Sometimes we all wonder about defending and blocking those imaginary punches. The ones where we’re against an antagonist trying to be a hero. But life as a boxer means that everything I just said is applied practically. In fact, to a level, where it’s not about blocking punches but doing them without using your hands. … Read more
What made Ali great? Which aspect of his boxing game fascinated us the most? Was it his punches? Was it his defense? Was it his technical abilities? You’d often find yourself thinking how boxers in his early careers weren’t able to hit him? The same way we think of Mayweather today. Any great fighter’s biggest … Read more
Parry as a term comes from the sport of fencing. Herein, to parry an attack refers to deflecting the attack of the sword with the intention of diverting your opponent’s sword in the opposite direction. In boxing sense, it’s pretty much the same. When we say parry in boxing, it means to deflect your opponent’s … Read more
Conditioning your hands to be able to absorb the impact upon connection determines whether you’ve successfully landed the punch or not. Be it self-defense or professional fighting, your punch should have enough power to stop your opponent’s advances, especially for self-defense where the situation is much detrimental, the main goal is to stop your opponent … Read more
The fact of not being able to take a punch in contact sports is embarrassing yet the biggest reality in the world of Boxing and MMA. People often use the term “glass jaw” when it comes to describing a person with a weak chin. You must have seen this term thrown around with one fighter … Read more
You’d often hear people say that boxing’s just a sport of three punches. And when they list them, they keep circling between the straight, hook and uppercut. It’s funny, how they can’t be any further from the truth. If you’re a boxer, even a beginner, who has just started the journey, you’d know that there’s … Read more