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In fights, sparring, and working the bags I see a lot of fighters smothering their punches. They waste their energy this way by being to close to really land and they are to close you their opponents in fights creating opportunities to be easily countered.

How do you solves this then you may be thinking? I’ll tell you by using your feet. Something so simple yet overlooked and underutilized. The feet get you in position and out just like that. However fighters tend to get to close and smother any advantage they have created. So I teach my fighters to use angles and when they find them selves to close to the bags or their sparring partners in sparring to take a half step back to create a little space as well.

You need to create some space to really land. Of course in fighting is going to be a little tighter however this is where fighters smother themselves the most. I’m not saying take yourself out of range of any in fighting, again, I’m saying is just create a little space and room by using your legs.

When you use angles you turn your opponent so he can’t set down and punch and when you take a half step back your opponent will likely walk right to you and into your punches. It’s beautiful and that’s the sweet science being applied.

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I’m going to start blogging now with more gym notes from my gym. I think this will allow everyone to have a great look about what goes on and arises in training fighters.

Tonight at the gym during sparring one of my fighters kept making a basic but yet very over looked mistake. The mistake was getting in position to land the jab and follow up right hand left hook then take 3-4 steps straight back taking himself out of position to get off again.

He would also have success doubling up his jab yet take himself back out of position. I explained to him while he was sparring that he was having success and taking that success away from himself by doing that. You can’t fight for position then take it away. You get nowhere fast and build no momentum or rhythm. What solves this common error? Moving laterally allows you to evade incoming punches while turning your opponent and allowing you to be in position to punch in on angles. This is how you control another fighter and it’s truly powerful and very fun to do!

I know what boxing is and how to define it… It’s to hit and not be hit yet be in position to counter ( punch ) back and score. Many coaches forget this. I don’t. This is boxing and this is what I teach at my fight school.

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