Boxing Training with Punch Shields

Video Transcript

"The next item we want to look at is what we call the punch shield. Again this is a two man operation, usually the coach and or another boxer. It?s good to get your boxers working in tandem with each other, have them take turns. But what we do with this basically the coach or the other boxer is going to be holding it tight and close to his body. The opposing boxer will come in and throw a series of punches. As we saw earlier in some other clips, you can actually work on a multitude of different things with this. You can work on speed by having a boxer step about five steps back, come rushing in and throwing punches in the odd number amount like 1, 3, 5 ending with his jab hand. That's going to increase the speed. By having a boxer step back and then coming in sauteing with a little bit of meaningful walk you can have them be working on power with odd numbers like 1, 2, 3, 4 and then coming in 1, 2, 3 ,4, 5, 6. Each time the even numbered is going to be his power hand. That's going to help him delve up a little bit more power. When you start using this for uppercut, you want to hold it about the same height as the boxer's chin would be, your opposing boxer's chin and then hold it again tight to yourself so that the boxer can throw uppercuts. When its time for hooks, again hold it close to your body and you can alternate it so the boxer's throwing left hooks. You can hold it down low to simulate the body shots and then raise it up a little bit higher so you can simulate the head shots. When it comes time to reverse it, simply reverse your shoulders. Again, holding it tight you can start with the bodies and then you can move up to the head shots. Very versatile, yet easy to use."