offense or defense

[devante]

in ur training do u focus on one moreso than the other; i know most people work on both, but do u guys place emphasis on one over the other. From my personal experience people place alot of emphasis on the off aspect of the game, an learn def as a sidenote/side dish to their overall gameplan.

me personally i have always preferred def fighters(pep/whittaker/spadafora/pbf/augustus/toney) or guys who have unique def styles; footwork, spacing, timing, feints, head/upperbody movement, blocks, jabs, Things that can play a big part in ur ability to control/stifle ur opp offense. I used to watch the guys feet in the fight see how they moved and worked the dist, balanced, etc.

alot of time i shadowbox or work on the bag, i still place alot of focus on circling, slipping, parrying, getting in and out, feinting and using head/upperbody movement; to get my balance timing spacing right. As well as training my body to do certain things instinctively.

i work off (pads/bag/etc) but i def feel it has taken a backseat to my time spent on not getting hit at all or hit clean...

what about u guys.

 

[Arnis_7788]

I work on both offence and defence. It depends on the guy that I'm sparing with. If I'm sparing with a guy with good defence I'll work on my offence and vis versa for a guy with good offence.

 

[Orsyn]

I work on both, but i find that I tend to favor counter punching/kicking.

 

[CowboyPete]

I'm a very defensive minded person no matter what the style of competition. When I played basketball, for example, I couldn't dribble or shoot for shit but I was still a starter because my defense was great.

The way I see it, the harder it is for your opponent to get his offense working against you, the more frustrated he'll be, the quicker he'll get tired and the more mistakes he'll make.

 

[triplex429]

I'm a very defensive minded person no matter what the style of competition. When I played basketball, for example, I couldn't dribble or shoot for shit but I was still a starter because my defense was great.

The way I see it, the harder it is for your opponent to get his offense working against you, the more frustrated he'll be, the quicker he'll get tired and the more mistakes he'll make.

same here

 

[Soulbane]

It depends on the fight.

Which means, you need to know both well. A complete fighter is well balanced in both.

Being defensive is great when you know your opponent tends to over exert themselves or opens up during an offensive.

Being offensive is WONDERFUL when you know your opponent can't match your pace, or as GSP would say "riddum"

Knowing both is best.

 

[Tim Chan]

i take it 2 ways.

1.good defence---> good offence
2.good offence=good defence.

if i had stamina i'd probably try to just keep attacking for the whole 2-5 min round 2-5 rounds straight

 

[InternetHero]

Both, but ultimately offense.

Attacking relentlessly is just my thing.

 

[Nutt]

Would go with the 'best defence is a good offence' method. I train Krav maga, which emphesises 'run away ASAP' but in my gym ( street / police / security orientated) we are taught all things being equal its easier to land a strike than defend against one, which is a fair point!

 

[Biggiebrother**]

You always work both, but i lean towards offence. Learning how to hit someone without getting hit yourself to me is the art of standup combat.

 

[IanMoone]

You always work both, but i lean towards offence. Learning how to hit someone without getting hit yourself to me is the art of standup combat.

it could be argued that that IS defence. offence is throwing strikes, defence is avoiding damage from strikes. i think teddy atlas said something like any monkey off the street can throw punches, only really good boxers have really good defence.

boxers who have good defensive skills tend to succeed more and for longer than guys with tremendous power who cant really defend well.

 

[sugarboyae]

always been counter offensive.

wait for the other guy to open up & tell you everything about himself.

then move in and destroy.