short bag vid

[SiAp]

hi, i'm pretty new here and a thought to post a short vid to compare it to the vid i will post in a few weeks, so that I can try to improve a bit.

this was very spontaneous. as you can see by the look of my shirt, this was at the very end of my jumping rope, shadow box and 6 rounds bag-workout + i have to admit, that my conditioning isn't that great. but that's the reason why i post this, because maybe there are a few out there, who want to give a few advice.
i consider myself a beginner, though I went in the gym first time late summer 2006. i did, i guess, about 10 workouts til i stopped. back in the days i did it only one time a week as a cardio workout beside lifting weights 5 times a week. may 07 I started to train mma (muay thai + bjj) but one month later I torn my hamstring and had to take almost two months off. then I trained from august to december, when i hurt my wrist. because of that ****ty wrist i had to pause for 4 months til april 08. so now I've been back at the gym for two months.
as you can see in more than 1,5 years I was only able to train for not more than 8 months, but now I'm trying to slower the pace and take caution. my wrist still pops by throwing left hooks, so I'm not able to throw them with power and speed.
I would love to have a boxing fight, but with that wrist it doesn't make sense at all.
I don't want to get into a fight with knowing that I'm not able to throw a strong left hook.
in addition need to train more and get better in all aspects.

but I enjoy every minute of training because I love boxing, I love the training and the way to push myself.

but I'm still a greenhorn/rookie, who is willing to improve.

to the vid:

unfortunately my conditioning isn't a level, and that was at the end of the training after a complete warm up with skipping, few rounds shadow boxing and few rounds bag work.
my shoulders were tired, so I dropped my hands too much and I wasn't able to boom the pace.

give me as many tipps as you can, in a few weeks I add a second vid, in which I solved most of the problems and try to follow to your instructions (hopefully).
in my opinion, i need to be quicker on the feet, way faster hands and more punching power. because I'm almost 200lbs (5feet 11').

i work hard and deliver you a better second vid in a few weeks if I stay away from injuries


sorry for mistakes, I'm german and my english isn't that good (yet!!)

Thx!!

[iceman55]

First off I will say that I am no professional by any means I am an amature boxer myself and going off of what I saw. First thing is your jumping around so much your using up a lot of energy from that alone the dancing and fancy footwork comes in time. Second when you throw your hooks and your right hand you have little to no pivot from the balls of your back foot. Third you drop your hands quite a bit. Lastly your using alot of arm and not so much body in your punches also your hooks came from your waist it looked like.

[SiAp]

thanks man! thank you for your words! i try to fix it!!

[T-97]

I would say keep your hands higher up to protect your face. I couldn't see them all the time, so it might not be all the time. But that is the most important thing, i used to keep my hands slightly lower than i do now...

In sparring i got caught often and easily. Work on that mainly

Good luck

[fraidycat]

You lean forward quite a bit. That's very common in beginners. I still do it when I get tired. Part of this, I think, is because -- as mentioned -- you are throwing your punches with your arms (which is what I do when I get tired.) Your arm is just a conduit for the power of the rest of your body.

Plant your weight over your feet, pull your shoulders back (keep your chin down, though), and when you punch, drive your feet into the floor, letting the weight travel up your arms. It sounds weird, but what helps me is when I envision pulling the floor up through my glove. You will feel awkward and weak for awhile when you are learning to punch this way, but when you get the technique down, your punches become devastating.

As far as making your hands faster, you are telegraphing quite a bit, reaching your hands down or back to "wind up" for a punch, or shifting your weight into the big punches. All of this is a giveaway to your opponent that a punch is coming. Handspeed is mainly a function of perception. Shadowbox in front of a mirror with your gloves on (a twitch you don't see with bare hands is magnified with boxing gloves on) and learn to throw your punches without twitching, feinting, or dropping your hands first. Drive your feet down and launch the fist out of your guard and back again with no warning. This will make you appear much faster to your opponent. Again, it's hard to get the technique down at first, but nothing in boxing is the way you think it should be. A coach or trainer will help you with this.

I hope this helps. Good luck.

[supRa]

**** i would say this is perfect
punch power speed combos
good stuff!!

[SiAp]

I would say keep your hands higher up to protect your face. I couldn't see them all the time, so it might not be all the time. But that is the most important thing, i used to keep my hands slightly lower than i do now...

In sparring i got caught often and easily. Work on that mainly

Good luck

you're right! I tend to drop my hands when moving around when I'm tired! I keep that in mind! thx!

You lean forward quite a bit. That's very common in beginners. I still do it when I get tired. Part of this, I think, is because -- as mentioned -- you are throwing your punches with your arms (which is what I do when I get tired.) Your arm is just a conduit for the power of the rest of your body.

Plant your weight over your feet, pull your shoulders back (keep your chin down, though), and when you punch, drive your feet into the floor, letting the weight travel up your arms. It sounds weird, but what helps me is when I envision pulling the floor up through my glove. You will feel awkward and weak for awhile when you are learning to punch this way, but when you get the technique down, your punches become devastating.

As far as making your hands faster, you are telegraphing quite a bit, reaching your hands down or back to "wind up" for a punch, or shifting your weight into the big punches. All of this is a giveaway to your opponent that a punch is coming. Handspeed is mainly a function of perception. Shadowbox in front of a mirror with your gloves on (a twitch you don't see with bare hands is magnified with boxing gloves on) and learn to throw your punches without twitching, feinting, or dropping your hands first. Drive your feet down and launch the fist out of your guard and back again with no warning. This will make you appear much faster to your opponent. Again, it's hard to get the technique down at first, but nothing in boxing is the way you think it should be. A coach or trainer will help you with this.

I hope this helps. Good luck.

thank you very much for your words. I will try to learn from that. but can you explain what you mean exactly by " pulling the floor up through my glove"? that would be nice.
how can I shoot my jab and double it up without using my arm muscles too much in a fast way? would be nice if you can tell me!

**** i would say this is perfect
punch power speed combos
good stuff!!

thx, I appreciate it!

[SiAp]

any others who have opinions?

[Bizzle_LDN]

Looks like some good powerful combo's in that vid! A bit more pivoting with that back foot would add a bit more force into them! From what I saw I was quite impressed.

[fraidycat]

I will try to learn from that. but can you explain what you mean exactly by " pulling the floor up through my glove"? that would be nice.

It's hard to explain. You want to make sure your feet are planted and that you are pushing on the floor at the instant that the punch lands.

how can I shoot my jab and double it up without using my arm muscles too much in a fast way? would be nice if you can tell me!

The jab is the exception, and I should have clarified that. The jab is the only punch that should be arm-only, but even with the jab you're still pushing down with your lead foot, but that's for speed, not power. The power from the jab comes from pulling it back right before impact, not from shooting it out. The jab should snap like you're snapping a wet towel. Snapping it will also help you get it back into your guard faster.