
Originally Posted by
greynotsoold
I am of the opinion that it is sadistic as hell to throw somebody into the ring knowing nothing, just to see if they can take it. Boxing should be an enjoyable activity and being in the ring with no skills takes on, instead, the aura of life or death.
Here is how I think it should be done, and is how I try to do it.
A fighter should start out learning the fundamentals of balance, the individual punches, and movement. Somebody should put on the mitts, take some time and move around with him and teach him these things. Then the fighter should beat on the heavy bag for 3 rounds at a time, practicing all the above while building stamina.
When he has a reasonable grasp on these things, the trainer should again take some time and work, maybe 15 minutes a day, on the basic patterns of blocking punches (and I DO NOT mean that earmuffs crap). This should expand as time progresses to include slipping and countering the jab. Then and only then should a guy be allowed to spar. He has a way of attacking and a way of defending. Get in with somebody of similar skill.
They will then be able to go back to the heavy bag and begin to WORK it instead of playing with it. All the time, every day, old skills should be repeated until they become instinct and new skills added. These skills are put to the test in sparring. Which is not a "fight", but another wing of the schoolhouse.
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