IMO blocking is underrated. We have a ex karate guy in our boxing gym he blocks punches like a demon. Not like catching with his glove either but actually makes them work like those traditional karate style.
Yes they are very underrated! Blocks and parries are a lost art. I hoping to bring them back to light! Thanks for all the support. Please consider sharing the video.
There's a Mike Tyson sparring video called "kid dynamite" where he uses all three of these blocks. It appears that he is deliberately working on his jab and distance in the video and you can see a different style from him then what is typically seen.
Usually the jab hangs with the right hand. In this way even the opponent can counterattack with a direct right, look at Joshua vs Ruiz 2. Great job coach, he always follows you with passion.
Coach Tom. I realy dont understand how you dont have more followers on your channel and more views of your videos. When i see the boxers that you have worked with, and the knowledge that you are giving to us, i am happy that i can learn from you. I never miss your video. Nikola
Hey Tom Im a fan of your work man.. I was always a big Spaddafora fan and always wanted to see him fight with the best lightweights but it didn't work out.... either way still a hell of a boxer man!
As per usual your tutorials are perfectly demonstrated and perfectly explained in terms we all can understand. I have a very serious question Coach. A) Has anyone from the US Boxing Team contacted you for your help and advice for the young US Boxers vying for the Olympics? B) Would you be prepared to give up your time if they made you head coach? I only ask because Team USA could do with someone with your encyclopaedic knowledge of the sport and with your people skills in actually being able to show and tell and drill these fundamentals into the Team. I saw the 1984 LA Olympians as a kid and believe you could turn around the fortunes of some of our 'future hopes' I hope I'm not ruffling any feathers but when people like Manny Steward (RIP) were involved we got positive results. Just a thought. Oh, yes. Make sure they pay you a King's ransom if you accept.
Depicting are the same as g kundo way of the intercepting hand and in Wing Chun the bong sou wing arm. The Hand after the Interception. Has Many possibilities thanks for the great lesson once again God bless you and your family 🙏🙏🙏
Great stuff coach, big fan of this type of block, I remember Andre Ward being a big proponent of the lead arm block. What about a combination punch coming at you? Could you stay turned at the waist and keep blocking?
An example of blocking multiple punches this way can be seen by watching Gene Fulmer. His reverse cross arm guard puts his lead hand on top and he uses it to block a ton of different punches and he counters with a hard right hand.
0:01 lead hand :elbow /forarm blocks South vs south same 0:35 forarm or elbow block 1:05 high forarm block Coubter rt hand head/ body 1:35 all about hip turn for punch /defense ... Turn waist back / to set up power shot on rt hand 2:40 I can deflect his hand too 3:10 if he thow rt hand/same leadhand defend 3:20 turn him over too/deflect shot 3:50 set up bodyshot 4:30 come back with straight rt hand 4:45 lft shoulder drop beforr body shot /and hips counter clockwise 5:15 I can extend block and turn him.... 6:25 block another time 6:45 2 rt hands 6:50 or rt hand / lft hook 7:26 floryd showing it 7:48 very effective block leadhand forearm /elbow block
Thanks coach for your lessons. I train in home in the heavy bag with both stances orthodox and the southpaw to improve my performance even i m right handed do i have keep doing that or just train with only the orthodox stance
Man, I didn't even know you could elbow a block! I need to review my defensive moves and approaches from square 1. Is it a good strategy to focus on getting an impeccable technique for jabs, defense, and basic counter-punch first, before focusing on more advanced punching combos and complex counter-punching?
Great Videos. From the perspective of an amateur boxing referee, I have a question about the elbow block. Is there a point where the referee might call (soft caution) the use of the elbow in this manner, especially if the range is close?
Lets say my opponent throws a right hand and im blocking with my rear elbow while turning my hip, theoretically i deflect the punch to his right side and hes open for a left hook to the body, and which i am already loaded up for because of my shoulder trajectory. Is it possible to apply the same concept of blocking to a rear elbowblock or is this a bad idea because i would turn into his powerhand and meet force with force ? By the way regarding boxing you got the best quality content with the most in depths information and knowledge on youtube .
Hello sir. I am wanting to become a proffesional boxer but i am still yet to step foot in a boxing gym i know i can succeed in boxing but i am 16 years old and i have had no amuture experience and i have also not had any boxing lessons. Even though i want to become a proffesional boxer would you recomend me to join a boxing gym at this age or is is too late to start. Thank you and have a great day👊
I’m have a video series coming up on defending and countering the overhand right. You can block the jab and the right hand with the lead forearm/elbow. Depending on how good you are at it you can block a lot.
hi coach, i tried this bare knuckle ( fun sparring ) and i got a nice touch right on my lips .. i don't know what i did wrong .. maybe i was too close ? i turned my body , lifted my hand, but his punch slipped right through my arms
As a southpaw,,much of how our minds work is there is no difference to if we are fighting another southpaw or right handers. Though I understand righthanders struggle with that switch. Interisting points. Though holding the forearm in the way like you did around the 3rd time is something I take advantage of woth fighters. Some hold the forearm put thinking the face and body are safe. I dont carem I will take what you give up. If you give up, then I will take your arms away from you, with that being a focusm pretty soon they will realize they dont like their forearms just being there in the way with taking so much damage. Which then opens up all my other attacks because they dont want their forearms hit anymore as some point soon. I get a person has to start these moves at some point, though these seem to be done at way to low of a beginner level what could be used against them. Maybe good to look at how different kungfu styles use these moves with mutable variations and circular motions so to redirect the opponit whole also positioning them better was they circle around with the move. Then there are Karate styles that actually use their blocks as breaking moves to do maximum damage and even break the arm in their blocks. At the advance levels you actually do both the smooth kungfu aspect whole the breaking attacking block all as one movement at the same. One move with both aspects. The elbow can also be used at a means of attack when being used as a block as well. Also understand when you block you can also strike in mutable ways. It's not block then strike as a beginner its block/strike all as one move with either one hand doing both in one movement or using both hands as one movement. Again this being a more advanced move. I usually think of my boxing teacher constantly saying too many moves to me all the time. Though doing so, it forced me to keep rethinking how to eliminate extra moves to get mutable aspects addressed in one movement. The turning in the block to punch is interisting. Maybe in part, not so much power for the punch but to hide the punch from coming? I am asking because turning back to punch harder is a staple in my teaching to not do. Though as in a block with one hand to set the other up for attack is an exception to the rules. Simply put, I was taught to where I did not need to coxk back to hit harder with good form on how to use the body to generate all my power. With that understanding, there is not much room needed, and could easily do an full punch from one inch away the science would still be the same as well as the power. Using the power of my wholdxbpdy in the punch from the ground up. Also,,with martial arts, there are many ways to grab the arm or wrist, with put actually grabbing it with clenching my hand around it. This can allow for more controle of the opponets arm and controling it to go where I want so to controle their body and movements. And,,if I please, to pull their body offbalance, across my body, and give up their side or back if I wish so to be able to attack from greater angles. Thos putting them in a,position they can only,hope to defend while I am in a power position to be able to attack as I please. Some styles may coral their wrist around their opponets arm to pull, push, circle around or whatever they may please I seen other styles use just the knock of their wrist to even hook and controle their opponets arms in a simular fashion. I will say I did like seeing how you did some aspects of your blocking which was very advanced and most wont pick up on. And, most may not understand the important of,,even when told. But, how you were able to block your opponents at their wrist but as your lower forearm position. Let's also not forget. Thinking you and many people here. I was taught and hope you all were as well the moment you touch the inside or outside of your opponets arms, you already have controle of them and their arm to do as you wish. Even if just a quick flick of their wrost for you to move in with your attack. There are many reasons for why,thos works the way it does. Much of it can easilly be explaine at a psychological and biomechanics level. You tapping their wrist, arm can force them to mentally respond so to not allow you to take such an dominate position, but mentally they can only react, respond after you. Thus putting them one beat behind you. From a biomechanical responce, look up streatch reflex mechanism. It is bases on when the doctor taps your knee with a rubber mallet, and your knee automatically jerks,,kicks out. It's an automatic reflect that most have no controle over. The better you understansxit as a fighter and play with it, the better you can use it to your advantage against your opponet. Warning. Does not work against people who understands these things at an equal or greater level.
I apologize for this comment because the following request isn't directly related to this video. Is there a way to get in touch with the "community" of boxers who watch this channel? Anyone from Paris, France here? I'm looking for someone to practice with (drills first and maybe sparring later on). I've posted requests on social media and asked friends from former boxing clubs: ZERO answers so far. I'm asking this because the last thing I want is to join bands of street guys' late-night gatherings around parks to spar too hard as though it's a rumble or something! :p
@@bobbydigital5236 Unfortunately, I don't have legit boxing gyms near where I live. Besides, I learned total BS in so many boxing gyms before. If the so-called coaches and all everyday run-of-the-mill trainers were doing their job, the Tom Yankellos of the world wouldn't take the time to teach boxing thru TH-cam and other websites. Man, I literally had to unlearn what previous "boxing coaches" taught me (bad form, bad technique, constantly standing or bouncing on your toes, etc.)
It’s all about anticipation, body mechanics, positioning and timing. 👈🏼All of those take experience but when in place they make that scenario very difficult. Many professionals use the block and know when and how to make it effective.
25 years plus and I've never seen content as good as this guy. Roy Jones jnr trusts him for a reason.
Really appreciate that. Thanks!
Coach Y - These are old-school moves that will never become outdated. Simple and highly effective. Thank you and Danny for your time.
You're welcome!
What a beautiful area! Nice opportunity to practice boxing outside. Life is good 🤙
IMO blocking is underrated. We have a ex karate guy in our boxing gym he blocks punches like a demon. Not like catching with his glove either but actually makes them work like those traditional karate style.
Yes they are very underrated! Blocks and parries are a lost art. I hoping to bring them back to light! Thanks for all the support. Please consider sharing the video.
@@WorldClassBoxingChannel Don't forget body punching too. I am a huge fan how you covered counter punching to the body.
There's a Mike Tyson sparring video called "kid dynamite" where he uses all three of these blocks. It appears that he is deliberately working on his jab and distance in the video and you can see a different style from him then what is typically seen.
It’s taking white belt karate stances and making a dynamic for boxing
Another great drill to put in the bag of tricks! A million thanks to the GOAT coach!
You bet!
Tom you are my coach. like the ancient Greeks the shield was the No 1 defence.thanks.
Very effective and attacking technique.
Thank you
Great stuff,very similar to Wing Chun techniques Bong Sao and Lan Sao.Keep 'em coming,Coach!
Thans for editing slow motion.
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I watched many times this video there is no more questions .👊 👊
Drillers make killers great video
💯 Thanks!
Thank you coach another great video, if you don't mind make a video about slipping please.
Sure thing!
That's just good solid work, coach !
Usually the jab hangs with the right hand. In this way even the opponent can counterattack with a direct right, look at Joshua vs Ruiz 2. Great job coach, he always follows you with passion.
man, your channel is a precious gem
Thanks Coach! Larry Holmes used it a lot
I feel like you just taught me Karate...this is amazing!!!
Another FREE Master Class from a master Boxing Athlete Teacher and his pupil , thanks!!!
Got to have that good fam Nation to be a great fighter. Thank you Tom for another great video
You bet
When coach Tom says its Sunday then its sunday
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Thanks coach-Always amazing tutorials!
Thank you cameraperson for including the feet! So much appreciated
this is pure gold, thank you coach for your generosity by sharing your knowledge!!All the best for you from Argentina!!
i practiced these by myself before i found this. i thought if it was the right defense by after seeing this im 100% sure now. thanks champ
Thanks Coach. I get lazy on my bag work just going thru the motion on my lead forearm for parry but forget the golden rule: It's all in the hips.
Coach Tom. I realy dont understand how you dont have more followers on your channel and more views of your videos. When i see the boxers that you have worked with, and the knowledge that you are giving to us, i am happy that i can learn from you. I never miss your video. Nikola
Old school... Beautiful
Hey Tom Im a fan of your work man.. I was always a big Spaddafora fan and always wanted to see him fight with the best lightweights but it didn't work out.... either way still a hell of a boxer man!
Your channel always has the best boxing content! Thank you so much for another great video! 👏👏👍👍🙏🙏👊👊🙂🙂🥊🥊
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Thank you coach 👌
Every week I can t wait to see annew video. Great coach and great Danny 👍
Appreciate it!
El mejor canal de boxeo..
💡I’m new to boxing. It’s crazy how you can generate power for your punches in defense too. Never knew that!!
Love these defense videos Coach Tom! Keep them coming!
Great stuff coach , thank you!!
Dam coach you smashing it. I am saving up some change to get the instructional.
Thanks for all the support! I really appreciate it.👊🏼
Thank you.
Bro i love this channel so much i paid good money for game that this guy is giving away for free yall should be very thankful keep it up man
Great coach!!!
Good video on defense and counter
you are a great, intelligent coach, straight from Philadelphia a boxing city, im learning so much from you coach thanks
Great content as usual. Keep it up coach
Appreciate it!
Really great tips!
Nice drill. Going to practice it this week! 👍
Good luck!
@@WorldClassBoxingChannel was Bernard Hopkins good at using the shoulder trajectory?
Thank you for the video sir:).
Slick and valuable
Thank you
As per usual your tutorials are perfectly demonstrated and perfectly explained in terms we all can understand.
I have a very serious question Coach.
A) Has anyone from the US Boxing Team contacted you for your help and advice for the young US Boxers vying for the Olympics?
B) Would you be prepared to give up your time if they made you head coach?
I only ask because Team USA could do with someone with your encyclopaedic knowledge of the sport and with your people skills in actually being able to show and tell and drill these fundamentals into the Team.
I saw the 1984 LA Olympians as a kid and believe you could turn around the fortunes of some of our 'future hopes'
I hope I'm not ruffling any feathers but when people like Manny Steward (RIP) were involved we got positive results.
Just a thought. Oh, yes. Make sure they pay you a King's ransom if you accept.
My grandfather was an assistant coach during the 84 Olympics.
All boxers pay attention
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Depicting are the same as g kundo way of the intercepting hand and in Wing Chun the bong sou wing arm. The Hand after the Interception.
Has Many possibilities thanks for the great lesson once again God bless you and your family 🙏🙏🙏
You're channel is awesome 👍
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Beautiful
Great stuff coach, big fan of this type of block, I remember Andre Ward being a big proponent of the lead arm block. What about a combination punch coming at you? Could you stay turned at the waist and keep blocking?
An example of blocking multiple punches this way can be seen by watching Gene Fulmer. His reverse cross arm guard puts his lead hand on top and he uses it to block a ton of different punches and he counters with a hard right hand.
This is money on tape, thanks coach!
Guys this is gold
Thanks for all the support!👊🏼 Please consider sharing the video.
Liuks!
0:01 lead hand :elbow /forarm blocks
South vs south same
0:35 forarm or elbow block
1:05 high forarm block
Coubter rt hand head/ body
1:35 all about hip turn for punch /defense ...
Turn waist back / to set up power shot on rt hand
2:40 I can deflect his hand too
3:10 if he thow rt hand/same leadhand defend
3:20 turn him over too/deflect shot
3:50 set up bodyshot
4:30 come back with straight rt hand
4:45 lft shoulder drop beforr body shot /and hips counter clockwise
5:15 I can extend block and turn him....
6:25 block another time
6:45 2 rt hands
6:50 or rt hand / lft hook
7:26 floryd showing it
7:48 very effective block leadhand forearm /elbow block
Man that liver shot gone hurt! Look how you can generate so much power from your hips core and legs!!
Very nice vds, thanks so much
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Thanks coach for your lessons. I train in home in the heavy bag with both stances orthodox and the southpaw to improve my performance even i m right handed do i have keep doing that or just train with only the orthodox stance
Magnifique!!!
Philly shell style is well thank you coach thank this guy wich helped you. I m from Russia and I like your style. And what about Mike Tyson style
Man, I didn't even know you could elbow a block! I need to review my defensive moves and approaches from square 1. Is it a good strategy to focus on getting an impeccable technique for jabs, defense, and basic counter-punch first, before focusing on more advanced punching combos and complex counter-punching?
Best 🔥🔥🔥
Great Videos. From the perspective of an amateur boxing referee, I have a question about the elbow block. Is there a point where the referee might call (soft caution) the use of the elbow in this manner, especially if the range is close?
elbow block the right hand , i ve seen it a carlos condit uses it
Hi Coach. The techniques that you are
👍👍👍 Loving the Elbow block options to counter especially the hook to the body 🙏Coach👏 -->>FH
Sam Langford and Jack Johnson style
Lets say my opponent throws a right hand and im blocking with my rear elbow while turning my hip, theoretically i deflect the punch to his right side and hes open for a left hook to the body, and which i am already loaded up for because of my shoulder trajectory.
Is it possible to apply the same concept of blocking to a rear elbowblock or is this a bad idea because i would turn into his powerhand and meet force with force ?
By the way regarding boxing you got the best quality content with the most in depths information and knowledge on youtube .
Hello sir. I am wanting to become a proffesional boxer but i am still yet to step foot in a boxing gym i know i can succeed in boxing but i am 16 years old and i have had no amuture experience and i have also not had any boxing lessons. Even though i want to become a proffesional boxer would you recomend me to join a boxing gym at this age or is is too late to start.
Thank you and have a great day👊
Dude, just beautiful
yes sir
Does this work with MMA gloves as well?
Some bare knuckle styles share exactly the same principle so yeah I reckon so...except not many coaches are teaching this stuff any more 😢
Hi coach, is that illegal in amateur boxing? Coz my amateur boxing coach prohobit me using this
Is it legal to block like this in amateur boxing?
What about overhand rights? Can you literally block every straight punch with your lead forearm/elbow as many times as you like?
I’m have a video series coming up on defending and countering the overhand right. You can block the jab and the right hand with the lead forearm/elbow.
Depending on how good you are at it you can block a lot.
2:49 elbow 3:14 elbow 2
Did danny feel one of them liver shots
Very similar to a Bong Sau.
hi coach, i tried this bare knuckle ( fun sparring ) and i got a nice touch right on my lips .. i don't know what i did wrong .. maybe i was too close ? i turned my body , lifted my hand, but his punch slipped right through my arms
Bring your shoulder close to your chin. Ain't no way anything is passing through
@@seetsamolapo5600 thanks , will try
Whos South Paul?
This is legal in boxing match?my coach told Me I cant use my elbow
As a southpaw,,much of how our minds work is there is no difference to if we are fighting another southpaw or right handers. Though I understand righthanders struggle with that switch.
Interisting points. Though holding the forearm in the way like you did around the 3rd time is something I take advantage of woth fighters. Some hold the forearm put thinking the face and body are safe. I dont carem I will take what you give up. If you give up, then I will take your arms away from you, with that being a focusm pretty soon they will realize they dont like their forearms just being there in the way with taking so much damage. Which then opens up all my other attacks because they dont want their forearms hit anymore as some point soon.
I get a person has to start these moves at some point, though these seem to be done at way to low of a beginner level what could be used against them.
Maybe good to look at how different kungfu styles use these moves with mutable variations and circular motions so to redirect the opponit whole also positioning them better was they circle around with the move.
Then there are Karate styles that actually use their blocks as breaking moves to do maximum damage and even break the arm in their blocks.
At the advance levels you actually do both the smooth kungfu aspect whole the breaking attacking block all as one movement at the same. One move with both aspects.
The elbow can also be used at a means of attack when being used as a block as well.
Also understand when you block you can also strike in mutable ways. It's not block then strike as a beginner its block/strike all as one move with either one hand doing both in one movement or using both hands as one movement. Again this being a more advanced move.
I usually think of my boxing teacher constantly saying too many moves to me all the time. Though doing so, it forced me to keep rethinking how to eliminate extra moves to get mutable aspects addressed in one movement.
The turning in the block to punch is interisting. Maybe in part, not so much power for the punch but to hide the punch from coming? I am asking because turning back to punch harder is a staple in my teaching to not do. Though as in a block with one hand to set the other up for attack is an exception to the rules. Simply put, I was taught to where I did not need to coxk back to hit harder with good form on how to use the body to generate all my power. With that understanding, there is not much room needed, and could easily do an full punch from one inch away the science would still be the same as well as the power. Using the power of my wholdxbpdy in the punch from the ground up.
Also,,with martial arts, there are many ways to grab the arm or wrist, with put actually grabbing it with clenching my hand around it. This can allow for more controle of the opponets arm and controling it to go where I want so to controle their body and movements. And,,if I please, to pull their body offbalance, across my body, and give up their side or back if I wish so to be able to attack from greater angles. Thos putting them in a,position they can only,hope to defend while I am in a power position to be able to attack as I please.
Some styles may coral their wrist around their opponets arm to pull, push, circle around or whatever they may please I seen other styles use just the knock of their wrist to even hook and controle their opponets arms in a simular fashion.
I will say I did like seeing how you did some aspects of your blocking which was very advanced and most wont pick up on. And, most may not understand the important of,,even when told. But, how you were able to block your opponents at their wrist but as your lower forearm position.
Let's also not forget. Thinking you and many people here. I was taught and hope you all were as well the moment you touch the inside or outside of your opponets arms, you already have controle of them and their arm to do as you wish. Even if just a quick flick of their wrost for you to move in with your attack. There are many reasons for why,thos works the way it does. Much of it can easilly be explaine at a psychological and biomechanics level. You tapping their wrist, arm can force them to mentally respond so to not allow you to take such an dominate position, but mentally they can only react, respond after you. Thus putting them one beat behind you. From a biomechanical responce, look up streatch reflex mechanism. It is bases on when the doctor taps your knee with a rubber mallet, and your knee automatically jerks,,kicks out. It's an automatic reflect that most have no controle over. The better you understansxit as a fighter and play with it, the better you can use it to your advantage against your opponet.
Warning. Does not work against people who understands these things at an equal or greater level.
I apologize for this comment because the following request isn't directly related to this video. Is there a way to get in touch with the "community" of boxers who watch this channel? Anyone from Paris, France here? I'm looking for someone to practice with (drills first and maybe sparring later on). I've posted requests on social media and asked friends from former boxing clubs: ZERO answers so far. I'm asking this because the last thing I want is to join bands of street guys' late-night gatherings around parks to spar too hard as though it's a rumble or something! :p
@@bobbydigital5236 Unfortunately, I don't have legit boxing gyms near where I live. Besides, I learned total BS in so many boxing gyms before. If the so-called coaches and all everyday run-of-the-mill trainers were doing their job, the Tom Yankellos of the world wouldn't take the time to teach boxing thru TH-cam and other websites. Man, I literally had to unlearn what previous "boxing coaches" taught me (bad form, bad technique, constantly standing or bouncing on your toes, etc.)
Elbow block in the street the other guy hurts his hand
If you lift your arm up like that to block you’re going to catch a right hand to the ribs
It’s all about anticipation, body mechanics, positioning and timing. 👈🏼All of those take experience but when in place they make that scenario very difficult. Many professionals use the block and know when and how to make it effective.
One way I've found to reduce the likely hood of that is to step in when you do the block.
Whooooooooooooah so if I can real life try to break my opponent's knuckles?
Judges today don't seem to care about blocked shots and missed punches. Whoever throw the most wins 😅
Jeetkunndo. That Is
think Evander Holyfield used this technique a fair amount
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Lol
HAHAHA