I have a bad trainer

[ShoulderRoll]

Finding a good coach is ideal, of course.

But sometimes that's not possible. And that's why I wish more trainers would make instructional dvd's or sell instructional online videos.

Ray Corso could probably create a good, comprehensive boxing course if he put his mind to it.

[OctoberRed]

Finding a good coach is ideal, of course.

But sometimes that's not possible. And that's why I wish more trainers would make instructional dvd's or sell instructional online videos.

Ray Corso could probably create a good, comprehensive boxing course if he put his mind to it.

Wasnt there a guy way back who had a big training website with videos that gave step by step on boxing work in the gym?

[ShoulderRoll]

Wasnt there a guy way back who had a big training website with videos that gave step by step on boxing work in the gym?

There's the guy from expertboxing.com

Did you mean him?

[GhostofDempsey]

My first boxing coach was awful. Fortunately I knew enough to recognize this before I got seriously hurt. It wasn't until I found my third coach that I finally teamed up with a coach who knew what he was doing. My advice, avoid coaches and trainers who have never been in the ring themselves. That doesn't mean every former fighter will be a good coach, but the best coaches I have known, have competed inside the ring.

Until you find that coach, there are books and video instruction out there that will have to suffice. A few decades ago, former WW champion turned coach, Curtis Cokes, put together an excellent boxing instruction book. It's out of print, but if you can find a copy I recommend it. Not a substitute for an actual coach, but it's better than having a bad coach who will likely teach you incorrect form, allow you to develop bad habits that aren't corrected, and possibly injure yourself.

[OctoberRed]

My first boxing coach was awful. Fortunately I knew enough to recognize this before I got seriously hurt. It wasn't until I found my third coach that I finally teamed up with a coach who knew what he was doing. My advice, avoid coaches and trainers who have never been in the ring themselves. That doesn't mean every former fighter will be a good coach, but the best coaches I have known, have competed inside the ring.

Until you find that coach, there are books and video instruction out there that will have to suffice. A few decades ago, former WW champion turned coach, Curtis Cokes, put together an excellent boxing instruction book. It's out of print, but if you can find a copy I recommend it. Not a substitute for an actual coach, but it's better than having a bad coach who will likely teach you incorrect form, allow you to develop bad habits that aren't corrected, and possibly injure yourself.

I saw that Cokes books in a second hand book store once. Should have picked it up.