on this video i'm going to show you six common mistakes beginners use when
they are boxing number six is probably the most common
mistake so make sure you watch the video for that and make sure you're not doing
that mistake because everyone does it and if you
correct these mistakes it will 100% improve your boxing
my name is tony jeffries olympic medalist boxer former undefeated
professional seven times national champion european
champion welcome to my youtube channel the first common mistake i see is people
dropping their non-punching hand all the time they'll throw a one two and
the left hand will come down here if the pan
is not throwing a punch it should be by your face all the time
one two hook say that all the time the non-punching hand it should be
always by the face no matter what punch your throwing head or body the non-punching
hand by your face at all times common mistake
number two is your chin where's your chin your chin should be down
looking up through your eyes often this even that there
might not look that i've got my chin up what you might be expecting but just
this here my chin is too high and in boxing if
i've got my chin this high chances are i'm getting hit hard and i'm
getting hurt so you want to keep that chin down
chin down
common mistake number three is not turning your hips to transfer your
weight into the punches i'll see often where
people throw arm punches
now this right here it might look good it might sound good to the uneducated
eye but really you're not getting any power in
your punches to get power into your punch
you need to turn your hips and transfer your weight
especially on that cross and that hook transfer their weight to the front foot
to the back foot
transfer your weight turn them hips practice practice practice
turning them hips common mistake number four is crossing your feet when moving
backwards and forwards side to side when you move to your left you always want to
move your left foot first followed by your right when you move to your right
right foot first when you move forward front foot when
you move back back foot i'll see it often people will step to the left with
the right foot and this will happen you can see what's
happened there i've crossed terrible position
i'm off balance i can't throw any punches from this position so make sure
you never cross your feet see him if you're moving right
never move your left foot first you don't want to be in this position
moving right right foot movement left left foot first common mistake number
five kind of links in with common mistake
number four with the movement but it is flat footed people will be
moving around flat footed or they'll be doing heel toe
heel toe i see this all the time heel two heel
two when you're moving backwards and
forwards you want to be on your toes if you're on your toes
you can always throw punches no matter where you are
and you can defend as well if i'm standing with my heel like this and
someone throws a punch i can't really push off to defend that
punch but if i'm on my toe i can punch off so make sure you're on
your toes when you're moving side to side common mistake number six
the biggest mistake that i see first-timers
beginners even people's box for a long time make
is breathing yes breathing you might think
it's similar breathe we breathe all day every day without
even have to think about it but when it comes to boxing and throwing
punches it's very common for people to hold
their breath
and try and load them punches up if you're holding your breath
when you're punching you're going to waste way too much energy you're not
going to get the speed into your punches you're not going to get the power into
your punches because you're too tight and too tense you need to stay relaxed
and exhale with every punch
when you do that you're going to get maximum speed maximum power
into your punches and reserve a lot of energy if you enjoyed this video
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