Bob n Weave -- Bend at the hips or knees?

[ThaiBoxerWithNoHandsSon]

Hearing different things. I read the Jack Dempsey book and he says to bend almost exclusively at the hips. He makes a point to say that you should bend your knees as little as possible. But now I'm paging through the fighting fit book and it says the opposite.

Unfortunately I don't have a boxing trainer. My background is in Muay Thai, and this is a technique that was never taught to me, but I'm very eager to understand. Thanks for any insight.

[AdamGB]

I'd say a bit of both, bend at the knees (not too much) and twisy at the hips. Never thouhht about it too much, I make sure im balancef, relaxed and on my toes and just focus on putting my shoulders where I want them and the rest follows.

[Scrap]

Bend at the Hips you lose Oral Balance, at the Knees you dont. A little thing you can try, stand with your back against the wall, shoulders ,Heels, Hips touching. Now try moving your Hips, 6% thats all you will get, its in the Knees and Feet.

[ThaiBoxerWithNoHandsSon]

Thanks guys.

Is the upperbody still pretty much upright in the bob and weave? If not, approx what angle would you say its at in relation to the pelvis? Sorry for being a detail nazi, just kind of a slow learner

[Scrap]

Chin in line with your Bollocks

[N Maiberg]

Hehe, when you can suck yourself off you're at the perfect angle. Joking aside, you need a bit of both, personally if I bend too much in the knees I lose balance because I move around a lot while fighting. Never standing still. So I bend more at the hips. A bit of both, plenty of angle. Practice with a piece of wood or a pipe sticking out from a wall at around waist/stomach height. Should prove useful.