Extending Arms - Shadow Boxing

[jahmez]

When people say they're transferring their weight to their front foot they don't necessarily mean that they're throwing their entire body forward. Also some of the sarcasm and pretentious "" shit you get on here makes me wonder if I'm in a boxing forum talking to boxers or in a cafe having to listen to bunch of foppish uni poonces debate the importance of the modern man wearing a scarf and vest. If someone doesn't agree with you there's no need to act like a wanker.

[cambay411]

Agreed jahmez, we all share the common bond of being fighters. We may not bleed and sweat on each other everyday has we do with our training partners, but we do go to the gym, put in work, get punched in the face, as well as punch ppl in the face then get ready to do it again the next day. Not only do we do this everyday but we love it. I try to be open minded to everyones technique. If im not i feel like i shut myself off to learning new things, and as a fighter i need to grow as a fighter as much as i can. I appreciate everyones opinions on this website and also have learned alot from this website. So thank you Wayne, scrap, herb, jahmez, badri_hari and the many others (sorry if i didnt mention you) who go out of there way on here to help explain the sport of boxing to us.

[cambay411]

Any way jahmez the discussion here about the step with the lead foot is if the step should be included in technique for the straight or if it should be used as an angle for getting on the inside. It seems to me that if it is used in technique (when you step with every straight you throw), it can be read and countered easliy. On the other hand if you set it up it can effectively be used to get on the inside.

[Scrap]

All the weight going onto the front foot, isnt going through the other guys chin. Simple biomechanics.

[jahmez]

If your a fighter who is only in punching range when throwing a punch your going to have to step in. In an ideal world things work ideally but anybody who sees you throwing a punch is not going to be there for you to hit.

[Scrap]

Tell me that again,

[jahmez]

What I'm trying to say is that taking a step while throwing a straight right might not be textbook correct but unless your opponent is going to just stand in range for you to land on them your going to find yourself needing to do it.

[Scrap]

Are we talking front foot here.

[jahmez]

Yes. One of my trainers didn't like the step in at all because he felt it could leave you in a widened stance but by transferring some of my weight onto my front foot I could slide the rear foot foward as well.

[Scrap]

The back foot is your distance, the front foot direction.If the weight is on the front foot, its hard to change direction. Having said that, theirs techniques of position that alters that perception, but oral perception and hard work is needed. But as a novice distance and balance of the feet comes first. Get that right then you can evolve.