Wednesday... just skill drills and fitness tonight with Rich and Ash. Excellent. A few posts ago I said I thought I was developing my own boxing style, but as frequently happens I feel I'm doing something ok and Jason says something that turns it all on its head.
Tonight he pointed out that I was still not relaxed, and moved around the ring in a way that makes getting in and out to deliver punches slower and leaves me in range of my opponent. So we did two whole rounds with me dancing around the ring, leading with my left foot. Lightfooted, on the toes, dancing - be like Ali he said. You need to be fit, but the difference is amazing. Just look at this famous video clip of Ali fighting Cleveland Williams below and you'll see what I mean...
Apparenly he was worried about damaging Williams and aimed for a KO by the 3rd round. The ref stopped the fight in the third round with a TKO.
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Hi Nick,
I find your blog about boxing fascinating, especially since i have myself taken up martial arts 2 years ago...and I have not looked back since! Although sporting a black eye at work as a woman is sometimes frowned upon, my colleagues know that I give as much as I take! I'm sure Taekwon-do is not as raw as boxing. Being eble to kick is great, as you can keep your opponent at bay...unless he's got long legs (like that 15 year-old black belt, Lee, who towers over me in sparring)and then you rapidly find out that a turning kick in the jaw DOES hurt too. Anyway, good luck with it! I hope you are well (apart from that battered feeling)...X. Valerie
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