Lately, I've really taken issue with the way boxing is trained.
Last year I won a national title, largely due to my fitness and desire.
I felt that I had done well learning technique as I had followed my trainers instructions exactly and I was moving as he instructed.
Last week I then came in contact with another trainer, who corrected my stance, my foot movement, my guard and my punching technique.
Almost instatntaneously I felt the difference, my punches seemingly more powerful as a result of technical improvement and my body less tired as the Punches "threww themselves."
This consultation really exposed my old trainer as a joke. I had followed his more complex instructions and had to apply myself much more to learning his instructions (such as keeping my hands ultra high.) It was reveakled that he had no actual understanding of why a boxer was required to adopt a stance.
As young amnateur/pro boxers we walk into a gym, see a few champions and automatically trust the trainer. To be head of a gym we assume the trainer has an in depth knowledge of the sport and can teach us valuable lessons and help us progress.
We invest so much time listening to coaches and strive to emulate their instructions perfectly.
But now I have to question, have I been training hard and learning the wrong lessons...It seems so.
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