Your introduction to mitt work
One of the most rewarding parts of boxing fitness training
is punching the mitts
It's only gonna make your boxing fitness sessions better
if you get holding the mitts
If you're thinking about holding mitts
or it's something that you want to take on and you've never done it before
Here's your 4-Step Guide, 4 Things that you need to know
to get good at holding the mitts
Hi, my name is Glenn Holmes
I'm the co-owner of Box N' Burn Academy, the world's #1 boxing fitness education course
and I'm the Fitness Director here at Box N' Burn in Los Angeles, California
#1 the first thing that you should think about when you begin holding mitts
and catching punches for the first time to teach boxing
is your STANCE
so if you are working with an orthodox boxer you should be standing in an orthodox stance
If you're working with a southpaw boxer, you should be standing in a southpaw stance
This is why you want to stand in an orthodox stance when you're catching punches
or working on an orthodox boxers
I'm in an orthodox stance because I'm gonna meet his first punch which will be the jab with my left hand
It allows your boxer to fully extend the points and gives him the perfect range
The same with the two, the sets the power punch
It allows him to fully extend and I can also turn it to the punch and meet him
and nicely gives him that good impact
If I'm not if I'm in a southpaw stance
it's more likely they're gonna overreach with that and then the mitts gonna be more like to be close for that cross two
So always match in that stance, orthodox boxers you're gonna stand in an orthodox stance
and catch the same side left-to-left-right-to-right
and southpaw you're always gonna stand southpaw stance and the same applies
#2 The position of the mitts, where should the mitts be?
We see so many trainers going like this
and catching punches real low and too high
You gotta think in your head what's a realistic target for your boxer
You wanna make them look good, right?
So if you can think about a round head or a bull as the target, that's where your mitts are gonna be for the most part
So if I'm catching the most basic punches which is let's take one-two-for example
I'm gonna keep the mitts nice and narrow to give them that nice straight line to punch down
So it's gonna throw that 1-2 straight down the line, right?
If I get wide like this, it's gonna make his form off
It's gonna start punching wide and across
and also it's too much to work on in part on my elbows and shoulders, and wrists
which is not good long term
So always think of the position of your mitts
Keep it realistic, keep it narrow
#3 is the RESISTANCE and the TIMING
Now this is something that is really difficult in the beginning
and it takes a lot of practice and time and chemistry with the people you're working with to build up that resistance and timing
How should the resistance feel for your boxer?
It is to be nice and solid, can't be loose, right?
So we're always making sure when that punch lands we meet in it and we bounce in the mitt off the glove
At the same time, we don't want to jam it
And come in too much and smoother the punch and put too much pressure on the wrist
So don't be try to create like a brickwall for them, make sure it can make it bounce the punch off it
But again on the flip side of that, we don't wanna be kinda pulling away like this
where we gonna hide for extend elbows and pull them off balance
So good amount of resistance, make sure the mitt's solid and you tighten up your fist
your hand on in part and then just bounce in the mitt off that glove
#4 the most important part of all of it when you start mitt work
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#4 the most important one is if you're beginning to start holding mitts and learning how to teach boxing and catch punches
have FUN with it. So watch
If I'm catching the 1-2
and I'm not enjoying it, he's not enjoying it
If I catch the 1-2
Yes, great work, 1-2
And I'm full of enthusiasm and I'm enjoying catching punches
and giving off that energy and that feel and fun and they're gonna love it
They're gonna come back and train with you over and over again
And you're only gonna get better at it and your clients
and your boxers are only gonna get better at it
So #4 is the most important one
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