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sang12345
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Hey guys, I guess I could say im a new MMA fan (watched it VERY VERY casually but now i want to know it better, whether i partake in it personally, or actually watch the fights with more knowledge)
When I was extremely young i took boxing classes. I never sparred but did many drills, learn some techniques etc.. However I've seen theres a HUGE dichotomy from what my boxing instructor taught me and how many guys punch.
First off is that he told me whenever you jab you should basically lean forward with whatever foot is more towards your opponent. so basically "stepping" forward with that foot. I feel like i dont see a lot of these guys doing this though. SECOND and bigger question is that the way he taught us to do right straights is to pivot our hips i think? and also another big thing was to kind of also rotate the foot thats on the backside. so basically doing a big spring action while doing the straight, and the foot thats on the back would be almost on its toes while spinning. i also do not see this in a lot of MMA fights.
I realize this could be that it's just harder to spot for me, or that I never sparred..or maybe they're really not doing it.
Second is the hook. So basically my boxing instructor told us NEVER throw wild haymakers..the types you see regular kids throwin (or used to i feel like MMA is so much more widespread now kids may have tweaked this lol)..and that hooks should be COMPACT..and your arm and body should almost be like a CYLINDER. now after doin this he said the same thing...i dunno what he said exactly but from what my body remembers its to spring your WHOLE BODY almost, and not just your arm..and make your arm COMPACT.... i can feel the extra power from this..but the big question that i ask this..how the heck would you use this in a real fight? it seems like to me it takes so much extra time and positioning that you could get rocked in the process of it....do you just have to set it up? to me the range, timing, and positioning feels like it takes forever...
Any answers to these two questions would help me sleep a lot better. Input would be appreciated AHA
When I was extremely young i took boxing classes. I never sparred but did many drills, learn some techniques etc.. However I've seen theres a HUGE dichotomy from what my boxing instructor taught me and how many guys punch.
First off is that he told me whenever you jab you should basically lean forward with whatever foot is more towards your opponent. so basically "stepping" forward with that foot. I feel like i dont see a lot of these guys doing this though. SECOND and bigger question is that the way he taught us to do right straights is to pivot our hips i think? and also another big thing was to kind of also rotate the foot thats on the backside. so basically doing a big spring action while doing the straight, and the foot thats on the back would be almost on its toes while spinning. i also do not see this in a lot of MMA fights.
I realize this could be that it's just harder to spot for me, or that I never sparred..or maybe they're really not doing it.
Second is the hook. So basically my boxing instructor told us NEVER throw wild haymakers..the types you see regular kids throwin (or used to i feel like MMA is so much more widespread now kids may have tweaked this lol)..and that hooks should be COMPACT..and your arm and body should almost be like a CYLINDER. now after doin this he said the same thing...i dunno what he said exactly but from what my body remembers its to spring your WHOLE BODY almost, and not just your arm..and make your arm COMPACT.... i can feel the extra power from this..but the big question that i ask this..how the heck would you use this in a real fight? it seems like to me it takes so much extra time and positioning that you could get rocked in the process of it....do you just have to set it up? to me the range, timing, and positioning feels like it takes forever...
Any answers to these two questions would help me sleep a lot better. Input would be appreciated AHA