Without a progessive regimen I have no idea how ANYONE can gain an understanding of what they are doing. Without a firm grounding? How the heck can a kid figure out what's next when he's struggling in the ring?

BTW, the mitts are an awful place to start (and vastly overused today in any case). Nobody holding mitts can judge footwork among other things or teach distance. How the hell does one teach distance when he insures the punches land on the mitts?