The first two things to learn in boxing lessons

The first two things boxing courses should cover for the young boxer are the guard position and the left jab.

Security Position
In boxing courses, all strokes are thrown from the protection position. The boxer must resume the protection position at the end of each stroke as soon as possible. This procedure is necessary for proper deception. Therefore, the attitude must be dominated from the beginning.

With all strokes from the same stance, an opponent naturally has a hard time guessing whether the strokes will be a left strokes to the head or body, a left strokes to the head or body, a double left strokes to the body and head, or a jab followed by a hook. If the boxer changes his stance or arm position every time he throws another punch, his opponent will soon catch him and find him with a counter.

In all boxing classes, the full and correct protection position has the right forearm and fist. The right fist should be roughly level with the chin so that the boxer is able to catch the left beats from his opponent. The right elbow stays close to the body and protects the right side and kidneys. The forearm protects the solar plexus (a good place to hit but not hit), and the fist protects the chin.

A coach must spend all the time needed to allow his boys to master each of the basic elements of the guard position. These basic elements need to be elaborated in them so that they fall mechanically into this position without thinking about it. The boys can meet in a circle and command "on guard", jump on position, hold it, wait for corrections of any errors noticed by the coach, then relax with an order.

This must be done again and again until the position becomes second nature. It should be noted that all hits start and end from the protection position. It must therefore be learned correctly.

Left jab
"The most important offensive and defensive battle is the left jab." - Rarely are true words spoken. How often have we seen an intelligent boxer with only one left jab and practically without the right hand, beating a tough and cool boy with a devastating right who uses the left jab offensively to collect points and defensively to keep the puncher out and out? balance. Very rarely, a boxer with a trained left hand is hit by a hard right hand. The reason is simple.

His left jab only has to travel a third to the right of his opponent to land on his chin. Of course, if both hits start together, the left lands first. Often, the left jabber catches his opponent's right shoulder to prevent a right hand from traveling in its direction. However, this is often dangerous unless the child has a very fast left jab.

Regardless of your boxing courses, a coach can teach his boys many strokes, elegant or otherwise, but there is no beat in the repertoire of a boxer that does him more good than a left jab. Let's work on that, and make sure to properly impress the value of the left jab from the start.