shadow boxing?

[HerbM]

The only significant problem with shadowboxing is that it is generally NO FUN.

[Scrap]

The secret is to make it Fun.

[wesrman]

The secret is to make it Fun.

Ideas?

[Scrap]

Give you a few,2 fighters shadowboxing aline, Head Height corner to corner, trying to put the other guy the otherside of the line, and out of position by feinting. 2Shadow Boxing with partner taking in turns attacking then defending.3 Numerous ideas with elastic tide to anypart of the body for perception. 4 With eyes shut, working on feel. 5 Shadowboxing barefoot on 2 medicineballs, proreception, when good at it go blind on them.6 obsticals on the floor, where you go round or over. 7 woodybands loads of things you can do with them.8 fitballs same as the woodys loads of things. Shadowboxing Boring never in a million years.

[badr_hari]

Give you a few,2 fighters shadowboxing aline, Head Height corner to corner, trying to put the other guy the otherside of the line, and out of position by feinting. 2Shadow Boxing with partner taking in turns attacking then defending.3 Numerous ideas with elastic tide to anypart of the body for perception. 4 With eyes shut, working on feel. 5 Shadowboxing barefoot on 2 medicineballs, proreception, when good at it go blind on them.6 obsticals on the floor, where you go round or over. 7 woodybands loads of things you can do with them.8 fitballs same as the woodys loads of things. Shadowboxing Boring never in a million years.

thanks sir. As always great ideas from Scrap (the king of trainers).

and i think those who feel that ShadowBoxing is boring does not have sense for boxing.

[wesrman]

Give you a few,2 fighters shadowboxing aline, Head Height corner to corner, trying to put the other guy the otherside of the line, and out of position by feinting. 2Shadow Boxing with partner taking in turns attacking then defending.3 Numerous ideas with elastic tide to anypart of the body for perception. 4 With eyes shut, working on feel. 5 Shadowboxing barefoot on 2 medicineballs, proreception, when good at it go blind on them.6 obsticals on the floor, where you go round or over. 7 woodybands loads of things you can do with them.8 fitballs same as the woodys loads of things. Shadowboxing Boring never in a million years.

Thanks Scrap.

[Zelley]

The only significant problem with shadowboxing is that it is generally NO FUN.

It can be fun if you put your heart and mind in it

[ryanwolves]

I find shadow boxing great for footwork, we also do it with light weights helps you great for when you are fighting and you get tired hands and feel like you need to drop your guard!

[johnny@ExpertBoxing.com]

Shadowboxing is for speed, balance, coordination, self-awareness, technique refinement.

Other benefits of shadowboxing:
- balancing out your muscles.. and building the retraction muscles. It's too common for people to get use to punching at heavybags which "bounce" your hand back to you. When you get use to shadowboxing and punching at the air, your back and shoulder muscles will have to retract your arms back which better conditions you for fighting situations where you will hit a lot of air. I highly HIGHLY recommend shadowboxing. Do it more!

[WayneFlint]

Some days ill just do 9-12 rounds of shadow boxing.. work on openings and feints and counters, combos finished nice and balanced ready to slip or weave/roll afterwards, nowadays i try to make it a point to better finish the punches and combinations on balance with good foot, hand, elbow and knee placement for more mobility afterwards rather than concentrating on speed and power with the actual opening leads afterall its very rare you hit anybody with these leading punches no matter how perfect you throw them so its a waste as in most cases theyre just thrown to trigger reactions/counters that you want to counter in return and to set up the landing shots and its these shots i drill during shadow boxing because its these punches that need to be perfected and take more time to master, ofcourse thats after your able to throw the leading punches to a very good standard in the first place otherwise your rushing things.