exchanges

[Youngblood]

stefl, as with a lot of things, changing form is easier if it is introduced in stages.

For example, if you find you are stepping in for exhanges and getting caught in there, slugging it out, you need to rework certain aspects, footwork in and out for eg. Throwing while moving in, guarding when coming back out.

The stages I find that work best, are often things like say, shadow boxing first. Making a point to do rounds and come in and throw 2,3, 4 punch combos, and then come back out...with your invisible sparring partner. Then take that to the bag. Work those same combos on the bag. In and again out, this combo, that, w/e it is. Visualizing again your opponent.

Then it is time for sparring. Your feet are already getting used to the movement so it'll come easier and be more familier, then it is repetition, repetition, repetition. Different combos, over and over. In, striking, then back out quick in this case if that is the goal.

Most everything we train to do, is ultimately to work in the ring as that is where it will be executed. Bringing it there in stages creates familiarity and gets your muscles memory, tendons, and ultimately movements ready for it.