William Shakespeare is not someone who you would associate with building great boxing combinations…but bear with me on this.
Shakespeare was a prolific playwright who produced some of the greatest literary works ever.
It occurred to me that as well as possessing an awesomely creative mind, Shakespeare also ensured that simplicity of structure and rhythmic delivery underpinned all of his greatest works.
This is where I believe you can use Shakespeare to help you build smart end effective boxing combinations.
The key take away points from this session are:
- Don’t think of an 8-punch boxing combination. Do like The Bard and rather than use long words (long combinations) use 2 and 3 syllable words (2 and 3 punches) linked together by feet and body movements.
- Where Shakespeare used stressed and unstressed syllables to provide a cadence and rhythm to his works, you use variations in speed and power to make your boxing combinations dynamic and purposeful.
So there we are, some high-brow learning 🙂
Your comments and questions are always greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Fran
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Quick hands Sir, Always impressive to watch.
Brilliant – Fran Sands: the thinking man’s boxing coach.
Haha. Joy. First time I’ve been referred to as the thinking man’s anything! Thanks Declan!
I always try to hear a man out before I make a judgement, & this is why. That makes a lot of sense when you listen to the whole story. Great thoughts!
Thank you Kenneth. I was worried but it did strike me when I stumbled upon it, thought it was worth sharing with the crew 🙂
Hi Fran,
I love your work, and since I have been using your techniques in my training sessions as a coach, I have seen my son develop in leaps and bounds. As a boxer myself I have found the explanations of each drill important to the understanding of the movement, and importance the technical aspects. I recently had the opportunity to watch a touring Irish team from Munster box against our local boys, and although they won on the night, I must say I was disappointed at the quality of boxing.
I will be subscribing to the next phase of his development, “inside fighting” as we starting to develop this aspect of the game.
Kind regards
George
Cape Town
South Africa
Hello George
That’s great, I’m really happy that you feel that you are benefiting from BTF, brilliant news. It’s especially rewarding that you are using this stuff to help develop your lad’s skills – really uplifting for me that. Unusual to hear poor quality associated with Irish boxing – they have a fantastic pedigree. Maybe it was a team of relative novice boxers.
Don’t buy the Close Range Fight Control just yet – keep an eye out for my emails over the weekend.
Cheers George
Aye, you’re a man after me own kidney…”But we in it shall be rememberèd— We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day”.
Haha
I quite like where this post is going!!!