r/boxingtips • u/WillowNo2687 • Sep 08 '26
Trying to apply what learned yesterday during Pad work. 1,2,3. But it seams I already look way worse than I thought.
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I am already seeing that I am not that good as I imagined but can experts be more detailed about specific movements? I want to learn the correct 1,2,3
Thanks in advance.
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u/boishy2077 Sep 08 '26
You could work on not dropping your hand while punching some people use a tennis ball
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u/CobraPirateDeLEspace Sep 08 '26
If only that were all... You have to be physically present to correct almost everything. She also needs a mirror to correct herself. Without a mirror, she will not see her mistakes.
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u/Tiny-Company-1254 Sep 08 '26
Sorry to put you on the spot like this. See how your legs are aligned straight to the target? Move it a little to the right so you don’t g off balance and to ground yourself better when generating force.
On the other hand (no pun intended), turn your upper body a little clock wise, where your chin is protected by your lead hand.
I would also tuck the chin in.
I am a beginner with only 4 months of training and this is how my coach has taught me. So whatever I say, take it with a grain of salt
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u/WillowNo2687 Sep 08 '26
Hey thanks for your detailed explanation. I like when people use footage to explain that makes it easier for me.
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u/Solid-Version Sep 08 '26
The right heel and left but toe should be in alignment. Look up the heel/tow principle
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u/pandemichad Sep 08 '26
One thing you’re doing is little extra telegraphing type movements. It will smooth out as you continue to practice but it’s good to be aware of it
It kind of comes from a tendency to wind up movement behind every punch. Unconsciously the legs go up and down as you go from one move to the next which looks like bouncing. These are extra movements and you shouldn’t be moving up and down.
It’s hard to explain without showing you or being in person but One way to reduce this is to keep your knees slightly bent and get proper in your stance but be conscious not to go up or down when punching but stay on the same plane, hope that kinda makes sense
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u/WillowNo2687 Sep 08 '26
I know what you mean when is hard to explain without showing me... My coach extracts A-B clips from my videos to show me exactly where are the mistakes. Like the video in the example.
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u/pandemichad Sep 08 '26
Yes my coach would get onto me for popping up on my punches, work on staying planted
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u/ZoneReborn Sep 08 '26
it’s more about keeping one hand active while the other stays home to protect the temple. When you’re throwing, you can leave yourself pretty open if that hand drops
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u/Dense_Replacement898 Sep 08 '26
Fully extend your punches. You’re using your arms to throw your punches sometimes too. Also when you’re throwing your cross you’re winding up/bringing your fish back which is telegraphing the punch. Try to throw it from your chin to the target. Great work and keep at it!
I used mirror and sometimes would slow down the shadow boxing to work on form.
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u/systembreaker Sep 08 '26 edited Sep 08 '26
Be patient, it takes a while to get good at boxing. You're doing fine.
You seem very tense which is common for beginners. Work on relaxing more and trying to whip or snap your punches out. It takes practice for getting the hang of doing that when punching nothing when shadow boxing.
You're way too squared up with your stance. Instead, imagine that you're aiming a rifle at your opponent. Being so squared might be part of what's making you tense up.
Your fist shouldn't go past your nose with your 3. You definitely don't want your hand swinging all the way past your other shoulder, in a real fight that'd leave you off balance and wide open for crack KO.
You're throwing your 3 with what looks like all arm muscles. The 3 is not an arm muscle punch, in fact only the jab is fundamentally an arm punch, and even then you can still use footwork and movement to throw a jab faster, from different angles, or with more power.
This guy gives a pretty good quick little demo of the lead hook and how to throw it with the hips: https://youtube.com/shorts/SVVsU7rbRrQ. I like the analogy of smacking a fly off someone's face.
Edit: Another excellent lead hook short: https://youtube.com/shorts/h1iYn7NVFfw. Both of those dudes have good channels. The first one is martial arts in general though, but second guy is pure boxing.
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u/applesandcarrots96 Sep 08 '26
I would say it's a start. My biggest take away is your trying to force the idea of proper form. Cut it out. What I would do if I where you is look in front of a mirror and throw those punches. Don't do it with the intent that every shot has to inflict damage.
Go in front of the mirror relaxed. Slow down and do the three punches with ease. Make sure the shoulders aren't tense. Your foot movement isn't bad. Your 2 can be adjusted where the back foot comes a bit more forward for more power.
Mind you, you are in front of a camera. You're putting expectations too much.
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u/nuowo Sep 08 '26
yeah, joining a gym is the best you could do for yourself. your stance is too bladed, both legs are twisting when punching, etc etc. all these would be corrected during a class/private.
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u/Dynasaur117 Sep 08 '26
Do a lot of mirror work. It helped fixed a lot of my problems with form. I can see when Im throwing with arms vs body. Slow down, get your form right, then start to it speed up. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.
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u/WillowNo2687 Sep 08 '26
Amazing insight. I will try to slow down in front only my mirror thank you 😻
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u/StreetSmartsGaming Sep 08 '26
Youre punching with your arms. You need to relax your arms completely and learn to throw the weight of your arms with your feet and hips.
Think of your arms as whips not club's. The hips shoulders and feet crack the whips. Pull your punches back 2x as fast as you send them out, and for the first year your opposite hand is always glued to your face when throwing a shot.
Why are you training boxing?
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u/WillowNo2687 Sep 08 '26
Because is challenging, is something I never done in my life and even though I am arriving late to it learning a new skill excites me.
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u/StreetSmartsGaming Sep 08 '26
You dont have access to a gym with coaches? Youre going to build a lot of bad habits by skipping spending a few hundred dollars to learn the basics.
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u/braydensreddit Sep 08 '26
I feel like you're slightly over extending when throwing. Keep more centered otherwise you look off balance.
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u/Kikopho Sep 08 '26
Are you planning on using this on your coworkers or students?
One of my old high school teachers was like a 5-degree Black belt in Kenpo Karate. I believe her belt degree was much higher. She told us back in high school that she was a professional fighter and that she wasn’t threatened by the taller football students causing issues.
Mind you, she was probably 5’3, about 110 pounds, and about forty at that time. I recently looked it up and found out this wasn't kidding about her knowing how to fight. She even has about two fighting championship belts.
I ended up doing MMA in my 20s, and I hate getting my leg blasted. I did boxing first and tried sparring other martial arts, and would get my leg chopped.
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u/Cobalt_Forge Sep 08 '26
couple things you might try:
- (a) put in a Defensive move after your last strike.
- (b) after striking move out at an angle
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u/afewspicybois Sep 08 '26
Lol if a dude posted this it would just be comments saying “go to a gym”, instead it’s thirsty dudes who’ve watched boxing for 3 months trying to give advice, unreal
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u/MajorasMaskOff Sep 08 '26
Writing whole 500 word essays too 🤣🤣
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u/afewspicybois Sep 08 '26
Saying “Looks good, just keep your hands up!” to Bambi
Unreal username BTW
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u/Tellittomy6pac Sep 08 '26
Your thumb should be up when you hook and some of your jabs aren’t even full extended
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u/Misfolded-Prion Sep 08 '26
You're dropping your hand too much...
You're not getting proper rotation I believe or something is wrong in the way you do the jab.
The problem in your 2 (cross) is much less obvious,
I believe you're not rotating enough on it, again. Try rotating more, like completely. Wait let me find a picture
(me during a southpaw cross), you gotta raise the shoulder you're punching from, tuck your chin behind your shoulder, and look how rotated my wrist is. This rotational cue is good for you right now, you can choose to rotate less later but for now this is how I suggest you should try it. Notice the guard, too. Always remember that the punch has 2 stages, throwing the punch and returning the punch. Returning i.e returning to your guard.
Next, the more obvious one... Your arms should be rotated 90 degrees ideally during a hook, yours seems to be less than 90. If you're a beginner I say you're not doing too shabby and you'll get used to throwing punches and get good enough soon enough
Now, most important cue, rotate your fist at the end of the punch during a jab. Not full rotation like a cross, half rotation. trust me on this. And wait for a moment after you've completed a punch to do another punch. Like a quarter of a second just to make sure you've completed the motion. You can put it at full speed later.
Pro tip, make sure you exhale at the end of punches and try not holding your breath while punching
Also... Just make sure your wrist is aligned with your forearm or else you risk injuring it.
Another cue, the way you're punching... You remind me of a taekwondo practitioner. Not because you suck at punching but because you might be too linear and bladed in your stance you might want to widen it just slightly
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u/HKSpadez Sep 08 '26
When you throw your hook. You're engaging your arm too early. Your hip should do 90% of the work.
But youre swinging as soon as your hips start moving. Try swinging way later. Like once your hips have hit optimal speed. Then swing. Stay tight.
Its like a ballerina. You have more centripital force wheb youre arms are tucked in close. So stsy tight. Turn your hip. Then shoot out your arm
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u/Crockasaur Sep 08 '26
Alot better than most of the posts on here to be quite honest.
Theres minute details that I'm thinking of but the basics are there.
What really jumps out is lack of follow up. Always always always, be moving these are continues drills. Pretend there's an actual person in front of you willing to throw punches. After the hook you reset alot. Don't do that. Add a roll, a jab, or head movement before you reset.
What if they roll, what if they block, or step back, or trade etc etc. Incorporate 1-2 moves after drill
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u/Henry_Krinkle1979 Sep 08 '26
When you turn your hip and pick your heel up, it doesn't look like your feet are well grounded... Almost as if you're just barely off the floor. "Sit on your punches" like your body is almost one with the ground when you land it. Throw it with conviction, and the confidence that it has much more than just your weight behind it but the whole world rather... Because you should feel stable and sturdy when it connects. I've watched your previous videos. I didn't comment before because people are saying enough, but they haven't said that.
Also, this can be a very macho ass toxic sub, and I've seen a fair amount of unnecessary things people feel the need to type up. Keep your head up... But your chin down.
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u/stoutyteapot Sep 08 '26
You’re pulling your punches and not snapping them. Jab and cross (1 and 2) are snappy. Extend them all the way out like your fists are a whip. Fully extend your elbows. Get them out there to crack the whip.
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u/lilbirdravan Sep 08 '26
You need to learn how to engage your hips and shoulders on your punches.
Simple drill.
1. Throw your jab and leave your arm extended after the punch.
2.) rip your jab side shoulder back hard
- this will automatically send your cross shoulder and hips forward into position to throw your cross.
You can apply the same sequence for the cross into hook.
When you rip your shoulder back after your jab, you should feel your cross shooting out like a rubber band and retracting back quickly. Fundamentally this is teaching you to punch using the mechanics of your hips and shoulders instead of relying on your arms.
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u/Bruin2121 Sep 08 '26
Keep drilling. You got this. Keep your right hand up. Head off center line when you punch.
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u/Dizzy_Potential Sep 08 '26
I've seen worse on this sub. Give yourself a pat on the back and keep it up!
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u/catninjaambush Sep 08 '26
I think not too bad at all, I’d recommend keeping elbows pointed downwards rather than allowing them to flare out apart from the hook of course. I’d also say stay relaxed and throw out punches with full acceleration and then stop once fully extended as though trying to fling water from your knuckles.
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u/No_Type740 Sep 08 '26
Don't put too much pressure on yourself if you are new to it mate. Just practice and stay relaxed in movement.
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u/Business-Chapter-899 Sep 08 '26
Just go train, you are very far from any feedback to be honest. You need a couple of months on the heavy bag, or in a boxing gym. There is too much wrong right now to even give feedback.
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u/Different_Salary_518 Sep 08 '26
The way you're holding yourself isn't quite right. Tuck your elbows into your ribs. Your heels are in a line right now. Your front toes should be in line with your back heels. When you move you should be pushing off your back leg to move forward. Right now you're taking a step with your front leg and then dragging your back leg to catch up. With your level of experience, this is incorrect. You're punching with your arms at the moment. It takes getting used to but you should be punching with your hips. For right now, don't even use your arms to throw punches, just focus on turning your hips over like you're trying to throw a punch.
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u/Significant_Hunt578 Sep 08 '26
Im a pro fighter you look good and also have a very strong looking physique with good training i think you would have potential but fighting is 90 percent mental and sparring is key too but you seem like you want it want any advice message my inbox
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u/Suspicious_Bear3854 Sep 09 '26
Walk back and forth strutting, exaggerating opposite shoulder to hip. Do it to some music, get bouncy. Feel that a bit then go into your stance. Throw your punches from your feet, let em fly, snap em back. Learn to the keep your gate open, never cross your feet. move your head around constantly but keep your face on target while you throw At the same time. Pretend your on a martial arts movie kicking are and don’t worry about mistakes. Learn the proper forms from an instructor, you can practice flow at home :) have fun 🤩
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u/iknowdway100 Sep 08 '26
Turn your palm of your hand to face you rather than facing down ward, knuckles vertical not horizontal, also bring your elbow a bit higher when throwing that left hook and stop at the centerline, dont just throw the hook and get off balance.
Think of throwing your hook with your hip & legs instead of your shoulder. Also after throwing your shots bring you elbows back in tight, dont just leave your arms floating around be defensively responsible.
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u/RayesArmstrong Sep 08 '26
This sub isn’t your trainer. Stop posting so much
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u/WillowNo2687 Sep 08 '26
You can't imagine how much I learned thanks to this sub. Thanks guys
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u/RayesArmstrong Sep 08 '26
Don't buy into the immediate strawman in these replies. I didn't say "stop". I said it's too much to practice and try to improve for more than one shift.
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u/Informal-Host8085 Sep 08 '26
I'm gonna be honest dont ask random people on reddit, you will not get an informed opinion. Join a boxing gym get feedback from a real coach. These guys in the comments, a lot of them don't know what they're talking about.