Intro - a few tips if you please?

Hi all. I have just joined up on recommendation from another boxing enthusiast on this site. Looks great, sick of the immature rubbish on most of the other sites. Looking for real enthusiasts and seem to have found them - Thank you in advance.

I did some boxing almost a decade ago, and I have recently decided after having a major shoulder injury approx 2 years ago, two surgeries and a long amount of rehab (still ongoing) that I still have a passion for the sport. I have started training again, mainly fitness and conditioning my arms... a decade of couch-potatoing took its toll..

I took some vid of a recent session on the heavy bag -- 16oz gloves. I will relocate the bag as the little 'ledge' is proving to be in the exact wrong spot but, was hoping that in the interim before I make another vid in a couple of weeks with a more serious technical approach that some may offer a bit of advice so I don't start forming bad habits from the get-go. Any constructive advice / comments / opinions is appreciated - I am aiming for my first amateur bout in just under 12 months.

Oh and I have lifted the bag bout 3/4 of a foot to bring my hands up higher since.

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

Thanks again and look forward to contributing as much as I can :)

Burgie (from Australia)

One of my favorite things about this site is the maturity level. People can argue and not get mad, get mad without insulting and not to metion there is ALOT of awsome knowledge on here.

By the way you looked pretty good and you lined your punches up nice.

thanks -- anything you think i should be working on more at this stage / drills etc? Or is this OK to keep with (albeit in better position so i can move around the bag a bit?) until I get back into a boxing gym within a month or two? I just know habits are hard to break .. :)

One comment was that I straighten my left leg in transition / throwing right cross -- I've noticed it, is it a bad thing, should my legs ALWAYS have some bend in them?

Thanks again for the comment.

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Originally Posted by Burgie

thanks -- anything you think i should be working on more at this stage / drills etc? Or is this OK to keep with (albeit in better position so i can move around the bag a bit?) until I get back into a boxing gym within a month or two? I just know habits are hard to break .. :)

One comment was that I straighten my left leg in transition / throwing right cross -- I've noticed it, is it a bad thing, should my legs ALWAYS have some bend in them?

Thanks again for the comment.

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Yes, your knees always want to have bend to them, kinda like you bouncing on the balls of your feet. You can stay lower or fight tall, depending on your style. When you shadow box, try to mimc Muhammed Ali's footwoork lol

Thanks for that -- Definitely prefer a lower stance, more squat to speak. Will concentrate on keeping some flex in the knees. Appreciate the info many thanks :)

Just found all the videos for training on this site as well, awesome.

Yes there is a wealth of knowledge on here including all kinds of books you can download and vids. Are you an inside fighter or outside fighter? I just watched your vid again and your stance looked pretty good except for a couple times I seen you put your wieght on your heels and it may have been because your stance was too square. If you stand more sideways it helps with balance also your a smaller target and your jab hand will be way closer to your target. And I know you said your just getting back into it and you know your hands were down but you got to got to got to keep them hands up, even more so when your tired and outta shape cause when your tired and get lazy is when you will get cracked. But of course whose hands dont sag when there tired lol. Another thing, when working the bag, slow them punches down a bit and work on more control and power. Thats not to say you cant hit like you were in your vid but its good to slow it down and throw good hard, in control, crisp punches for a few rounds too, which will help your power and build endurance for throwing power punches. If I think of anything else I will post again, theres always something that someone can work on lol. Sorry for rambling I just love boxing and I can box all day as well as talk about boxing all day. Gotta love our sport. Of course if you have any questions just ask. Alot of techniques depend on your own personal style, so something I tell you may not be compatable with your style. For instance if your an inside fighter with a low stance you could be comfortable with a more square stance. There is so many techniques in boxing I dont think its possible for one person to wrap there head around it all. For instance the many ways to throw and use a jab, and the jab is the most basic punch there is.