Shadowboxing - How important is it?

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OMG this 12er - how has your shadowboxing been?

Almost a year later, hope these help

 

http://www.stickgrappler.net/2012/10/training-shadowfighting-tips-part-1-by.html

http://www.stickgrappler.net/2012/10/training-shadowboxing-tips-part-2-by.html

http://www.stickgrappler.net/2012/10/training-shadowboxing-tips-part-3-by.html

http://www.stickgrappler.net/2012/10/training-shadowboxing-tips-part-4-by.html

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Stickgrappler -

OMG this 12er - how has your shadowboxing been?

Almost a year later, hope these help

 

http://www.stickgrappler.net/2012/10/training-shadowfighting-tips-part-1-by.html

http://www.stickgrappler.net/2012/10/training-shadowboxing-tips-part-2-by.html

http://www.stickgrappler.net/2012/10/training-shadowboxing-tips-part-3-by.html

http://www.stickgrappler.net/2012/10/training-shadowboxing-tips-part-4-by.html

Lost a SN bet...so, this is still OMG this 12er. ;)
Thanx for posting. My shadow boxing is pretty fine now and I've posted an article about shadow boxing for Europe's biggest online shop for MMA gear. Phone Post

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Stickgrappler...just to say it again...really nice words about SB...
Would be great to write another article about shadow boxing. As you mentioned before...almost one year ago now.

May I use some of your stuff and translate it? Not just copying your stuff...just great ideas...
Of course I will mention everyone involved...you can send me a pm with your real name if you want to...and if you're fine with my idea... Phone Post

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Ah, SN bets... sorry you lost

Cool with your idea, I only ask you give credit where credit is due as Parts 1, 2 & 4 are not mine and it sounds like you will or you can just add the links if you want. No one knows me by my real name, they only know me from my SN lol

Thank you and good luck with the article!

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Stickgrappler - Ah, SN bets... sorry you lost

Cool with your idea, I only ask you give credit where credit is due as Parts 1, 2 & 4 are not mine and it sounds like you will or you can just add the links if you want. No one knows me by my real name, they only know me from my SN lol

Thank you and good luck with the article!

I'm fine with that SN bet...ends this month.

Thanx for let me work with your article...I will publish it on a huge platform in Germany...so I'm fine with giving credits to everyone involved. Will hook you up when it's published...even if it's German. Phone Post

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awesome - i thank you in advance

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Later

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Stickgrappler - 


OMG this 12er - how has your shadowboxing been?



Almost a year later, hope these help



 



http://www.stickgrappler.net/2012/10/training-shadowfighting-tips-part-1-by.html



http://www.stickgrappler.net/2012/10/training-shadowboxing-tips-part-2-by.html



http://www.stickgrappler.net/2012/10/training-shadowboxing-tips-part-3-by.html



http://www.stickgrappler.net/2012/10/training-shadowboxing-tips-part-4-by.html


Sub'd, bookmarked. Great stuff. Thank you.

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fearOfABlackPlanet - Very important, crucial even, do it hard and lock your arms out. You have have to practice to miss. If you land half your punches you are doing good,so you must be able to throw hard shots and miss and be able to get your hand back fast and stay on balance.

never heard this before. always did it in a relaxed manner, imaging and reacting.

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pharochuck - 
fearOfABlackPlanet - Very important, crucial even, do it hard and lock your arms out. You have have to practice to miss. If you land half your punches you are doing good,so you must be able to throw hard shots and miss and be able to get your hand back fast and stay on balance.

never heard this before. always did it in a relaxed manner, imaging and reacting.

That is important as well, you need both. However, I can tell you that shadow boxing hard, while forcing yourself to have good form, will change your life. Guys that don't have good control at the end of their punches and lack the muscle condition to retract hard punches quickly, are much easier to draw in and counter.

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Chappie - 

Shadow boxing can be a great learning tool if people actually critically evaluate their technique and attempt to correct their respective flaws through the process of so doing. However, I would question the profound learning benefit derived from shadowboxing in the manner that most people do of simply thowing punches in the air in a non-mentally engaged in manner. It is funny how conditioned the reflexive exercise of shadow boxing becomes after a while though, even as an old ass man of nearly half the age of Martin Burke, I still have to willfully suppress the inate urge to shadowbox every time that I stand in front of a mirror. Phone Post


Ecellent post!

I think critical evaluation and correcting flaws/mistakes is an important mental activity for any practice/training exercise.

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Stickgrappler - 


OMG this 12er - how has your shadowboxing been?



Almost a year later, hope these help



 



http://www.stickgrappler.net/2012/10/training-shadowfighting-tips-part-1-by.html



http://www.stickgrappler.net/2012/10/training-shadowboxing-tips-part-2-by.html



http://www.stickgrappler.net/2012/10/training-shadowboxing-tips-part-3-by.html



http://www.stickgrappler.net/2012/10/training-shadowboxing-tips-part-4-by.html


Bump.

Just reading this stuff again today. Gold.

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Shadow boxing if done right is the most important part of training. It is also the hardest which is why most people tend to shy away from it or say it is boring. I was taught to shadow box with full power and intent in my punches and movement.