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Sup guys?
Need few advices. I have been trying to get back to boxing. Noticing few bad things about my boxing game, even against guys who are not as good as I am (I am slightly post newbie).
Anyway. We sparred a lot today and I noticed the following:
- being gunshy, I rarely try to hit, mostly chosing position, defending and looking for openings, but then even if I see them I am late to react. I guess this is the wrong approach, to wait for openings, but I have to create them or have to have drilled expected reactions and be prepared for them
- being predictable - I noticed I almost always trow my jab or left hand first in spars. It is like I am measuring if I can trow my right. It annoyed me a lot as I get really predictable even for the newer guys. One of the new guys was just side stepping my jab and trowing his to counter me
- using the same 1-2, 1-1-2 - basically feeling my opponent with my left then trowing the straight right or right hook, depending on the distance. I ve developped a good right hand and I trust to deliver a good punch (protecting my mates of course) with it, but it gets once more predictable and boring.
- while I am efficient in head movement, footwork I really need to put a concious effort to use more of that. I feel myself static. But when I do put conciously movement, ducks, slips, rolling under, pivots, lateral footwork - it works well.
So how do I get my spar and fighting to the next level. What steps I need to take? It really feels like I know how to box, but I just do not do it, and I am always disappointed. It feels like my body is not listening and retreats to some old bad habits. I guess this is pretty normal and I need lots of drilling. I am ok to put the extra work at home myself and I will do it - just advice on how.
Lastly advice on few very short - but decent combos to start drilling - I am tired of my 1-2, and 1-1-2 or 2-1-2.
Need few advices. I have been trying to get back to boxing. Noticing few bad things about my boxing game, even against guys who are not as good as I am (I am slightly post newbie).
Anyway. We sparred a lot today and I noticed the following:
- being gunshy, I rarely try to hit, mostly chosing position, defending and looking for openings, but then even if I see them I am late to react. I guess this is the wrong approach, to wait for openings, but I have to create them or have to have drilled expected reactions and be prepared for them
- being predictable - I noticed I almost always trow my jab or left hand first in spars. It is like I am measuring if I can trow my right. It annoyed me a lot as I get really predictable even for the newer guys. One of the new guys was just side stepping my jab and trowing his to counter me
- using the same 1-2, 1-1-2 - basically feeling my opponent with my left then trowing the straight right or right hook, depending on the distance. I ve developped a good right hand and I trust to deliver a good punch (protecting my mates of course) with it, but it gets once more predictable and boring.
- while I am efficient in head movement, footwork I really need to put a concious effort to use more of that. I feel myself static. But when I do put conciously movement, ducks, slips, rolling under, pivots, lateral footwork - it works well.
So how do I get my spar and fighting to the next level. What steps I need to take? It really feels like I know how to box, but I just do not do it, and I am always disappointed. It feels like my body is not listening and retreats to some old bad habits. I guess this is pretty normal and I need lots of drilling. I am ok to put the extra work at home myself and I will do it - just advice on how.
Lastly advice on few very short - but decent combos to start drilling - I am tired of my 1-2, and 1-1-2 or 2-1-2.