Drills and Drills

The theme, “giving and taking space”, is just an idea.  What we do with that idea is drill and then apply.

So for today’s class before sparring, we worked taking space by using a stepping jab.  What better way to bridge the gap than with a quick punch.  If boxers have done in for over a century, we can bank on it being a pretty decent technique.

Then durring sparring, we drilled the idea of giving space – feigning retreat and then when our partner advanced, throwing a counter strike.

Finally, after all that drilling, we just sparred and saw if any of that work came to fruition.