Point out my bad habits

Have wanted to learn how to box since I was in high school, but my parents would never let me. Instead, I took up wrestling, which was probably the most important event in my life in terms of becoming disciplined. But I'm almost done with school, and I'll finally have some time to take up some classes at a gym. I'm also a crazy perfectionist, so I'd like to know what bad habits I possess so I can be aware of them before I step into the gym. Videos are just me throwing what feels most natural.

Here's a short vid of shadowboxing


I bought this bag a few weeks ago, but haven't found the time to get actual boxing gloves, so I just used the ones it came with. Also, excuse my falling shorts lol. I lost 6-7 lbs because it was finals weeks and my caloric intake has been extremely low.

 

Stop squinting, you'll have better accuracy with your punches

 

Should I tape them open?

 

lmao!!! first learn to make a fist. You're holding your fist as if you're wearing a glove. A truly bad habit to have for boxers. Most beginners and even advance boxers have this bad habit when shadowboxing without glove.

OT:Anybody know why they make gloves with the thumb like that?

Also, learn to bring hands back to guard. Look at your own video. You are returning to body then back to head. You will get countered to death.

Don't have sound but looks like you're also holding your breath

Too stiff, and no head movement. Go watch some Conor McGregor.

Do some more vids showing the whole body including the legs.

And where'd you learn to box?

Waay too many mistakes to list them all

That's racist -kenflo

 

Those were the gloves that came with bag. No idea why they're like that. I'll try and get another vid some other time with my legs. I never learned how to box. I'm planning to in the summer when my classes are finished. This was just to learn what natural bad habits I could be aware of.

 

Not even talking about your gloves mate. All gloves are like that. I'm talking about the first video. Learn to make a real fist. IE: thumb tucked away to the side and not resting on top of your index.

 

Looking good man. Especially when u havent attended any classes yet. Okay, i can pinpoint some things like your guard in the first vid. Try to keep you elbows not wider than your body and bring your fists back to your guard as soon as possible. Check some vids which show you how to in and exhale while you throw your punches. Also head and body movement, making pivots is important but that will also come in time.

Ive seen ppl starting out at my gym that werent as good as you. Keep up the good work and post some vids after youve trained for 6 months.

 

Start with simple things- keep your elbow vertical when you jab so it doesn't flair out to the side. Return your punches straight back to your head. Don't wing your hooks and uppercuts so much, keep them shorter and tighter.

 

Ok. Appreciate the tips. I'll definitely keep them in my head.

 

You flick your hand when throwing the jab. Make it sharp, snap out snap back in a straight line. You usually want your jab hand going straight out in line with your shoulder so from your opponent's perspective he won't see any elbow sticking out. Pivet a bit more when turning.

 

I will post bad habits when you have trained in real boxing gym. But for now i can give you advice that join a gym when you can, and dont try to learn yourself meanwhile, because you will just train more and more bad habits that will slow down your progress. For a coach perfect beginning student is the one that doesnt know anything, so he can learn the real tecniques from the start.

 

I wish someone would have told me this years ago. I probably wouldn't have listened back then, but still. Very astute observation in the difference between being a perfectionist and being vain.

 

Appreciate all the posts in this thread (except the 1st one). They were helpful.

@Sinister. I did and do use the term "perfectionist" too loosely and it was hyperbole. I apologize if it offended you. I'm not gonna argue with a professional, so I'll just take your advice and work on finding an actual trainer before proceeding any further.

 

I live in RI. It feels like a wasteland for my particular city in terms of boxing gyms, but there should be some quality places in Providence. Is there any specific conditioning exercises that you would recommend? I do a lot of jump-roping and my weightlifting routine consists of barbell compound movements, alternating between bench/dls/squats/cleans/ohp. Would appreciate any kind of advice.

 

What do you mean with wrestlers having bad posture? From what I've seen ex wrestlers in MMA have the best posture on average

 

Yeah.......for MMA....

 

Why does it matter that it's in MMA?