good defensive drills?

[phipit]

anyone have any good drills to practice defense (i.e. defending against the hook, jab, or straight right)?

[boxbible]

Good routine is to drill in the defense after every punch.

Eg:

Jab... block hook
Jab... block right

Right hand... block hook
Right hand... block right

Left hook... block hook
Left hook... block right

Just drill them repetitively until it becomes automatic. That way, you won't be worried about counters because you've burnt in the defense no matter which punch you throw.

[Dennis]

Let your training partner shoot a punch or 2 when working the mitts. Visualize being attacked when shadowboxing/working the bag. Spar attack-orientated fighters.

[Thumpa50814]

i agree i have bad defense and would love to improve it im not sure if its my footwork or my reactions or a combination of both i guess it comes wit experience but a few drills would do some justice

[RDJ]

Get someone to throw punches at you, preferably a smaller person so it won't bother you as much if he does get through. Start by doing each defensive action on its own, then mix them up later.

For example, start with having him throw jabs and slip them. Next, parry them. After that, block them. Then mix it up. Same for the right hand.

Next, hooks. First block a left hook. Then duck underneath. After that mix them up. Same for the right hook.

Uppercuts idem ditto.

If you feel comfortable enough you can have your partner mix them up as well, or just straight punches for example (right and left).

After that you can include a counter punch for example. The idea is to take small steps at once.

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