Routine

[Chris Nagel]

Hi,
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?

Try pushing off with your right foot, and immediately stepping forward with your left foot. Don't think of putting your weight on your front leg, just concentrate on pushing off of the ball of your right foot (never flatfooted), and lifting your left foot to step forward.

When you feel comfortable with this, try jabbing at the same time that you lift up your left foot. Think to yourself that your jab is in sync with your left foot. Practice this on the bags, staying at a range in that you can only hit the bag by stepping with your jab. This will help reinforce the movement, as well as help you get a feel for distance. Try circling the bag while you're doing this.

Glad to have you here. This just reminds me of a boxer by the name of Sergio Martinez, he was a soccer player too and took up boxing as another way of conditioning. He found so much enjoyment in boxing, that he eventually made the full transition, taking up boxing as a full time career. He's a very successful boxer now.

[shafty85]

[quote=Chris Nagel;779100]

Hi,
Glad to have you here. This just reminds me of a boxer by the name of Sergio Martinez, he was a soccer player too and took up boxing as another way of conditioning. He found so much enjoyment in boxing, that he eventually made the full transition, taking up boxing as a full time career. He's a very successful boxer now.

That's pretty cool that that was done. It really is good cardio for soccer though - bursts of speed followed by constant movement is very typical of soccer, so its great. Plus, I really enjoy it as well (the boxing, as well as the soccer) though I have no plans to make a full transition.