Product Description: This guide to the finer points of boxing provides the wisdom needed to make the transition from enthusiastic beginner to proficient pugilist. The ABCs of ring generalship, offensive and defensive ring movements, feints, and draws and fakes are examined and explained along with clinching techniques, head-hunting, body work, and counter-punching chains. Strategies for boxing against tall and short opponents as well as for a variety of fighting styles such as charger, speed-demon, stick-and-move, and slugger and brawler are discussed in detail. Specific drills focus on sophisticated ring stratagems such as throwing complex combinations, cutting off the ring, fighting off the ropes, generating power, and cornering an opponent are included.
Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 796.83 EAN: 9781884654213 Edition: illustrated edition ISBN: 1884654215 Label: Tracks Publishing Manufacturer: Tracks Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: October 01, 2004 Publisher: Tracks Publishing Studio: Tracks Publishing
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A Simple, Knockout Delivery...
The beauty of boxing is its simplistic utility within a combative environment. With the proper adaptations, boxing skills and attributes can be applied in a sporting arena or in a non-sporting, combative altercation, equally.
This exceptionally detailed book of advanced boxing applications is, obviously, not for the beginner. But for the man or woman with a working understanding of the essential fundamentals of this pugilistic science, there are endless combinations, deceptive tactics ... Read More