One day Mohamed Ali’s coach said: “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”. And for fly like the butterfly, THE travel are essential for any boxer wishing progress in this sport.
For tackle as for defend, THE travel help you to manage the distance, throw your shots betterand improve your defense during the fight.
Pivots, offsets, thrusts, impulses and repulsions are the travel And movements that any boxer must master on the ring in boxing.
So for everything you need to know about traveling in boxing and master the best techniques to fly like a butterfly, this article is made for you. Join a club boxing at Paris for some workouts intensive. Let's get ready to rumble tiger!
For move around in boxing, the basis of the bases is ¾ face position. All boxer must adopt this position to optimise its defense. You must not be facing directly otherwise you become too easy to touch.
Your feet are slightly turned diagonally and your weight body is well balanced on both legsto promote power of your shots in savate.
And to adopt a good boxing attitude specific to each boxer :
From there, getting around is simple:
The art of moving and the master your footwork in boxing are important For :
And for move like Lomachenko, your supports must be flexible, but not only. You must think about keep the same leg distance when you're out and about workouts.
The lighter, more flexible and relaxed you are on your supports, the more you are fast And dynamic when travelling by savate.
In boxingto have good support, you have to always be on tiptoe, with the slightly off heels.
The space between the ground and your heels will act a little like a spring when you are going to move. When you move, your feet must graze the ground. It's a bit as if you slide on an ice rink during your training.
In addition to keeping you on the toe, you must also have the knees slightly bent. In this way your legs will also play the springs when you're on the move, increasing your resistance.
This is what will allow you to be well stable well balanced in each of your travel. You will therefore have more ease of delivering powerful blows and maintain your defense.
In boxing, A voucher leg distance is approximately equal to the width of your shoulderseven a little more for a better stability.
When you move, you must always keep this same distance. For that, imagine that you have an elastic band on your legs. In your head, remember to keep it tenseno matter what your travel.
When you move, to keep this gap, YOU do not bring your back leg towards your front leg. And Conversely, do not bring your front leg towards your back leg. They must not not be too close to each otherwhich could compromise your defense.
Now that you know the basics and the importance of travel, we can see different ways of moving to improve your power and your resistance !
In boxing you can move around in a variety of ways, including :
We are talking about thrusts because they are your legs pushing into the ground to allow you to move. It's really the basic movement for everything boxer in savate.
For the thrusts, the technique is not complicated. For example, if you want to go forward, it's your back leg that will push. Your front leg, she goes get up (but not too much) To advance keeping a good defense.
For the thrusts you must keep in mind that this movement is done by pushing on the front of your foot and not the heel to maximise your power.
Those are very useful movements, particularly in defense. For what ? Because they allow you to get out of the way of your opponent and better control fight.
For the pivots and offsets, You must take support on your front leg. Then it's your rear leg that initiates the movementimproving your resistance.
Your front foot pivots 45° or 90° for example, and your rear leg will follow to change directionwhich is essential for any boxer.
These travel will therefore help you get out of alignmentnot only to avoid blows, but also to counter and better attack your opponent. opponent.
These travel are just move back and forth while hopping. Those are very light jumps that skim the groundimproving your cardio and your resistance.
In fact, the impulse-repulsion It is like you're skipping rope. You are in support on your toes And you jump without taking off the ground too muchreinforcing your cardio.
It's a bit of a transition position. THE impulse-repulsion YOU allow you to stay in a dynamic positionessential for any fight. Whether before sending a blow, or after sending it.
These travel you can :
It's not not the most appropriate movement for boxing, but it can be useful. For example, when you are tired, to walk can help you recover a little between workouts.
Walking can also allow you to be more stable and solid in a phase of hand to handessential in a fight.
To move around while walking, you have the heel slightly on the ground and the legs well bent. It's yours front foot who will you guide you in your journey and maintain your balance.
The downside is that you are not not resting on your toes. So it becomes difficult to move quickly on the ring.
Here are the 4 travel most commonly used in boxing. At first, you risk getting your brushes a little tangled when you move. So for you helpLet's take a look together how to improve your travel with some techniques specific.
There is no secret, practice makes perfect… So, to improve yourself, you must train regularly. For this you can test:
Nothing better than shadow boxing to improve your travel. If you don't know what the shadow boxing, it is simply the fact of boxer in the wind without gloves.
To improve your travelstart with shadow boxing rounds where you can concentrate solely on your movements : pushes, pivots, offsets, etc.
try move fairly slowly to start, then gradually increase the speed of yours travel.
During each round you always have to be on the move. And above all, vary your trips small steps, walking, forwards and backwards, sides, etc. to strengthen your cardio and your resistance.
Once you feel good when traveling, you can add strokes (jab, cross, hook, uppercut) and make little jumpsuits to increase your power.
Linking your movements to shots will help you to improve your coordination and defense.
However, even if you're boxing in a vacuum without an opponentalways keep the good attitude : keep it high and chin tucked in.
The fact of train yourself to manage distance will help you improve your travel. Indeed, to be at a good distance, you have to move intelligently during your training.
You can working on the distance to the punching bag or with any other target (a post, a tree, etc.) to improve your technical.
The goal is to move around a target seeking to have the good striking distance with your jab to surpass your opponent.
Instead, do small trips. Unlike big steps, you won't be expending too much energy and you won't be too far away from your targetoptimising your cardio.
This distance work is also very interesting to improve your eye. The further away you are, the more your eyes will remember it during fights.
This is really the essential exercise in boxing. You have probably already seen Floyd Mayweather performs rounds of jump rope as if nothing had happened to improve its cardio.
For improve your stability, your supports and your reactivitythe skipping rope is ideal. Not only does it forces you to stand on tiptoe, but also to place them correctly to increase your power.
Skipping rope also and above all allows you to work on your coordination and timing. It's simple: if you're not in the right tempo, you'll get your feet tangled up in the rope, which is essential if you want to avoid leaving a approach to your opponent.
With this exercise you will improve the endurance and speed of your legs for some more efficient travel on the ring.
Furthermore, it is a very good way to work your cardio and strengthen your ankles as well as your calves. So above all, don't hesitate to do them often to increase your resistance.
It's almost as interesting as jumping rope to work on the coordination and speed of your movements in the boxing.
The purpose of the agility ladder is to work on your supports and especially in the ball of the foot. To do this, you can boxing moves, or simply small supports from the side, from the front, etc., reinforcing your resistance.
You can even do shadow boxing with the agility ladder. Vary the movements, rhythms, etc. But above all, think about do not touch the ladder with your feet to avoid compromising your techniques of defense !
It's not not an easy exercise to set upbut it can be very useful for improving your travel.
As you are not at all used to being in reverse guard, the fact of change and box like this will allow you to be more comfortable in this position and improve your defense.
Your travel, your blows, your dodgesetc. will become workouts easier for you to perform in reverse guard.
The fact of changing your guard can surprise your opponent and throw him off balance. It is also a good way to get out of a difficult situation during a fight.
For good travel, you need: good support, A good sheathing and an good stability. But how to do it to improve everything ? THE stability and balance exercises are essential for any boxer.
For example, you can make proprioception exercises on a bosu. Or you can also try the plyometric exercises for moreexplosiveness and of resistance.
Not only you reduce risk of injury, but in addition you strengthen deep and stabilizing muscles necessary to maintain your balance during the fight.
With stronger muscles, you therefore have stronger supports that allow you to better control your movements and optimise your defense.
In each exercise that we have just cited, your legs are put to work. But for strengthen them and improve their endurance, It is interesting to focus only on them.
Because yes, if your legs no longer hold, you can no longer move... And this is what often happens when boxers tired. Their legs don't respond and they can't move as they want in the car. ring.
To avoid this, you can for example improve their endurance by running or cycling. You can also tone them with explosive or non-explosive strengthening exercises (squat, jumping lunges, jump squat, kettlebell swing, etc.) to increase your power.
With those exercises your legs will hold the road much better and your travel will be good more efficient and controlled to face any opponent.
And before you let yourself perfect your movements with all these exercises, we have prepared a small list of tips for you to remember to improve your defense and your power.
Details make perfection. So, to help you, we have grouped you together some little tips that make the difference:
With these few tips, you should be able to step up the level of your movements and increase your power to fly like a butterfly.
To get around boxing, you have to always be on your toes and always keep the same leg distance (approximately shoulder width).
Once you have these bases, you can use the thrusts, THE pivots, THE offsets, THE impulse-repulsion, or even to walk (with the right technique).
For improve your travel and for reactive supports, nothing better than shadow boxing or the jumping rope ! So above all, feel free to train, train and train again in your club.
And if you want move as well as a boxer like Vasyl Lomachenko, you can do as he does, make dancing for a few years before returning to the boxing to improve your movements and your agility !
For more more information on the basics of attack and defense in boxing, direction our article on the boxing technique At club !
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In boxing, movement is generally achieved by maintaining a solid base position with your feet slightly turned out and your weight evenly distributed. Use 'step and slide' to move forward or backwards without crossing your legs, and pivot to adjust your angles.
Prohibited punches in English boxing include those to the back, neck and below the belt. It is also forbidden to kick an opponent to the ground, to push or hold an opponent, or to use elbows, knees or feet.
The most powerful punch in boxing is often debated. Some consider the back hook to be the most powerful, due to its use of full body strength. Others argue that the cross or straight punch is more effective because of its leverage and long reach.
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