I have said it before and I will say it again, simple works.
When developing boxing skills, even at the elite level, simple boxing drills are the staple of the ever growing, ever developing boxer.
This boxing drill helps combine footwork movement with punching.
Here’s the video:
Ensure that you show commitment in bringing this type of boxing drill to your training.
This boxing drill will bring bring benefits to the raw novice and the elite-level boxer.
My favourite part of the drill is that pivot combined with the lead hand uppercut, it’s really slick and smart.
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Fran
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I felt my drills and shadow boxing was jerky and off balance. I slowed it down to get more familiar with them.
My perception was that there was no loss of speed, could be wrong on that. I am sure that the techniques were much smoother and more consistent.
Then you come up with: ‘slow is smooth, smooth is fast’; sums it up.
I am struggling to explain it, but current working theory.
Watching boxers throwing combinations in fights, on the bag, mitts or shadow: their hand speed is phenomenal. I tried for that speed but hadn’t put in the work, going for speed that I was not capable of, so I tensed and strained.
The guys I was modelling had years of practice, had refined the move, recruited the right muscles, relaxed the unnecessary ones. They had earned the speed.
For me not tensing unnecessarily due to forcing speed has allowed more efficient movements – speed.
That’s exactly it Denis. And it’s an ongoing process, we should always do this slower drills regardless of where we are on our boxing journey. It works really well. Glad this helped clarify Denis, thanks for your post.
Hi Fran, brilliant listening to you , your a star
So inspirational keep em coming
Thanks
Thank you David, that is very kind
A great drill Fran as always. Love the 1, 2 pivot hook. You can also combine with a roll before the pivot I guess?
Yes you can – the pivot and roll work really well (I’ve done a video on that fairly recently – worth a look)
Thank you for your generosity,the clarity in which you communicate these exercises and technique is,second to none.
You are welcome
Hi Fran another informative drill I’ve had a few working on this with some success along side many other ideas I’ve borrowed why reinvent the wheel do you have any other partner drills I could use for technical sparring? Cheers.
Same philosophy as me Andy. Will have a think on some tech sparring stuff. I tend to use lots of the drills on tech, more often we use blocking moves and counters.
Hi Fran
Yet again another great drill.
All I can say is a big thank you
Regards
Pete
No worries Pete
The next one I think you’ll like too 🙂
Pivots are a big weakness of mine. I will be adding this drill to my training
Good man – this works really well Kenneth
That’s something I’d like to try at my club when the regular instructor isn’t around. Would these drills work well with Focus Pads held by a partner?
Yes Frank, having pads there would certainly work.
Why do you wait until after the pivot to throw the backhand hook but not the lead hook? Thanks.
You get extra power. The pivot with the back hand hook lands with more power AFTER. However, you can use it during. The pivot with the lead hand flows really well and allows you to deliver more shots after the hook (you are in the ‘safe’ zone). Make sense?
Great video Fran. It’s interesting what you say in it about the Eastern European method of going forward with the 1-2. But doesn’t that actually go against what you say in one of the Boxing Training Foundation drills about always throwing the backhand from a stationary position? So it’s okay to break that rule from time to time? I guess it’s good to have a bit of variation in your attacks and not always do the same thing.
Well spotted Frankie. yes it does, fact is this method is now being pushed to us coaches in the UK. I have mixed views and will continue to coach my original method but I am definitely using this approach also.
Variety is the spice of life 🙂
Cheers Fran. I guess there’s no harm in having both methods in your boxing arsenal, it’d make you a more complete and versatile fighter.
Brilliant as ever Fran!
Will add these into my workout. Have been caught on the wrong end of pivots too many times in sparring so I really need to get my own going.
Thanks for all your help.
No worries Robin, thanks for the feedback pal
As someone who perpetually freezes practising footwork while punching….so needed this.Thank you.
Keep working this stuff Helena, it will become habit.
Macro movement. Great way to boost development from practicing a single technique from a static position. Consider it stolen. Thanks Fran.
No worries Pug
I think you will REALLY enjoy the next one – straight from the Eastern European model 🙂
Thanks Fran. I love drills.
Great stuff Chris 🙂
I like that drill, short, simple and very effective, i will incorporate that into my MMA training.
Thanks Fran
Cool
Thanks Robert