In part 2 of this series, “Boxing Defense 101: Don’t Get Hit!”, we will talk about the best evasive techniques for a fight.Platania begins by going over each punch and its corresponding number, which serves as a shorthand for the move. But, ideally, you would want your opponent to not be able to land their punches on you, at all. your elbow or forearm, and not the chin).īoxer A and Boxer B are at mid-to-close distanceīoxer B slightly rotates their upper body (clockwise)Īs they rotate their shoulders, the elbow of their leading hand moves to the center line (where the uppercut would've passed through)īlocking and catching your opponent's punches is a great way to protect yourself from damage. The main difference is that you don't raise or lower your blocking arm, but instead use mostly upper body rotation + a tiny bit of movement with the blocking arm to give an acceptable place for the uppercut to land (i.e. The idea is to make a "slide" for the cross, so you steer the power away instead of absorbing it with your bodyīlocking the uppercuts is similar to blocking the hooks. You can slightly modify this by getting the elbow of your blocking hand a bit to the left For 2 orthodox-stance boxers, here is how this looks:īoxer B blocks with their leading hand (like blocking a rear hook to the head) You should be careful not to rotate too little (the chin is exposed) or too much (the side of your face may be exposed). The goal is to make the cross slide on your elbow, forearm and glove. When you can't slip the cross, you can try the same technique we described for blocking hooks to the head. Lower the elbow of your blocking arm down towards your hip, covering the area under the rib cageīend your back a bit to that same side, but keep your chin tucked-in Or when you throw a flurry of shots, you can execute the combo and finish with:īlocking a hook to the body is similar, but instead of raising your hands up you have to: Let’s say you want to double the lead hand in a combo: You can use this technique in offense, too. In this case, blocking the lead hook is the more reasonable option. This movement is similar to a slip, but here you lean slightly less, you don’t take a step, and you cover your head on the opposite side of the leaning.Įarlier we mentioned that the lead hook can be challenging to weave under if you don't have enough distance and/or your opponent is throwing it without too much time loading up. Raise your blocking arm higher than normal guard (in order to protect the whole head)Īs you raise your arm, your elbow comes at a 90º angle with your body and moves to the center, in front of your face/chin That is already significant protection, as you are protecting your chin which is the most vulnerable part, but it's not enough because the top of your head and your temples are still exposed. Blocking Hooksīlocking hooks to the head starts with keeping your hands high and your guard up at all times. There are styles of fighting that deal successfully with the cross, like the shoulder roll, but even if you don't block the cross and instead slip, pull back or pivot away from it, you still have plenty of tools to use. More often than not, you can parry the jab. The jab and cross are the hardest punches to (fully) block because they come straight down the middle of your guard. FightCamp Co-Founder and Trainer Tommy Duquette demonstrates how to block some of the most common punches in boxing in this video. and absorbing the shock elsewhere, aside from your head and other vulnerable parts of your body (e.g. "Blocking" a punch means allowing the punch to land on your arms, elbows, gloves, shoulders, etc. That’s when you need to know how to block a punch. Sometimes the energy you need to expend to evade a punch is either not worth it or not available. This way, if the jab is very strong, Boxer B will only use enough force to change the jab’s direction and not try and stop it in placeīoxer B should ensure their back hand doesn't travel too far (just an inch or two away from their face) and returns quickly to guard and protect from the next oncoming punch Here is the technique:īoxer B moves their back hand in front of their face (from the guard position) with their palm open, facing the coming shotīoxer B's palm meets the jab with a bit of added force (from B), pushing the jab to the left side of their head The only punch you should ever try to parry/catch is the jab.
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