boxing and kickboxing drills and sparring.
If you use your imagination you can come up with a hundred more boxing drills based on the ones above. The most important thing is to keep composure under pressure and learn to take a whack, every boxer gets hit.
Train hard but train safe, and remember you can use all of these drill with your kicking too.
Many of the worlds leading boxing coaches believe that being able to fire out great boxing combinations is the key to success.
Regards Sifu
