Hi,

I've recently started boxing after doing a year of MMA. I have always enjoyed boxing, but made the switch after I tore a ligament in my ankle and had to take a year off for recovery. I play soccer very competitively, so decided to give up the MMA for the beautiful science (broken noses and cuts are easier to recover from I figure).

I am looking to just box for conditioning, and to be able to protect myself should the situation arise. I'm 6' tall, 175-180lbs with very little if any fat to lose. I'm in pretty good shape from soccer.

I train at a gym 3-4 days a week, spending a lot of time with the skipping rope, ab exercises, push ups, and bag. I don't have the confidence to spar yet, though people are encouraging me to get in the ring (not necessarily because of my skill, but more because they really think I will enjoy it I believe).

What I am currently working on is the amount of weight I step forward with on my jab. I seem to always want to "stomp" forward (not a real stomp, but it isn't the nice glide you see in professionals). Anything I can do to correct this besides shadow boxing and just repetition?

Thanks for any help, and I'm glad to have joined the forum.