Boxing for Beginners: 7 Steps to Great Shadow Boxing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2019
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Shadow boxing. It seems such a fundamental part of a fighter’s life. We all see boxers do it. My own personal favourite to watch shadow boxing was the one and only Muhammad Ali. His style for me perfectly captured the essence of shadow boxing.
When shadow boxing Ali incorporated rhythm, fluidity, speed, relaxed power and wonderful footwork. He effortlessly joined up boxing skills to produce a mesmerising display of shadow boxing that the world just had to stand and watch.
So, what is shadow boxing, how do we do it and how can we maximize the benefits that shadow boxing provides? In this video post I answer these questions and put you on the path to shadow boxing perfection.
So the 7 key points of successful shadow boxing as part of your boxing training session:
1. When shadow boxing, your emphasis should be on movement; flowing, varied and slick bits of footwork and body movement. Combine diagonal movement footwork with rolling, fire fast left hooks following on from the inside slip. By all means use mirrors when shadow boxing as they are fantastically helpful (you see what an opponent would see), but don’t become a slave to the mirrors. Whatever floor-space that you have during shadow boxing, make use of it.
2. Visualise an opponent and place a target. I mentioned that there is no physical opponent present when shadow boxing. Well, your job is to put that physical opponent in there. Don’t get sloppy, be sure to imagine your range in relation to the opponent and for heaven’s sake make sure that the imaginary opponent is a threat. There is no use shadow boxing with an imaginary opponent who is no more dangerous than your average bunny rabbit.
3. When shadow boxing, accelerate your shots onto a target, snapping back the head of the ‘opponent'. By thinking about the speed and acceleration of your punch, then you will improve your punching speed and ultimately improve your punching power. This is especially important when throwing hooks and uppercuts.
4. Related to the previous point, when shadow boxing don't allow your punches to go through the target before eventually finding their way back to the guard position. This is a terribly bad habit. Think about it, when your fist hits a solid object it does not continue to travel for feet beyond that object. Your fist pretty much stops and the force generated is passed into the object. So let's train for that situation of hitting the target. If during shadow boxing you don’t ‘hit a target’, then you are effectively training to miss the target.
5. To make improvements to your hand speed during shadow boxing, why not grab a 1lb or 2lb weight in each hand. Use these weights for a round and then drop them for the next round. You should feel an instant improvement in hand speed. Make this a regular part of your shadow boxing and these improvements in punching speed will be for the long term.
6. 'Theme' your rounds of shadow boxing. For example, in round 1, visualize an opponent who is looking to put a lot of pressure on you, constantly attacking with reckless abandon. Use lots of side-steps, pivots and long range hooks and long range uppercuts to build an effective fighting retreat. In the next round, turn the tables and you chase down your opponent.
7. Watch other boxers, both on TV (or the boxing fan's best friend TH-cam) and if you are at a gym the boxers there. Try to spot some of the skills that they use when shadow boxing or in other activities. Try to spot the subtle things; pivots, hand-defences and footwork, and look to use some of those for a round. Basically, mimic your favourite boxers.
One final point, don’t ever take shadow boxing for granted. It is one of the finest aspects of a boxing training session. Make the most of shadow boxing and really use it to become the boxer that you deserve to be. Shadow boxing will never be as effective as sparring, but it should without question form a fundamental part of your boxing training session.
Cheers
Fran
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I dont want to brag or anything but ive never lost a single round shadow boxing.
You've never been knocked out either.
Charlie Zelenoff??..is that you??😉
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I got KO’d yesterday in shadow boxing
Course you did
The one dislike is from the guy hes shadowboxing
Fran has 26 shadows! This is the matrix! Lool
"Dont punch through because your'e practicing to miss" Brilliant - never heard that said before - Love it when I hear those magic gems - Of course .Now it makes sense - this phrase has me rethinking a lot.
I was told to punch through the target at my gym.What's the reasoning not to?
@@joeygoguen1525 only punch through the target when there is an actual target, not when ur shadowboxing, when there is an actual opponent or a bag then imagine ur punching through it so it will lead to more powerful punch
Exactly
As he was saying it, I knew he was going to say “miss”
Who dislikes this guy!? Hes awesome!? How he gets dislikes boggles my mind. I love his coaching style and knowledge
I do too. I wish I could work with him.
I always smash that like button even before it begins 🤗 Once again Team Lomachenko approves his message 👌
What a great coach you are, pure efficiency, zero bullshit. Straight to the point.
You really are a man that makes stuff simple and understandable. Great respect sir.
Great boxing coach here...with so many highly valuable insights that you may not even get training at a boxing gym. I'd encourage everyone to share, because this man here deserves to have subscribers and views in the hundreds of thousands if not more.
Great to see you back providing great content Mr. Sands.
Thanks for taking the time mate appreciated your words of wisdom.
Great tips! The one about punching at the target, instead of going through it it's pure gold!! I've never see it that way! Don't train to missed...
A wealth of knowledge and skill building me up to be better in the sweet science, one step at a time. Thanks for the video Coach!
Thank you. These are great insights, I've appreciated each one. It is a focused study, felt awkward at first, but to visualize is so important. Good tip about Not following through on the punches.
7 Keys to ever more productive shadow boxing. Thanks for what you do, Fran.
Appreciate your videos, Coach. They've been a great help in solidifying my foundational skills.
Another excellent vid. You are a wealth of applicable boxing knowledge
Very good information and THANKS for sharing that wealth of knowledge you clearly possess.
Learn something new every time I watch one of your videos, keep up the good work 👍
Excellent tips! As you say, it's so easy to get into the habit of going through the motions and using at a warm up, this vid is a great staright to the point lesson on what it should be about.
Fran thank you for the videos they really help me and many others with the fundamentals and key points in boxing. Your videos are very informative and I learn a whole lot from then. Thanks again from Brooklyn Ny
Great instruction. It’s good to have multiple choices and exercises. This proves how many variations of one exercise there can be. Keep up the high level of instruction coach!!!
Even though I practice Muay Thai I find your coaching fantastic. Very useful info and totally free of any bullshit. Great work!
Great stuff here for training skills and eliciting stares at my (non-boxing) gym. Thanks, coach!
Good video and tips. I will be looking forward for more of your video👍
Dman when I saw your lateral movement it made me want to drill the techniques on your channel even more. I have already incorporated new movements that I learned from you into my shadow boxing routine and have become much more mobile as a boxer. Can't wait to try these out in the ring when the quarantine ends
Great video shadow boxing is really something special and should be treated as such... The real difficult thing is forcing your mind to take a visualisation aspect seriously... I feel like you could think of it is almost a free-form karate Kata and take it as seriously... in my opinion
Love your work Fran 👍
Really changed my mindset on shadowboxing going to be more mindful of my efforts from now on 😤
I love your video! Looking forward to seeing more videos.
Thanks so much for the tips Fran!!! Gonna apply!!
Thank you Great content ,it changed my mind on Shadow boxing i was never really into to it as much but recently ive been making a point to focus on my footwork and angles and using my shadow rounds for that so Thanks coach for the Tips!!
Like your humble way of sharing your knowledge..thanks D
Excellent video. Thanks, Fran!
Excellent tips Fran, thanks!
Coach, I keep replaying your old videos to keep sharp every single day. Now that I've seen some of your most recent vids, gotta say the gym is looking more filled now with the weights and all :D
He looks like a wise man ...if we forget for a minute about the boxing ...wish you all the best my friend
Excellent recommendations and reminders Frank
Great work sir! We are fans of your work!
This coach’s material on his website really helped me to build confidence, defenses, and balance. I should probably go back and review the material I purchased. I had no idea where to begin, I went to a gym started striking and within my first week had already been put to sleep. Took along time for me to get back into sparring. The polar opposite is what i experience now. Im light on my feet, in much better shape, having fun and above all, I’m learning and I’m always fired up about striking. I study what I like, and what works for me or what seems to be the most efficient. I have a long way to go, I’m in it for the long haul and I do not regret taking this mans advice along the way.
Superb channel ! Keep it up Mr. Fran !!
"Dont punch through, you are practicing to miss." - haha. I love how correct these lessons are.
Love this. Clear. Organized. And great directives on each point. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful, thank you for watching 👍
Brillant and very good explained, thank you. Respect
thanks for the excellent instruction - great reminder to always visualize
Respect from onestrikecombat 🙏🏽
i love your content .thanks . salute from germany
Thank you, coach. I am glad to have found your channel. Mad love from #kenya
Thank you Fran!! That was VERY helpful--
Great content! Thank you! Greetings from Transylvania.
This guy is a genius. Thankyou so much!
Hey Fran, found your My boxing coach blog while studying up on Marvelous Hagler I am adding his long range pummeling style to my techniques and you e helped a lot. Thank you good sir !
Welcome back coach
Holy shit this content is like gold dust superb channel!!
Very timely video coming up in my feed as I broke my finger training tonight... will be shadow boxing for a few weeks now!
This is great coaching on Shadow Boxing..
Another great video..👊🏾
He coaching any up and comers? Dude is a genius. Great video
What if you're scared of your shadow?
I have studied 7 martial arts over decades and I'm a teacher of three and I really find Fran Sand's videos brilliant, a joy to watch and down to the point. Unfortunately in traditional marshal arts they don't do shadow boxing, only katas or forms that are not the same thing, so for me his videos are an eye opener.
👏🏼👏🏼 isso aí professor🥊
Great. Thank you.
I'm 46 and as a kid I want to be a boxer but never pursued it. But you showed me that I can learn , and someday be a teacher of the art of BOXING. THANK YOU Mr. Sands
Thanks for watching pal
Love your video's
Great advice mate, I tend to go through the motions with shadow boxing so this is really helpful
I've seen your shadow boxing Paul...no going through the motions in the vid I saw :-)
Inspired by the passion of people like you ;)
Thank you, coach!
great great channel.
Very informative.
Real good video, would love to train at your gym but i live across the world. Btw, that thai heavy bag looks gooood, the thais know their stuff huh.
Your spot on, shadow boxing,done correctly, is perfect for training the mind ...... just one point, I'd pick an easier opponent than Tyson though.
Keep Grinding Excellent Videos
Good Work!!
Awesome skill
Yeah I like the theme the rounds bit. When you're trying to visualize its easy to get overwhelmed with options. I always automatically assume the oppenent is throwing every single type of attack under the sun and I shut down mentally and lose focus.
Excellent advice
Great video thanks
Hey Fran if you could make a video on how to deal with aggressive fighters, fighters that always bulldoze and rush you that would be great! Love your videos!
Have a good defence , good footwork and use your jab and move
Thanks great information
Thank you for all vidéos
Wise coach.
I always had the bad habit of trying to hit through my opponent. May be thats why i gas out quicker than my opponents. Thanks for fixing that sir.
How are you doing now?
@@boomerangfish3558 Fine, actually better. My reactions are faster now. Thanks for asking.
@@safdarkh786 nice, keep it up
excellent.thanks
Good stuff
Thank you!!!
Thanks sirr
Thank you sir
Hi Fran, just a suggestion for a future video/s...it would be great to hear you talk about some of the equipment in your gym, e.g. certain types of bags and the purposes they serve. I notice you have several three foot 'coke bottle' angle bags in your gym and I'm curious to learn more about them, how they compare to the standard heavy bag/wrecking ball, their advantages and limitations. It would also help inform those who are looking to add a piece of equipment to their home gym. It's just a suggestion. Really enjoy your videos and appreciate you sharing your knowledge on the sweet science.
Excellent suggestion...thanks!
Practical 💯
Good Shit Coach Fran.....✌
Thank you
Hey Fran, great vid! Howany minutes and how many rounds! Cheers matw
I cant say this is only for beginners this is for everyone
I really need to work at this. I may need to hire a coach to make sure I am doing it right.
Great video! Coach You should review boxing fights as well. For example Joshua vs Andy and breakdown the fight. It will help us learn boxing mistakes and give more content to your amazing channel! :)
Good idea that pal. I've done the occasional one (Mayweather/Pac and GGG/Canelo). In a few months I'm looking at doing a weekly video of all kinds of stuff, a 'MyBoxingCoach Monday' type thing, sounds like just the place for that type of breakdown. Thanks for the tip mate.
@@myboxingcoach Yesss please, would watch for sure
@@myboxingcoach Please do it for Joshua and Ruiz ASAP!
Fran Sands awesome!
Yes great idea.
A target. Yessir. Maybe it's the same thing or splitting hairs but, visualize a...POINT. No matter the angle to the point, your knuckle should always hit the exact point.
Hey Fran, I just started boxing with 30 and I'm on fire (never watched one match before, a friend was annoying me with learning boxing) and your videos help me to develop a lot faster and I'm getting way more fun and motivation! Keep up the Quality and best wishes for you!
Cheers mate, really kind of you.
fran what do I do if I’m at my boxing gym n the coach gives me loads of exercises to do im pretty new I try my hardest but I get tired and I keep trying but it’s hard do I stick to that or slow down?
Great choach!
thank.s
Keep up the good work 💪👍 #sweetscience