Bob n Weave -- Bend at the hips or knees?

[ThaiBoxerWithNoHandsSon]

Thanks guys.

Is the upperbody still pretty much upright in the bob and weave? If not, approx what angle would you say its at in relation to the pelvis? Sorry for being a detail nazi, just kind of a slow learner

[Scrap]

Chin in line with your Bollocks

[N Maiberg]

Hehe, when you can suck yourself off you're at the perfect angle. Joking aside, you need a bit of both, personally if I bend too much in the knees I lose balance because I move around a lot while fighting. Never standing still. So I bend more at the hips. A bit of both, plenty of angle. Practice with a piece of wood or a pipe sticking out from a wall at around waist/stomach height. Should prove useful.

[Scrap]

That should read Horizontal.

[Scrap]

Getting me at it Vertical

[WayneFlint]

also if your bending at the hips your giving your opponent a reach advantage if he aims for your head everytime you do it, aswell as setting yourself up for being fed an uppercut on your way down, also the proper bio mechanics of hooks are lost when doing this which means your fighting against your bodys joints to throw the hooks while bent at the hips which will tire you much faster while producing a much slower and weaker shot so you can say goodbye to effective punching or counter punching while weaving this way, and most importantly if done too much you cant fully see what your opponent is doing

P.S also it puts you off balance which generally makes the whole thing slow and clumbsy, the ladys not for weaving using the hips

[Fran@myboxingcoach]

Hey Man

I'm with Scrap. If you bend at the knees, you can still throw shots. If you bend at the waist, you are largely ineffective. For ducking, look here. For slipping, look here.

Cheers

Fran