I always preferred to have equal power in both and and legs just in case one gets damaged bad. It’s not very effective when it comes to defense but it’s working when you want to make a defensive boxer open himself, so you can catch him. Work mitts with him, and do almost equal amounts of head movement and punching. And, of course, to land powerful shots with both your hands. Stance – To get in a basic boxing stance, first, you need to imagine a line under your feet – right between them.
I am talking about combat sports such as Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Taekwondo etc. That’s because it’s very effective when it comes to protecting the head. Also Sinister, I did switch my stance because of the many benefits I have seen you post about on here about the bladed stance and how the old time fighters had it more as opposed to more recent squared stance and I wanted to ask, I have been watching a lot of videos of fighters like archie moore, charles burley and james toney and have noticed they don't slip the right cross too often or at all and usually when they slip the jab and the cross is coming they just basically bend up or down or in toney's case, shoulder roll the cross. Then he usually slipped the punch easily and threw his devastating counters. Which is the more effective stance in your opinion and why? Think of the stereotupical Euro olympic boxers like Wlad Klit using the bladed stance. So after you know if you are an orthodox or a southpaw boxer is time to dive into the different stances you can use: The basic stance is the first one your coach will teach you when you start boxing. By using some unorthodox guard and stances you can get different advantages. Very impressed with the answers given.
So I scored all the guards using a 10-point scale for both attributes – defense and offense. Or as I already mentioned, when your opponent is pressed against the ropes. That way you’re protecting everything – your lead shoulder is protecting your chin, the rear hand is protecting the other side of your face, while your whole body is protected by the lead arm and the rear elbow. Keep the elbows and the chin tucked in. By opening your left side.
Stance – To get in a basic boxing stance, first, you need to imagine a line under your feet – right between them. In my opinion, (similarly when it comes to boxing stances) there isn’t a guard that you should use all the time. I don't think anyone is talking about s wrestling squared stance where both legs are the same distance from the opponent. Discussion in 'Standup Technique' started by dhester23, May 15, 2012. dhester23 White Belt. ). Otherwise, a fast boxer with a longer reach than you will outbox you easily. Your palms should be facing you. If I don't have a physical attribute advantage then I use the bladed stance and mind fuckery, working feints and combos to develop a progressive indirect attack. Also, I don’t recommend using the Philly Shell when fighting against someone in the opposite stance. Some people let it veer off to an almost perpendicular angle, while having their front foot also turned a little sideways. While with your lead hand, you can maintain a distance, using your jab or to block power hand punches such as the cross, rear hand hooks or overhand by keeping your hand to your head. When using the wide stance, your feet should be stretched out more, than when using the basic stance. For example, some of them are great for offense while others for defensive techniques and mobility. Some stances and guards allow you to do certain things but don’t allow you to do others. MMA stance vs. Muay Thai stance vs. Bladed Boxing stance. The Low lead-hand guard works great with a wide stance. You probably already know about the basic stance and guard (and if you don’t, don’t worry, we are going to talk about them in a minute). It’s something like a combination of the basic and the high guard. Boxers do this to improve their mobility, but when using a wide stance, your focus is on the power rather than movement. Discussion in 'Boxing Discussion' started by Ogata, Jun 28, 2020. Because of it, some people even call the guard “Shoulder roll”, instead of Philly Shell. Many people think that Mike Tyson was an aggressive pressure fighter but he was actually an aggressive counter puncher.