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1. Boxing Training
Tips You Can
Use

2. Boxing Training Tips You Can
Use
• Boxing, also known as ‘the sweet science’, may have
taken a bit of a backseat to mixed martial arts over the
past few years, but it will always be an important part of
the combat arts. Boxing develops balance, speed,
coordination and reflexes, and is a quality form of self-
defense in most situations. Like all forms of combat,
training is the name of the game when it comes to
developing boxing skills.

3. Boxing Training Tips You Can
Use
• Here are some boxing
training tips you can use to
improve your skills fast…

4. Keep It Basic
• At its core, boxing is anything but fancy and keeping it basic is one
of the best pieces of advice you can follow in your training. Jabs,
crosses, hooks, uppercuts, foot work and cardiovascular fitness
are great places to start and to focus for the majority of your
training. Simple concepts with simple exercises will yield big
results.

5. Don’t Try to Reinvent the Wheel
• One way to keep your boxing
training simple and get the results
you want is to stick to the same
types of exercises that boxers have
been doing for decades. There will
always be new and exciting
exercises designed to make you a
better boxer, but sticking with the
tried and true moves is usually the
way to go.

6. Don’t Try to Reinvent the Wheel
• Some of the ‘old school’ boxing training moves you should use
include:
• Jogging – try for 3 to 5 miles at a steady pace at the start, then
gradually increase your distance. Sprint at the end of each jog to
improve your fitness even more. Jogging doesn’t require anything
but some space and a decent pair of shoes.

7. Don’t Try to Reinvent the Wheel
• Jumping Rope – boxers have been jumping rope as long as there
have been boxers. Skipping is a basic exercise using a very
inexpensive piece of equipment, and it benefits the whole body.
You can work on your foot work, stamina, coordination, balance,
and strengthen your legs and shoulders all at the same time. If
you get good, try turning the rope for two revolutions for every
jump.
•
• Shadow Boxing – this exercise simulates sparring with a partner,
only without an actual partner. You work on the same foot work
and combinations, only your opponent is the air or your shadow.

8. Don’t Try to Reinvent the Wheel
• Bodyweight Calisthenics – these
include push ups, sit ups and
chin ups or pull ups for the most
part. Utilizing your own
bodyweight helps develop deep
strength and still maintain
flexibility without getting too
bulky.

9. Proper Form
• One of the most important
boxing training tips you can use
is you maintain proper form at
all times. No matter what
exercise you are doing. Proper
form with punches,
combinations, foot work and all
movements is essential. If you
aren’t sure about the right form
to use, ask your instructors,
because bad habits are hard to
break.

10. Condition Your Knuckles
• Pain in the knuckles when you
punch is a common issue, but
still one that you want to
eliminate if it happens to you.
Weak wrists is also a problem
you want to avoid if at all
possible. To help condition the
knuckles and strengthen the
wrists, find yourself a piece of
wooden floor and assume the
standard push up position, only
on your knuckles.

11. Condition Your Knuckles
• Then, gently roll your fists inward, bring them back to the straight
position and then roll them outward. Take your time, and do this
movement regularly to toughen up those knuckles and wrists for
powerful and pain-free punching.

12. Use the Whole Body for Power
• If you want those really powerful Mike Tyson kind of punches, it’s
important to use your whole body and not just your arms when
you’re learning to punch. Start the punches from the legs, pivot
on your back foot for straight punches and drive through with your
hip. Your punches should snap when they make contact. For
hook punches and uppercuts, drive through with the legs and let
all of the power in your body extend through your arm to deliver
the punch.

13. Speed and Reflexes
• Naturally, speed and reflexes
are critical when it comes to
boxing, and using the speed bag
and double-ended bag are good
ways to keep them sharp. You
can also try drills where a
partner drops coins and you try
to catch them before they hit the
floor, or some variation to keep
the reflexes sharp.

14. Work on Defense
• If you have a poor defense, you’ll never be a very good boxer.
Defense is a crucial aspect of boxing, and you should spend a good
portion of your training working on it. Always remain calm when
sparring or in a bout, keep your hands high and elbows in, and use
a good deal of head movement. It’s much more difficult to hit a
moving target. Don’t forget to counter punch and never take your
eyes off your opponent. Try to waste as little energy as possible.

15. Further Reading…
• Revolution MMA is Toronto’s #1 boxing
training facility. Visit us today at 150
Lesmill Rd. in North York, ON, or stop by
online at http://revmma.com/ to learn more
about our boxing training programs and
our world-class facility.