they're doing routines.... as in they've practiced them hundreds of times.
Haven't you seen Floyd doing pad work with Roger?
This is false. Floyds routine is entirely different, not all mit work is routine.
With most padwork, the objective to hit what you see as soon as you see it. Soon as he throws the pad up for a jab, hit it. Sometimes he'll try to hit you. Pads are just as much for reflex as they are anything else. A lot of fighters like to get set before hiting the mit, this is false padwork.. is encourages waiting.
If you watch this, you'll see real padwork at play.
Notice no communication before the two. No voice, no hand signals. It's all reflex. Jeff tries to genuinely make contact with Caba, testing his defense as well as his ability to hit the target as soon as he see's it.
In the video posted of martinez, they aren't freestyling at all, but to. It's routine combo + slip. However, not all pad work is like that. It's very common for a trainer to break routine and test your twitch reflexes.
This is false. Floyds routine is entirely different, not all mit work is routine.
With most padwork, the objective to hit what you see as soon as you see it. Soon as he throws the pad up for a jab, hit it. Sometimes he'll try to hit you. Pads are just as much for reflex as they are anything else. A lot of fighters like to get set before hiting the mit, this is false padwork.. is encourages waiting.
If you watch this, you'll see real padwork at play.
Notice no communication before the two. No voice, no hand signals. It's all reflex. Jeff tries to genuinely make contact with Caba, testing his defense as well as his ability to hit the target as soon as he see's it.
In the video posted of martinez, they aren't freestyling at all, but to. It's routine combo + slip. However, not all pad work is like that. It's very common for a trainer to break routine and test your twitch reflexes.
And who's to say that that isn't the same exact pattern of pad work they do in every single previous workout? Why would they need communication if they know the drill already?
He's sharp in it. Routine, but he's not moving before the punch is thrown, but as the movement for the punch begins, so he's tracking it. Routine has it's place, but a lot of people take advantage of it and begin moving before the "punch" you're slipping begins to manifest which basically doesn't completely "teach" you how to see it coming. Hence the development of bad habits. Floyd does his routine too, but he's sharp and catches everything as it's coming ie: He doesn't put his hand up, then the punch starts, and hits his glove. I'm talking about when he's looking directly at his trainer and not when he's douching it up.
Last edited by NearHypnos; 12-24-2012 at 10:26 AM.
12-24-2012, 04:13 AM
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