How to Use a Boxing Head Target Mirror

Series Summary

Boxing is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other using only their fists. Boxing today is conducted in a regulated way, usually in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds. A winner is determined if the opponent is knocked down and unable to get up before the referee counts to ten, or if the opponent is deemed too injured to continue. If there is no stoppage of the fight before an agreed number of rounds, a winner is determined either by the referee's decision or by the scorecards of judges.

A good way for boxers to practice is by using mirrors. In this free video series, a boxing coach and trainer will teach you how to use head target wall mirrors to practice shadow boxing with your own image. By observing your own punches and techniques, you'll also be able to better correct the mistakes in your boxing form. You'll learn how to swap punches with yourself, how to practice several punch variations, and how to work on your jabs. With this training technique, you'll have a better understanding of your boxing style.

Video Transcript

"Today in our boxing basics, I'm going to cover the, what I call, the head target mirrors, wall mounted. What we have here is, I've got four different mirrors at different heights on the wall. They're about a foot square, they're unbreakable glass. And what I try to get the boxers to do is to keep their face out of the mirror. The first thing a boxer walks through the door and they walk up to these mirrors before I have a chance to talk to them and they're like, proving themselves, they're saying "Ok, I can..." and they dance around a little bit and they try to keep their face in the mirror. When in fact, that's exactly the opposite of what we want to do. So, in just a few minutes, we're going to be explaining more about just how to do that. And this is going to be used with every combination you know and we can work on different combinations a little bit later, thank you."