Shadow Boxing.

[superiorathlete]

Hey guys,

This is me training, shadow boxing in the gym a couple a days ago, not trained in over 12 months, give me some feed back let me know what you think
Don't be too harsh lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwAv59TJgXU

[greynotsoold]

Looks good...One thing I noticed is that every time you step back and kind of reset yourself you do a little kick step sort of thing where you bring your left foot back almost to your right foot. I used to look for things like that as an opportunity to steal a shot when a guy thinks he's out of range. You might figure you wouldn't do that with an opponent in the ring, and maybe you wouldn't, but a lot of guys do the exact same things, in the same way, as they do when shadowboxing.

[SplitSecond]

pretty good, you're right cross needs refinement though, more torque, and kinetic link needs to be patched up

[superiorathlete]

Cheer for the reply guys, good or bad every little helps to become better and work on stuff

[_original_]

Looked pretty good bro. Noticed you were circling to your left a lot (I have this habit as well).

[TheBodySnatcher]

Somethings I saw...

1) Not extending your jab all the way. Your kind of rabbit punching and not even fully reaching out.

2)Realism/defense. It seems like when your shadowboxing your continuously moving throwing non-stop punches with little thought to parry's and slipping. I'd say relax more and imagine a real opponent. Throw punches that count in the manner you'd actually use them.

3) Extremely front foot heavy. When you throw lead hooks/upper cuts your weight should shift from the front foot to the back. Your leading those punches with your head and will be very off balance if you get countered.

4)Torso rotation. On your right cross your throwing directly from the shoulder. Without reaching or leaning forward your back shoulder should move towards your left knee in its natural plane of motion.

Props for throwing up the video keep at it. Get to a gym if you can (if your not already training.)

[Ray Corso]

Never fully extend your punches, thats how injuries occur plus your training yourself to land at the "end of punches" instead of punching threw!!! (bodysnatcher your not correct)
Your punching in combination like a amatuer woiuld using only quickness no power!
The biggest fault I see is that you "never finish"! You throw a right but don't come back with a hook then roll under. Or simply roll under off the right hand. Your amatuer style is ok against another amatuer style but a pro style with simular skill set will eat you up after rounds go by. You need to drop weight off accordingly to add power. Your body is off balance when you left hook, it looks twisted either way a tap on your right shoulder would move you as you throw it. Get someone to move with you and touch your shoulder to reset good balance. I'd drop in the knees slightly and bend in the waist forward just enough to capture balance and get rid of that twist thing your doing!
Also work 180 then 360 with fast feet and hands throw 3 to 5 jabs while laterially moving and attack IN off of that movement!! Yr feet should NEVER come together!!!
But you need to learn to FINISH! Ray.

[mconstantine]

Not really too much to criticize. People are being a bit picky...it's pretty common even for the pros to shadow box for speed and not necessarily fully extend their punches, other times they shadowbox more so for technique, less about speed. You seem to fall in the former category.

I'd say the most legit criticism is your habit after you finish a combo, you bounce back to reset and bring your front foot almost next to your back foot. Grey is absolutely right that if your opponent is remotely observant, they will pick up on that, step in as you bounce back and catch you off balance very easily. A lot of pros do what you do and a lot of people will view it was having good footwork but the bottom line is good footwork = never being off balance, always prepared to strike or defend. When you step back the way you do, you aren't on balance and not prepared to strike or defend well. Always aim to keep distance between your 2 feet no matter which way you're moving.

[Alx.]

there are pro fighters who shadowbox worse than that; the critisism some of you are giving is helpful but i don't think there is a boxer that shadowboxes perfectly.

good work by the way, enjoyed it

[TheBodySnatcher]

Ray Corso- How do you punch at "the end of your punches" if you only throw them half way out? There is a difference between reaching ie. leaning forward, removing shoulders from sockets, front foot heavy then fully extending your punches. With correct posture and torso rotation you should always be maximizing your reach while remaining centered and balanced. The reason he is off balance on his left hook is because his weight is over his front foot and he is not transferring that weight back as he throws. Instead he should have more weight on his back foot, stand up straighter, and use the folding rotation of his hips to lower his gravity rather then bending at the waist or knees.

Mcconstantine- Being picky is how you go from being decent to excellent, details of body posture, positioning and technique are crucial to improving and one of the best ways to practice is shadow boxing. Pros practice shadowboxing for speed because (at least the better ones) already have technique down. This guy does not and is building bad habits. Practice perfect then you fight perfect.