bejustintime
12-04-2006, 11:10 PM
Coach Jones was able to incorporate CST philosophy together with boxing in his Flow box seminar. He explained that boxing is being used by a variety of martial artists and he understands the various applications.
Personally this was my first formal instruction in boxing. I had exposure to many of the techniques with my limited MA experience, but never had the luxury of going over the material in such a straight forward manner, with a willing and qualified teacher, coach, or instructor. I highly recommend this to anyone who is curious about boxing and wants to learn the basics; someone who thinks he knows boxing basics, but never had formal training from real boxing coach; And boxers who want to learn how to incorporate CST into their game.
I misplaced my notes but luckily I had a photocopy of some pointers I got from a book on boxing, which I found at the library. The pointers from the book are in “” quotations, and the recollection that it creates (in my mind) is written next to it.
“Keep your eyes on your opponent.” Think 7 key components of any CST exercise.
“Keep your guard up.” Not only use your hands to guard, but roll your shoulder to protect your chin. Any time one shield goes down another one replaces it. Coach Jones will show you how to box while giving away minimal defense.
“Keep your chin down.”
We did and interesting drill involving a racket ball to drill this behavior.
“Keep moving when you’re in the strike zone.”
This is where you can develop your “ring general-ship“. Think about the Observe-Orient-Decide-React feedback loop.
“Don’t lunge your punches.” Again use crown to coccyx alignment.
“After every action recover immediately to guard.” Coach Jones showed us how to punch and not compromise your guard.
“Don’t lean back to avoid punches. “ We learned evasion maneuvers in which your center moves over the back foot, instead of leaning.
“Give as much as you take.” Coach Jones said you have to hit your opponent hard enough to make him respect your space. When he respects your power it is another game entirely.
“Don’t get mad--Step back, settle down, and get smart.” Coach Jones explained how to work at your own pace so you do not run out of energy during a boxing match.
“Don’t be predictable. Mix up your fight plan. “ We practiced drills which helped us develop our punching combinations and mobility.
Conclusion: The material was presented very methodically in the seminar. I went from boxing wanna-bee
to sparring within the day. Coach Jones was very patient and was happy to answer questions. He even gave us pointers on how to improve our boxing by watching us spar. I feel great that I had the chance to gain this experience.
Personally this was my first formal instruction in boxing. I had exposure to many of the techniques with my limited MA experience, but never had the luxury of going over the material in such a straight forward manner, with a willing and qualified teacher, coach, or instructor. I highly recommend this to anyone who is curious about boxing and wants to learn the basics; someone who thinks he knows boxing basics, but never had formal training from real boxing coach; And boxers who want to learn how to incorporate CST into their game.
I misplaced my notes but luckily I had a photocopy of some pointers I got from a book on boxing, which I found at the library. The pointers from the book are in “” quotations, and the recollection that it creates (in my mind) is written next to it.
“Keep your eyes on your opponent.” Think 7 key components of any CST exercise.
“Keep your guard up.” Not only use your hands to guard, but roll your shoulder to protect your chin. Any time one shield goes down another one replaces it. Coach Jones will show you how to box while giving away minimal defense.
“Keep your chin down.”
We did and interesting drill involving a racket ball to drill this behavior.
“Keep moving when you’re in the strike zone.”
This is where you can develop your “ring general-ship“. Think about the Observe-Orient-Decide-React feedback loop.
“Don’t lunge your punches.” Again use crown to coccyx alignment.
“After every action recover immediately to guard.” Coach Jones showed us how to punch and not compromise your guard.
“Don’t lean back to avoid punches. “ We learned evasion maneuvers in which your center moves over the back foot, instead of leaning.
“Give as much as you take.” Coach Jones said you have to hit your opponent hard enough to make him respect your space. When he respects your power it is another game entirely.
“Don’t get mad--Step back, settle down, and get smart.” Coach Jones explained how to work at your own pace so you do not run out of energy during a boxing match.
“Don’t be predictable. Mix up your fight plan. “ We practiced drills which helped us develop our punching combinations and mobility.
Conclusion: The material was presented very methodically in the seminar. I went from boxing wanna-bee
to sparring within the day. Coach Jones was very patient and was happy to answer questions. He even gave us pointers on how to improve our boxing by watching us spar. I feel great that I had the chance to gain this experience.