The Theory of the Sweet Science
The Theory of the Sweet Science
GloveGame.com is all about analysing the theory, history and the philosophy of boxing and fitness. If some of what you see here seems a little unorthodox, eccentric or unconventional, that's because it is. GloveGame.com endeavors to think outside the box, sometimes it pays off, other times it doesn't. The idea is to take what works for you and leave the rest.
There are two new articles on GloveGame.com The first is all about how to execute the straight right punch If you would like to know all about it but haven't read The Jab article first then it would behoove you to read through that article and practice that punch first. If you are new to boxing you might be surprised to learn that there is much more to the punches than simply meets the eye. Like anything else in life you need to do it to understand it fully and appreciate the value of it.
There are some nice side effects from learning the straight right. If you play another sport such as golf, cricket, baseball or tennis and you come to understand how the body generates power and you understand the straight right, you will likely improve in other areas such as these.
How often do you walk onto a Golf course and see some guy swinging away trying to knock the skin off the ball only to screw it up? Too often, and its these people you will better be able to recognize once you achieve a greater understanding of how to get your body-weight into those punches.
Proper balance and mobility in boxing is one of the most important things you’ll ever learn in the sport. In balance in boxing I talk about a few areas that are important and things that you might want to consider when working on this part of your training.
I've also made a quick forum post today and it's a basic update on my garden. I've taken a few pictures and the fundamental message you can take from all my blood sweat and tears whilst digging in the soil is simply this: Focus your efforts on quality and keep the garden small enough to manage. This seems obvious now but when setting out it just wasn't.
