How to crack a shelled opponent.

[porkypara]

Ive been noticing more and more through my sparring that, I havent the first clue on breaking through or getting around an opponent with his arms walled up. I find that everytime i try to attack a covered opponent, say to the body or head, i just feel like the punches im throwing at him are being stuffed. Like im in too close range to get effective twist on the hook, to the small exposed sides of his head and body. Or else i'll jab a couple times at their guard and try and jab through their forearms, but honestly my attempts so far feel futile, and i usually end up just backing off of them. I also attempt an uppercut between the guard sometimes, but i dont think my uppercutting technique is honed enough yet to be used effectively in sparring. It felt too weak and stuffed by his arms also.

Now im pretty sure this should be basic stuff i should be learned about, but im still sitting there dumbfounded bouncing jabs off of their guard pondering my next move. Soo my online trainers, im calling upon your infinite boxing knowledge. I need a lesson in getting passed/breaking through the walled up guard of my opponent. Ima southy if it makes a difference. In depth instructions are good, but simple fundamental explanations always stick best with me. Any'll do. School me.

A simply way of taking advatage of sombody with a high guard is to move to the inside and go to the body with hooks.
When your gard is high you lose bit of mobility and also you cant keep an opponent off you.So just step inside and work the body.

Another way to take advantage of a hight gaurd is a long straight right to the body.

Show the punch a bit before you throw it to the body then after a few times switch to the head.

[Chris Nagel]

Does anyone here punch their opponent in the chest? Not so much as a target but just to take a punch away from them.

[southpawed]

Does anyone here punch their opponent in the chest? Not so much as a target but just to take a punch away from them.

i've been really pondering the punch to the chest lately. It seems like a good area to place your shot especially if your opponent is being damn sneaky and using lots of head movement. So make em think you're going for a straight to the head and slug em in the chest. I've really trying to think of ways to set it up.

what exactly do you mean by taking a punch away though chris?

i started this thread btw, lol walker smith jr was my first acct and i forgot its pw

I was thinking of reviving this exact thread though because i still havent got down all the tricks to get past the guard yet, but i've been doing better at going with the hook to the body when i see my oppt shelled up.

So new discussion is quite welcome.

p.s. shit reading back on this thread, i didnt realize how gold all of this info was. Really good stuff that just slipped my mind. Reading through everything, its like i learned all this new and valuable information again -_-' Maybe it could be thrown in the useful posts when all is said and done.

[Chris Nagel]

Walker Smith Jr.? I wondered where you went. You can talk to Saddo about your screen name and he could probably help you out.

Anyways a stiff jab to their chest, specifically against a southpaw that fights with their lead hand low (ala Zab Judah) can take away their right hook. Their shoulder simply can't move forward as long as it's there. I think that Scrap also mentioned something similar. It's tricky though, you gotta wait for them to show you the counter hook and then good luck. Alternatively I read in a boxing manual that you can pin an opponent's low lead arm to their side, or push against their shoulder, or bicep to take their punch away but's all dangerous business.

Taking an 'Andre' perspective, I guess another thing you can do is jab at their chest, shoulder or glove and see if you can draw a reaction and go from there. Of course it all has to be worked out in sparring.

By the way, it's nice to know you're still about. You outta spark some more discussions if something comes to mind.

[Trainer Monkey]

Does anyone here punch their opponent in the chest? Not so much as a target but just to take a punch away from them.

You throw a big looping hook to the back around the kidney as he's walking in. The ref wont call it if you only do it occasionally because you can squall "He was coming in,I was going for the body".
But it will certainly take some of the wind out of their sails if you do it
If you do it all the time the ref might call it, so watch your timing. Let the other guy set the shot up for you. Because if you instigate it,and do it repeatedly the ref,at the very least is going to warn you. But even if its only a warning in a tight fight,that may sway the judges. So like I said if your going to take that shot,let the other guy help you along.